Fans tore down the goal posts when the Lions finally won a single game. To put it mildly, Columbia ain’t Alabama, Michigan, Notre Dame, or USC in the pantheon of college football greats. And yet ...

Columbia only can control one piece of the elusive puzzle. But the Lions (6-3 overall, 4-2 conference) have put themselves within touching distance of their first Ivy League football title since 1961.

Cornell Big Red (8-5) at Columbia Lions (11-2) New York; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: AK Okereke and Cornell take on Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa and Columbia in Ivy League action Saturday.

Columbia's defense has been strong so far this ... performance on the ground from Justis Haggard should see the Lions improve to 2-1 in Region 5-5A.

BOTTOM LINE: Richmond and Columbia play at Henrico Sports & Events Center in Glen Allen, Virginia. The Lions have a 7-3 record against non-conference oppponents. Columbia is 1-1 in games decided ...