Yet another loss for the Fordham University Rams this past weekend came against the Lehigh Mountain Hawks during Family Weekend, with a final score of 27-6. The Mountain Hawks are now a perfect 8-0 and the Rams drop to 1-7.

The single touchdown scored by the Rams was a tush push. Notably, senior wide receiver Jack Betten had two catches, racking up 87 yards, and junior quarterback Gunnar Smith threw for 203 yards.

Despite the lackluster results, graduate student linebacker James Conway had a major personal victory this weekend. He led the team with 16 tackles, making his career total 555. This is incredible for the Rams as he has surpassed Boomer Grigsby’s NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) record of 550 career tackles for Illinois State University. Conway now stands alone with the most career tackles in FCS history.

Additionally, Conway was recently named one of 16 finalists out of 180 semifinalists for the Campbell Trophy, which is given annually to the nation’s best football player for his combined academic success, football performance and leadership. He has excelled academically and on the field, and is getting the recognition he deserves for all of the hard work he has done for the Fordham Rams over the years.

It remains the case that the Rams are a first-half team, meaning they hold their opponents defensively in the first half and display great momentum and strength. Once the third quarter arrives, it tends to trend downhill. In this game, Luke Yoder and Jaden Green scored two touchdowns in the third quarter using this trend to their advantage for the Mountain Hawks.

Yoder had 79 rushing yards, being a standout for the Mountain Hawks, bringing his total up to 840 yards for the season thus far. Yoder was definitely the player to watch in the second half of the game.

Unfortunately for the Rams, there is little left to do except hope for a miracle to happen in these final games. They will face the University of Richmond Spiders on the road next Saturday.