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CSN Log
August 23rd, 2010, 04:00 PM
08-21-2010 04:48 PM

Raiders open play Sept. 4 at home field.

http://www.uticaod.com/archive/x1997910550/g12c000000000000000cc159988c48dde597918f29eddc227a 9498a724a.jpgHigh expectations and a tough early schedule can create a lot of pressure.

Greg Sullivan is OK with that.

Sullivan, Colgate University’s senior quarterback, is the Patriot League’s Preseason Player of the Year, and he and his Raider teammates are favored to win the league this fall, something they’ve done four times in the last seven years.

Colgate was a solid 9-2 in 2009, but didn’t win the league or make the Football Championship Subdivision (I-AA) playoffs.

“Those accolades are a really cool thing,” said Sullivan, a double-threat passer-runner who completed 135 of 230 passes for 1,952 yards and 18 touchdowns last season and added 875 yards and seven
touchdowns on the ground. “It does add a lot of pressure, but any athlete would tell you that pressure is what you want. It’s a good thing and a bad thing. I kind of forgot about those two things. They don’t mean anything once you get on the field.”

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