The Big Red offense returns a total of nine starters, including quarterback Ricky Rahne who, in addition to throwing for 3,000 yards last year, set Cornell single-season records in attempts, completions, passing yards, total offensive yards and passing TDs. He threw for more than 200 yards nine times last season.

The Crimson will have to stop Rahne and the Cornell offense in Week Four in order to get a win.

In Week Nine Harvard travels to Pennsylvania to take on the Quakers, ranked third in the Ivy preseason poll.

Junior quarterback Gavin Hoffman, a transfer from Northwestern, captured the Penn single-season passing record last year, throwing for 2,322 yards. Hoffman also established records for completions and pass attempts.

In a difficult loss for the Crimson last November, Hoffman completed a Quaker school-record 29 passes, including a desperation 50-yard Hail Mary pass in the waning seconds to secure the win.

The Quakers also line up the league-leading rusher from last season in junior tailback Kris Ryan. Ryan finished last season with 1,197 yards and 119.7 yards per game.

Finally, there's The Game.

Yale graduated three-year starting quarterback Joe Walland but will start 6'5 junior Peter Lee in his stead. Lee will be throwing to a deep and experienced receiving corps.

This will also be Yale Coach Jack Siedlecki's first team composed entirely of his own recruits.

By then, if the Crimson hasn't answered its preseason questions--at secondary, linebacker, running back and quarterback, expect a lot of gloating Elis in Cambridge.