Ivy League Players of the Week

[smallcollegefbfan]

http://ivyleaguesports.com/article.asp?intID=6792

Pizzotti is really tearing it up. Would not be shocked to see him on the Payton list if he keeps it up. xthumbsupx

[Ivytalk]

Pizzotti is a quality player with good judgment, size and a fine arm. If he were more mobile, he'd be the total package. Fitzpatrick was a better runner, but not as good a passer IMHO.

[Harvard Worship]

Fitzpatrick was a better runner, but not as good a passer IMHO.

Fitzy was a beast. He knocked a Cornell linebacker out cold in one game by diving for the extra yard instead of sneaking out of bounds like the poor fellow figured he would. It's sad he's getting clobbered so much in the NFL. Stupid Bungles don't know how to protect him.

Pizzotti's down-field throws are awesome. It's neat to see that in the Ivy League. He makes really good decisions, too. It's sad for O'Hagan to lose his job after injury last season, but Pizzotti really is the better QB.

[bulldog10jw]

Bobby Abare of Yale was the Ivy defensive POTW, but Britton Ertman of Penn was the Sports Network NATIONAL POTW.

Stat comparison:

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Bobby Abare (Sr., LB, Acton, Mass.) – Yale
Abare had one of the greatest defensive days ever for Yale in the Bulldogs’ 12-10 road losss to Fordham. He led the team with 15 tackles, 10 of which were solo, and recorded two sacks while holding Fordham to its fewest points this season. Abare accounted for Yale’s only score with a 86-yard fumble return for a touchdown in the third quarter.

Britton Ertman, Penn, 6-0, 185, Senior, Free Safety, Manhattan Beach, CA.

Ertman helped Penn hold off Columbia 15-10 on Saturday at home with two interceptions and a fumble recovery. Ertman got the Quakers off to a great start with an interception on Columbia's first offensive possession that he returned 40 yards to set up a field goal for a 3-0 lead. He killed off a Lion touchdown opportunity on the next drive with a pass break-up on third and short, one of two on the day, to make Columbia settle for a field goal.

Ertman's fumble recovery and return to the Columbia two set up Penn's only touchdown of the day, giving the Quakers a 13-3 lead with 8:51 left in the first half. He came back with an interception in the third quarter to end another Columbia drive at the 21 to allow Penn to keep the lead. Ertman finished with six tackles, including one for a four-yard loss on a day when the Quaker defense limited the Lions to 108 passing yards.