Hey folks, Pat Coleman from the press box in Danbury, Conn., where Cortland State leads Western Connecticut 28-14 at the half. I came here with the hopes of finding out exactly how good Cortland is, because I think we might have them a touch underrated at 16 in our poll.

Big news here on Cortland’s second drive of the game, as Red Dragons quarterback Alex Smith took what appeared to be a relatively minor hit which became a serious injury. Clutching his left knee as he went to the turf, Smith was eventually carried off the field and was being fitted for crutches on the far sideline. No official word but it doesn’t look good.

Good news for Cortland is that backup Ray Miles has looked decent in his stead, completing seven of 10 passes for 82 yards and a score.

Keith McMillan and I often plan these things out — in fact, last year he spent some space in his column talking about doubleheaders you could create with a little bit of drive time.

Now, I’ll be honest, I miss my family (they’re in D.C. getting the house ready to sell while I’m in Connecticut working at my new job). So as long as I’m not home, I might as well keep myself busy, and this weekend I’m planning to do it by seeing three Division III football games.

Unfortunately, because of geography, I’ll only see two ranked teams, and both of them are in the same game, but it should be fun anyway. I am based in Norwalk, Conn., now and I have Friday off, so I’ll drive up to Worcester, Mass., to see Worcester State host Nichols. Take the drive west and spend the night somewhere along the way so I can see No. 12 Delaware Valley at No. 19 Wilkes, kickoff at 1 p.m. Then I’ll take the relatively short trip to Reading to see Susquehanna at Albright, 7 p.m.

I might regret this when all is said and done, because I’ll be pretty exhausted, but should be an experience.

Then I just have to get home and get some sleep so I can be ready for the Sunday Night Football shift at work.