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Fans who criticize the Ivy League’s exclusion from the I-AA postseason turned with keen interest toward this weekend’s clash between Harvard—defending Ivy League champs and winners of 13 straight—and Lehigh, a playoff-caliber squad from the Patriot League...
...increase in competitiveness of the league’s offer relative to that of comparable schools (Patriot teams and I-A squads like Vanderbilt, Duke and Stanford) would likely allow the Ivies to sign a slightly larger portion of their primary targets than they can under the current system. The cost would be substantial, however, and a similar gain could be made by instituting the aforementioned “free” rule changes that would make participation in Ivy athletics—specifically, football—more attractive...
...only blemish on a perfect opening weekend for Ivy football that saw seven of the eight league squads post victories, including six wins over Patriot League schools...
...yards, but ran for 151 yards on 19 carries to lead his team to a 24-7 victory. Harvard held its ground in the 2-6 matchup, despite trailing early in the fourth quarter, slipping past Holy Cross 31-21. Brown scored the biggest victory in the Ivy-Patriot showdown, blowing out Georgetown in the 3-7 game...
...year after going just 6-9 against the Patriot squads, the Ivies matched that win total in week one with 11 games still remaining between representatives of each of the two leagues...