If the aforementioned Randolph is the No. 1 quarterback in the Patriot League, Skelton is 1A. In five games, he’s thrown for a gaudy 1,525 yards and 10 touchdowns.
But Cornell’s pass D is ranked second in the Ivy League, and the Big Red might have as good of a chance as any team of holding Skelton down. On the other hand, Cornell’s rushing defense is virtually nonexistent, and Fordham boasts a pretty decent ground attack, as well.
This game seems destined to be a high-scoring affair one way or another, and the Big Red just doesn’t have the horses to keep up with the Rams.
Prediction: Fordham 35, Cornell 27
YALE (2-2, 1-1 IVY) AT LEHIGH (1-4)
Lehigh has been getting kicked around all season, and it finally got a gift last week when Georgetown came to visit. But the party’s over now.
Yale is mediocre, but it if knows one thing, it’s how to beat up on bad teams, with blowout wins over Georgetown and Dartmouth. Lehigh is a bad team.
Prediction: Yale 28, Lehigh 14
DARTMOUTH (0-4, 0-2 IVY) AT NO. 24 HOLY CROSS (4-1)
Remember that whole thing about Dominic Randolph getting outgunned by an Ivy League quarterback? Yeah, not going to happen again.
With all due respect to the actually good Alex Jenny—and for taking the ball for Dartmouth every Saturday and not deciding to just join the fraternity guys in the stands and get hammered so he could forget that he plays for Dartmouth, he’s due a lot of credit—Randolph is going to throw for enough yards for both of them to win their respective conference player of the week awards.
This is going to be ugly. Think Giants vs. Raiders ugly.
Prediction: Holy Cross 44, Dartmouth 7
PENN (2-2, 1-0 IVY) AT COLUMBIA (2-2, 1-0 IVY)
This is by far the most interesting matchup this week.
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