This weekend's N.E. games

SATURDAY
BOSTON COLLEGE at WAKE FOREST
Demon Deacons junior QB Riley Skinner leads ACC in total offense (200.2 yards per game).

NEW HAMPSHIRE at MAINE
Forecast for Orono: 30 degrees, partly cloudy, and a slugfest for prized Brice-Cowell Musket and CAA North crown.

HOFSTRA at UMASS
Tripleheader in Amherst, with gridiron battle wedged between men's soccer playoff game vs. Harvard and hockey tilt vs. defending national champion BC.

RHODE ISLAND at NORTHEASTERN
Huskies senior Alex Broomfield, one of the most versatile backs to don a NU uniform, doubtful for finale with numerous injuries.

YALE at HARVARD
Bobby Abare-led Bulldogs the nation's best on defense (10.6 points per game); Chris Pizzotti-led Crimson pace Ivy in scoring (29.3 points per game).

COLUMBIA at BROWN
With the league's best rushing defense (71.1 yards per game), Bears can earn a share of their fourth Ivy crown.

DARTMOUTH at PRINCETON
Big Green trying to avoid the program's first winless season since 1883, when Dartmouth lost the only game it played.

HOLY CROSS at COLGATE
Riding a six-game winning streak, Dominic Randolph and Crusaders can clinch their first Patriot League crown since 1991.

BRYANT at SAINT FRANCIS
Bulldogs junior backs Jerrell Smith and Lindsey Gamble have combined for 1,842 yards rushing in a 6-4 campaign.

CURRY at ITHACA
QB Ryan Van De Giesen and rest of Colonel seniors are 41-6, and playing in their fifth NCAA playoff game.

PLYMOUTH STATE at CORTLAND STATE
Gold Helmet back Jeff Mack (1,679 yards) has passed former Sports Illustrated cover boy Joe Dudek as Panthers' single-season rushing leader.

CRAIG LARSON