And now for your Saturday wrap . . .
Harvard 38, Columbia 24
The Crimson (7-1, 4-1) took care of business before 3,723 in New York City, jumping out to a 17-0 lead and cruising past the Lions (2-6, 0-5). Jaden Craig completed 13-of-18 throws for 264 yards and one touchdown and added 34 yards and one touchdown on the ground in his first start. Harvard kicked off the scoring with an 83-yard catch and run by tight end Tim Dowd and the Crimson followed less than two minutes later with a blocked punt for a touchdown and the rout was on. Joe Green completed 24-of-40 passes for 215 yards and two touchdowns for Columbia but was intercepted twice.
Penn 23, Cornell 8
Freshman Malachi Hosley had touchdown runs of 96 and 68 yards run while exploding for 261 yards to lead the Quakers (6-2, 3-2) to an easy win over the Big Red (3-5, 2-3) in front of 9,408 at Franklin Field. Hosley set a program record for the longest offensive TD in Penn history and tied for the third-longest TD run in Ivy League annals. With Hosley running wild Penn quarterback Aidan Sayin was called on to throw just 13 times, completing nine for 88 yards. As usual, Jameson Wang piled up the numbers for Cornell, completing 34-of-52 passes for 325 yards with one touchdown and one interception. He also ran 13 times for 54 yards.
Yale 36, Brown 17
Nolan Grooms completed 15-of-27 throws for 220 yards with four touchdowns and three interceptions and ran for 102 yards to lead the Bulldogs (5-3, 3-2) to their fifth in in their last six games. Yale's Mason Tipton had three TDs among his seven receptions for 123 yards. Brown (4-4, 2-3) quarterback Jake Willcox completed 20-of-38 throws for 245 yards but did not have a touchdown pass and was picked off once. The Bears managed just 68 yards on the ground with Wilcox' 22 yards leading the way. Attendance at Brown Stadium was 4,805.
Villanova 45, New Hampshire 33
Dylan Laube rushed for 132 yards and two touchdowns, caught 10 passes for 75 yards and returned three kickoffs for 103 yards but it wasn't enough to keep UNH (4-5, 2-4) from dropping below .500. Villanova (7-2, 5-1) won by picking off Max Brosmer three times and piling up 248 yards and four touchdowns on the ground. The game drew 6,633 to Durham.
Colgate 37, Lafayette 34 (ot)
The Patriot League season is proving to be almost as topsy-turvy as the Ivy League's as the Raiders (4-5, 2-2) rebounded from a 17-0 halftime deficit to upset the 16th-ranked Leopards(7-2, 3-1) in front of 4,418 in Easton. Freshman quarterback Jake Stearney came in late in the first half after an injury to the starter and tossed three touchdowns in the second half for the Raiders, who used three scores in the first 10 minutes of the third quarter to take the lead. Lafayette drove 79 yards for a touchdown with 24 seconds left in regulation to force overtime. Colgate held the Leopards to a field goal in the top half of the OT and then won the game on a Stearney TD throw in the bottom half.
Holy Cross 28, Lehigh 24
The Mountain Hawks (2-7, 1-3) took a 24-21 lead on a field goal midway through the third quarter only to see the Crusaders (6-3, 4-1) drive 59 yards for the go-ahead touchdown with 3:56 left in the third and pitch a shutout the rest of the way. Trailing by four points, Lehigh had the ball for just two minutes, 30 seconds of the final period. The game drew 3,528 to Lehigh's Goodman Stadium.
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EXTRA POINT
Who among us had any idea what time it was when they woke up this morning? Count me among those who did not.
