Colgate at Richmond
RICHMOND (Interstat) — Colgate visits Richmond on Saturday in an NCAA Football Championship Division game at Robins Stadium in Richmond, Va. The Raiders (4-3) will be the visiting team, and the Spiders (5-2) will be the home team in a matchup that could hinge on quarterback play.
Colgate quarterback Joey Tomasso is the player to watch for the Raiders. In Colgate’s most recent game, a 27-17 loss to Georgetown on Saturday, Tomasso completed 11 of 27 passes for 119 yards and ran 12 times for 24 yards and a touchdown. Cole Fulton added 65 rushing yards and a touchdown among 10 carries and caught three passes for 30 yards, while Caleb Naumann ran 14 times for 39 yards. The Raiders have lost two straight, including a 20-17 setback at Harvard, and will look to get back on track against a Richmond defense that will try to limit Tomasso’s chances through the air and on the ground.
Richmond quarterback Ashten Snelsire is the player to watch for the Spiders. Snelsire completed 24 of 39 passes for 122 yards in Richmond’s most recent game, a 20-14 loss at Fordham. In the two games before that, he passed for 218 yards against Lafayette and 167 yards against Furman, and he added 69 rushing yards against Lafayette. Aziz Foster-Powell ran 12 times for 68 yards and caught two passes for 8 yards against Fordham, while Jamaal Brown added 24 rushing yards and 4 receiving yards. Richmond had won three straight before the Fordham loss and will try to protect its home field at Robins Stadium.
The matchup features two teams in need of a win as the season moves into its later stages. Colgate’s recent results include a 28-21 win at Villanova, a 20-7 home win over Cornell and a 13-10 loss at Central Michigan. Richmond’s season has included a 40-31 win at Lafayette, a 13-9 home win over Furman and a 24-21 home win over Georgetown. Colgate has scored 28 or more points in two games this season, and Richmond has scored 24 or more in four games. Colgate’s record includes a 35-10 home win over Holy Cross and a 24-14 win at Fordham. Richmond’s record includes a 35-14 home win over Bucknell and a 28-21 win at Howard.
Colgate is scheduled to host William & Mary next, then visit Lehigh, host Lafayette and visit Bucknell. Richmond is scheduled to visit Holy Cross next, then visit Villanova, host Lehigh and host William & Mary.
Interstat’s game simulator is projecting a final score of Richmond 30, Colgate 29.