Most people outside of the Princeton program did not see this squad as a contender for the crown, but the Tigers are sitting at 6-2 with their only Ivy League loss coming to Harvard in OT. Last week, Princeton shutout Penn 28-0 and sent a shockwave through offices around the league. QB Chad Kanoff is a smart and efficient passer completing 62.6% of his throws, but has thrown only 5 touchdowns with 6 interceptions. Princeton likes to bring in QB John Lovett to run the ball when close to the goal line and Lovett has 15 rushing touchdowns on the season. Lovett isn’t just a threat on the ground, however, as he has attempted 63 passes on the year and hauled in 23 receptions with one TD. RBs Joe Rhattigan and Charlie Volker lead the Tigers in rushing with 480 yards and 410 yards respectively. Our secondary will have to keep WR Isaiah Barnes in check as he averages 16.5 yards per reception and has accumulated 496 yards receiving on the year.
The Princeton defense is led by LBs Luke Catarius (60 tackles) and Rohan Hylton (43 tackles). The Tigers’ defensive line might be the most talented in the Ivy League anchored by Kurt Holuba (5.5 sacks, 7 TFLs) and Henry Schlossberg (2 sacks, 7 TFLs). The secondary has been sharp the last few weeks and will not give up easy throws to Rawlings.
The Bulldogs will have to play mistake-free ball on Saturday to walk away with a victory. Yale needs to hit Princeton in the mouth from the first play of the game and limit the Tigers to under 28 points. We beat this squad 35-28 last year and can knock them off once again with the right gameplan.
3 replies on “Princeton Preview”
Yale playing “mistake free” football is not on the menu and holding Princeton to 28 points only means that they lose 28-7, at best. There is also not much evidence to support Yale as having the “right game plan”. I admire the optimistic approach of the moderator, but, based on past performances, there is no real reason for optimism. I feel very sorry for the players. They all bought into rudderless program that had no hope of success because of gross incompetence at the top. God Bless These Young Men.
This moderator must be Reno’s agent. This goat rodeo pretending to be a football team is the worst prepared Yale team I have ever seen.
You have used the perfect expression – “worst prepared.” I feel sorry for those poor kids.