Week 2 Win

Did you see the end of the Florida State-Virginia game Friday night? 

If you missed the game, it's likely you saw video of the aftermath. UVa won the game 46-38 in two overtimes, and yet the real drama didn't start until after the Seminoles' last chance ended up with an interception in the end zone.

That's when the field went from 22 players to thousands and thousands of rowdy, happy fans in a matter of seconds. As court/field stormings go, this one was overwhelming. 

Was it festive? Was it a wild sight? Were the students loving every second of the win? 

The answer to all of that is yes. Still, you know what it really was? 

Dangerous. 

It's extraordinary that nobody was killed, especially the Florida State receiver (and UVa defensive back for that matter) who were on their backs in the end zone when it all happened. It's extraordinary that none of the Florida State players threw a punch, especially quarterback Tommy Castellanos when a UVa student flipped the bird right in his face.

There was really nothing anyone at UVa could have done to hold back thousands of students at that moment. On the other hand, common sense suggests that there has to be something other than a fine, no matter how large, to deter these situations. 

And that's not cranky TigerBlog the "get off my lawn" old man. Like he said, he'd like to think that's common sense. 

It'll be interesting to see if anything comes of it. If nothing else, risk management should get involved before the lawsuits fly, no? 

Anyway, that's TB's take on the situation.  

Meanwhile, closer to home, Princeton football did what football teams do — which is to say that the Tigers made a jump from Week 1 to Week 2. In this case, Princeton took down Lafayette 38-28 on the road in what was a very, very good win. 

Victory Count No. 1! @NasirHill4 | #JUICE 🍊🥤 pic.twitter.com/nY8N46maR9

— Princeton Football (@PrincetonFTBL) September 27, 2025

Princeton opened its season a week earlier with a 42-35 loss to San Diego in a game that the Tigers led 35-21 at the half. This time, it was a 28-14 Princeton halftime lead, which means that Princeton has scored 63 of its 73 points to date in the first half. 

This time, though, Princeton made all the plays it needed to come away with a win. It was a hot and humid day Saturday, which sort of helps the point TigerBlog was making last week, that there's a difference between being "in shape" and "game shape."

Princeton's second half touchdown came via a Kai Colon to Jackson Green pass. You may know that Green also plays lacrosse at Princeton, and he scored four goals last spring as a shortstick defensive midfielder. Has anyone else ever scored at least one touchdown in football and scored at least one goal in lacrosse before? 

TB knows of two who definitely did: Dan Sachs, the 1960 winner of the Roper Trophy as the outstanding senior male athlete, and John Heyd, the 1959 winner of the same award. Sachs scored a bunch of both, by the way. 

Back in the present day, Princeton again got great efficiency from two quarterbacks, Colon and Blaine Hipa, who between them went 21 for 32 for 205 yards and one touchdown, without an interception. Princeton ran for 121 yards as well. 

Defensively, Princeton held Lafayette to 126 rushing yards, which was 98 yards below the Leopards' average coming in. Chase Christopher led the defense with 15 tackles, 13 of which were solo. Torian Roberts picked off a pass and returned it 38 yards for a touchdown. 

And just like that, the first two weeks of the season have come and gone. Next up is the Ivy League opener, which comes up against Columbia Friday night on Powers Field at Princeton Stadium. The Lions had their own bounceback, following up a 38-14 opening loss to Lafayette on the same field where Princeton played Saturday with a 19-10 win at home against Georgetown. 

It'll be a much different week at practice for Princeton. The uncertainties of last week were answered decisively in Easton. 

Plus, it's the opener for the Ivy League. 

A Week 2 win has done wonders for Princeton football.