Colgate At Lehigh Game Preview And Fearless Prediction, 11/12/2022: Does 'Hate The Gate' Even Apply Anymore?

Lehigh and Colgate have a rivalry. The rivalry has grown in the last 20 years. Colgeat and Lehigh play each other this weekend. The winner of the game often goes on to win the Patriot League and go to the FCS playoffs. There is a chance that Colgate will be a dark horse contender next year. Lehinth has only four wins at home during their time in South Bethlehem. They play Colagate on Senior Day. It is the first time the rivalry is less intense than in previous years, when the stakes were higher. In the past, the attendance at the games was higher, because of high stakes.

Colgate and Lehigh are playing each other this weekend. Colgate has been struggling since the 2018 season. LeHigh were 3-8 in 2018 and haven't sniffed .500 since. The game is important for the seniors. If the Patriot League is to survive in the long term, it needs to have these games again.

The Golden Gate is LFN's drink of the week. Colgate is going to Stanford this year.

LFN's Tailgate Dish of the Week is about Colgate's frozen dinners. Colgates frozen dinner line is held up in the Museum of Failure in Sweden as an epic branding fail.

Trevor Harris is not back on the depth chart this week. Ben Murphy will start at DT again and Dean Colton will play at DE. Lehigh is going to play a more classic 3-4 formation with DB Spencer Roof at outside LB.

Colgate is the team that beat Lehigh last year 30-3. This season Colgate's quarterback is Michael Brescia, who is running a run-heavy RPO offense. Last week against Lafayette, B Rescia was the leading rusher with 45 yards. The Leopards managed to stop the Colgates' running game, giving up 124 yards to the running back. Col gates have a variety of running options, but overall their offense has struggled recently. On the other hand, Col's opportunistic defense has kept them in games.

The defense needs to keep the run of play in front of them and keep their cool. Colgate will be using a lot of RPO and working the short- and medium- passing game. Third down throws need to be at the sticks or just beyond the line of scrimmage. Lehigh should play loose as it's the last home game for the seniors.

Colgate will be using a lot of RPO and working the short and medium- passing game. The defense needs to keep their cool and keep the run of play in front of them. Beating Colgate means getting the right yardage in chunks and not making first downs harder than they have to be. It's the last home game for the seniors. Lehigh should play loose.

Colgate plays Lehigh at home this weekend. The senior class wants to finish their time here at Leigh with a win.