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| Jeffrey Kordenbrock kicks the winning field goal at Lehigh out of a Sean O'Malley hold. All photos courtesy of Lafayette communications. |
So,
season No. 138 of Lafayette College football is in the books. The 16th
time the Leopards have finished with four wins. The last time was 2011.
Breakthrough?
Coach John Garrett declared that after defeating Lehigh for the first time. I
think it was too soon to tell because this year was the weakest for the Patriot
League overall. But it had a look of potential. And remember, it was I who said
the Leopards had a shot at running the table after not winning a nonleague
game!
Now
as we come to the end of another football season, I am also come down the
homestretch of my direct involvement with the program at Lafayette, having been
The Morning Call’s beat writer from 1968-77 and more recently during my formal
retirement years, 2008-2019.
With
my 80th birthday staring me in the face, it’s time to take a seat in
the stands, and having had some issues this year with bladder cancer caused me
to alter the way I handled the beat. This season didn’t give me the same
satisfaction of past years and I think it’s time to turn it over to someone
else.
So,
that makes this my final “official” report on Leopard football. It’s going to
get wordy because I want to address the most recent season overall, the
Leopards’ future, #155 of The Rivalry and some other thoughts from my notebook.
