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Halloween weekend brings chaos to the Patriot League as Lehigh and Richmond battle for first place, Villanova surges back into contention and Colgate fights to save its season. We break down all four Week 9 matchups, playoff implications and the biggest unanswered questions.

Week 4 brings one of the Patriot League’s deepest slates yet, with No. 25 Colgate visiting Villanova, unbeaten No. 9 Lehigh heading to Penn and several teams facing pivotal early-season tests. Add potentially rough weather across the Northeast, and Saturday could get interesting quickly.

The Patriot League hits the heart of its nonconference schedule with five teams taking on FBS opponents—but the biggest game of the weekend may be an all-FCS battle as #20 William & Mary visits #9 Lehigh with major early-season stakes.

Recap Patriot League Week 0 with William & Mary’s wild win over Villanova, Lehigh’s statement victory, Richmond’s fast start and Georgetown-Lafayette’s no contest.

Villanova Wildcats survive a thrilling 26-21 upset over #4 Tarleton State Texans to advance to the FCS Semifinals for the first time since 2010. Full game recap, stats, and highlights.

The second round of the FCS Playoffs has come and gone, and from it we saw the CAA stay alive as Villanova managed to get a huge win when they took down Lehigh. On the flip side of the coin we saw Rhode Island go down as they could not keep pace with UC Davis ending their season, and dreams of becoming FCS National Champions. For Villanova when we look into their win we see that it was a very defensive game as they won 14-7. For Villanova this win wasn’t just an upset that co