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Article: Lehigh goes from top dog to underdog: Perennial Patriot League football power picked No. 3; Lafayette, Colgate No. 1.
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- The Morning Call (Allentown, PA)
- Article date:
- August 2, 2006
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Byline: Keith Groller
Aug. 2--If visions of Lafayette's Jonathan Hurt racing beyond the secondary to haul in the game-winning, 37-yard touchdown pass last Nov. 19 aren't enough to get Lehigh football players fired up for the start of preseason camp next week, the returning Mountain Hawks received an extra dose of motivation on Tuesday. The preseason Patriot League poll, released in time for the league's annual "Football Media Day" at Green Pond Country Club, had Lehigh ranked third behind Colgate and Lafayette.
Perhaps the third-place poll numbers are justifiable considering that Colgate and Lafayette tied for the league title a year ago and went ...