Pitarresi: Local colleges play worthwhile football

Despite all the troubles and lack of success in recent years, Syracuse University is still the big dog in college football around here.

 

That doesn’t mean exciting, hard-hitting football isn’t being played at our other local colleges.

 

Colgate, Hamilton, Utica College and Morrisville State all can be very entertaining, and they are worthy of your support.

 

I covered Colgate’s game with Princeton Saturday, and it was terrific. Good football, with a dramatic and successful ending for Colgate. And there aren’t a lot of settings quite as nice as Andy Kerr Stadium in October. Hamilton’s Steuben Field is very nice, too. They’re all great, really, and if it isn’t college football at the highest level, it’s still all very competitive, hard-hitting and well-coached.

 

Colgate, Hamilton and Morrisville all are on the road this week, but UC has an important Empire 8 game with Alfred at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Charles A. Gaetano Stadium. There will be some local kids playing key roles for both teams. You might want to take a look.