Three things to look for at the Bucknell-Lehigh game

http://blogs.mcall.com/groller/ FROM KEITH GROLLER Lehigh plays Bucknell today at Goodman Stadium. It's part of a tripleheader for me -- radio show, Lehigh and then the end of the CCHS-Nazareth game at Crum Stadium. The most lengthy part of my day will be at the Lehigh game where the Mountain Hawks, ranked No. 7 and No. 9 in the FCS national polls, will try to get to 8-0 before their bye week. After the bye, it's a three-game rumble through the regular season with Holy Cross, Colgate and Lafayette coming up in November. All three figure to be very challenging games. Lehigh has dominated the series with Bucknell, winning the last 14 meetings, and most handily. However, the Mountain Hawks should have learned last week that nothing comes easy for them this year and their margin for error seems to shrink every week. Bucknell may be 1-5, but plays good defense. If you're going to the game (and it looks like a beautiful day is shaping up after a stormy night), here are three things to look for: 1. LOCAL GUYS TO PLAY A KEY ROLE: Look for Josh Parris, the sophomore from Palisades, to get more balls thrown his way than ever with Ryan Spadola again out, along with Sergio Fernandez-Soto and Jamel Haggins. Also, I am told that Central Catholic product Noah Robb will see a lot of action on defense along with Northampton's Billy Boyko, and Parkland's Matt Laub. Matt Lippincott from Wilson will work on the offensive line. 2. A SHARPER EFFORT FROM MIKE COLVIN: Colvin had those four first-half interceptions against Georgetown and ball security will be of the essence today because the only way the Bison can pull an upset is with turnovers, including some that are brought back for touchdowns. With Colvin and this Lehigh offense, you are reminded of the Eagles. It's never going to be perfect, but you hope for the mistakes to be reduced to a minimum. That's the only way this team is going to get through the regular season unscathed. 3. LOOK FOR COEN TO CLEAR THE BENCH: The injuries have really mounted for Lehigh and the bye week couldn't come at a more opportune time. If this game is a 24-point spread, or more, going into the fourth quarter, expect Andy Coen to not waste any time getting the starters out of there and preserving them for the stretch run. This was not the deepest team to begin with, and the injuries have really thinned out the roster even more. Health has to be a priority today. The problem might be in building the big lead so that the starters get out of there sooner. All in all, expect a Lehigh victory.