Riding the momentum of last week’s 37-14 routing of Marist College, Columbia football (2-0) defeated Georgetown 35-24 and took back the Lou Little Trophy. The win marks the Lions’ third against the Hoyas (0-2) since the Lou Little Cup—which honors former Columbia and Georgetown head coach Lou Little—was established in 2015.

Columbia football made its return last Saturday when the Lions thrashed Marist College 37-14 in their first game since 2019. With more upperclassmen than usual, the Light Blue is bringing back many returning players from the 2019 team while also welcoming several new faces. Here are the players to watch for this season.

Less than four minutes into its season opener against Marist College, the Columbia football team found itself in an unexpected situation.

The last time the Lions took the field, Tom Brady was still a New England Patriot, masks were worn almost exclusively on Halloween, and former Columbia star wide receiver Josh Wainwright, CC ‘20, was tearing up the Ivy League. Six hundred and sixty-four days later, Columbia will return to Robert K. Kraft field to host Marist College in its season opener this Saturday.

Three weeks before the first day of classes, Columbia’s football team reported to campus for the start of training camp. Two days later, its afternoon practice at Robert K. Kraft field marked the first time the Lions trained together as a team in nearly two years.

Columbia sports will finally resume competition after a pause of nearly 18 months. With the kickoff of fall sports, students, alumni, and parents can root for the Lions both online and in person. Here’s how you can catch the action this upcoming season.

From the moment they arrived in Morningside Heights, the seniors of the Columbia men’s basketball team have been forced to adapt at every turn.

When Kenny Blakeney joined Jim Engles’ staff in 2018, he was trying to satisfy “an itch.”

When Jean Bain got the call, he was sitting on a couch in his Morningside Heights apartment, unwinding after a Saturday afternoon basketball practice.

March 7 was the last time the Columbia men’s basketball team took the floor. That night, now over eight months ago, rival University of Pennsylvania thrashed the Lions in Philadelphia 85-65, wrapping up a devastating 6-24 campaign that saw Columbia finish at the very bottom of the Ancient Eight.