Fri, Sep 16, 2005, 12:00am
Early in the preseason, Columbia head coach Bob Shoop mentioned the depth at linebacker as one of the Lions' defensive strengths. So far, this depth has proven crucial as several projected contributors have already suffered from injuries.
Fri, Sep 16, 2005, 12:00am
Though the Lions may not have fully resolved their depth chart, and even their starting quarterback may still be up in the air, one thing seems for certain: Prosper Nwokocha is back, and he's not going anywhere.
Fri, Sep 16, 2005, 12:00am
The bad news is that the 2005 Columbia football team will be without the number six all-time pass-catcher in Lions history. The good news is that they may not miss him at all.
Fri, Sep 16, 2005, 12:00am
For Rich Skrosky, there is no simple way to define the Lions' offensive scheme.
Fri, Sep 16, 2005, 12:00am
For weeks, Columbia coaches, players and fans have speculated about how the Lions offense will perform in 2005-partly because of the anticipation of redemption following a disappointing 2004 season, but mostly because, in simplest terms, they really have no idea.
Fri, Sep 16, 2005, 12:00am
Although college football generally reserves the renewal of some of its most storied rivalries for the last Saturday before Thanksgiving, one game played several weeks before the November holiday has shaped the Ivy League race of late.
Fri, Sep 16, 2005, 12:00am
FORDHAM 17, COLUMBIA 14
Fri, Sep 16, 2005, 12:00am
Brown Bears
2004 RECORD: 6-4 (3-4 Ivy)
Fri, Sep 16, 2005, 12:00am
Like most of the starting offense, the line will have a completely new look in 2005. Head coach Bob Shoop insists, however, that the new unit will not be an Achilles' heel for the Lions.
Fri, Sep 16, 2005, 12:00am
COLUMBIA VS. FORDHAM
In the fourth annual Liberty Cup, the Lions travel up to Jack Coffey Field in the Bronx to take on crosstown rivals Fordham. The Rams are led by second-year head coach Ed Foley and linebacker Marcus Taylor, and have won the last two contests against the Lions.
