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Bronx, N.Y. (September 25, 2014) -  The Fordham University football Rams will travel to Worcester, Mass., to open their Patriot League schedule and take on the Holy Cross Crusaders on Fitton Field in the annual Ram-Crusader Cup battle on Saturday, September 27, at 1:00 p.m.
 
The game will be streamed live on the Patriot League Network powered by Campus Insiders with Ray Crawford on play-by-play, Doug Chapman on color and Melanie Pellowski on the sidelines. The game can also be heard live on WFUV (90.7 FM) and on WFUV.org with Mike Watts (p-b-p) and Nick Logerfo (color) handling the announcing chores and Matt Moro on the sidelines.
 
#16/19 Fordham, 3-1 on the year, enters the game after a 49-7 Liberty Cup win over Columbia University in Manhattan last Saturday. Holy Cross, 2-2 this season, enters the contest after a 41-18 loss at Harvard last Friday night.
 
A few notes on the game:
 
Joining captains Stephen Hodge, Dan Light and Ian Williams will be Fordham game captains Tebucky Jones, Jr. (offense), Jake Dixon (defense) and George Dawson (special teams)
 
The scout team players of the week were announced following practice: Jarred Brevard (offense), Nick Krejci (defense) and Alex Leo (special teams)
 
This will be the 52^nd meeting between Fordham and Holy Cross on the gridiron with the Crusaders leading the all-time series, which started in 1902, 27-22-2
 
Fordham has won the past two meetings, including a 32-30 win on Jack Coffey Field last year on November 2 as Mike Nebrich completed 39 of 49 passes for a career-high 524 yards, with 12 of the passes going to Sam Ajala for 189 yards, and one touchdown while Carlton Koonce rushed 28 times for 146 yards and one score
 
Holy Cross leads the all-time Ram-Crusader Cup series, 15-13
 
The Fordham coaching staff will be supporting Coach to Cure MD at the Holy Cross game by wearing special arm bands to draw attention to the worthwhile cause. Coach To Cure MD is a partnership between the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), a professional organization for over 10,000 college football coaches and staff, and Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD), the largest national charity devoted exclusively to Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Visit http://www.coachtocuremd.org/ for more information and to donate.
 
And some videos for your viewing pleasure:
 
The Patriot League Network Game Preview Video
 

 
Tebucky Jones, Jr., with the Patriot League Top Play of the Week
 

 
 
Inside The Patriot League: One-On-One With Joe Moorhead