4-Down Friday

Here is this week’s edition of 4-down Friday, a look at four things to keep an eye on heading into Saturday’s game against Princeton...

Another week of the run: Likely without a healthy true QB once again, expect to see another heavy dose of RBs Tyler Varga and Mordecai Cargill. After being shut out by Brown 20-0 last week, the Bulldogs will go up against another one of the Ivy League’s top run defenses. The Tigers allow just 114 yards per game on the ground.

Field conditions: Tony Reno said Thursday that the Yale Bowl had three inches of snow on it from the latest storm. That should make for a pretty wet and soggy field Saturday. Not sure how that will impact the game - if it even does at all - but it is something worth keeping an eye on.

Back home: The Bulldogs return to the Bowl after two straight losses on the road. How will they respond being back at home against one of their biggest rivals?

One-two punch: Yale’s offensive line will be up against two of the top defensive linemen in the league. Mike Catapano (6-4, 270) leads the Ivy with 10 sacks. Teammate Caraun Reid (6-2, 305) is also among the league leaders with 4.5 sacks. The Bulldogs will need to find a way to slow them in order to move the ball.