Kickoff will be at Goodman Stadium at 12:37 p.m. on November 23rd. Despite both team's problems this year, both have outside chances of being Patriot League Co-Champs with Holy Cross and/or Bucknell. Yes, the PL for the most part has taken it's lumps this year; but, really, the League played significant OOC games this year which had some impact on all overall records.

As for the main combatants, this must be seen as a springboard for both schools going into next year. Both considered in the bottom half of the league, pre-season, with some obvious deficiencies, both have shown glimpses of something better to come. How much will be shown this Saturday? Lafayette comes in with a new freshman QB who had taken his learning lumps, but has shown a good upside. I would expect Lehigh to come some some pressure packages and take the risk of getting burned. Really unkown who will be at the controls for Lehigh. Will Monaco be cleared? if not, Shoup or Beesmer? Will Hill be cleared to return. His absence at SHU and after he got hurt at Bucknell was obvious. He does add another dimension to the run game. Critical aspect of Lehigh' game is their OL. Have the walking wounded recovered enough to give enough protection and open some holes that appeared mid-season? Weather forecast looks good from this distance...Low 40's partly cloudy/sunny. Rain on Friday could leave a wet field.