PHILADELPHIA AREA COLLEGE REVIEW AND WEEK THREE PREVIEW. PLUS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK NAMED

BY ROCK HOFFMAN

College Football Editor

Week three is here, with nearly a full slate of games as the Ivy League must wait one more week before the start of their season.

DEVIN SMITH, THE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

No. 5 Villanova (2-0) opens CAA play by hosting Towson (1-1) on Saturday. Wildcats’ wide receiver Devin Smith, a graduate student who transferred from North Carolina Central, had a pair of touchdowns catches as part of a six-catch, 116-yard day in the ‘Cats 28-3 win at Colgate. For his efforts, he was named the Football Stories Offensive Player of the Week.

Last Saturday, Delaware Valley (1-0) started a new era with Mike Isgro as the head coach, but

the Aggies still played their tough brand of defense as they took the ball away four times in a 41-21 win at Hampden-Sydney. Defensive lineman Jacquez Mabin led the charge with 13 tackles with five for a loss, including a pair of sacks. He forced a fumble and picked one up which he took 13 yards for a score.  Mabin, a senior from Penn Wood High School, is the Football Stories Defensive Player of the Week. This week, the Aggies put their 53-game Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) winning streak on the line when Alvernia visits Doylestown.

In other games on Saturday:

In their home opener, Temple (0-2) hosts Coastal Carolina (2-0). Delaware (1-0) returns from a bye week and is at NC A&T (1-1). Delaware State (1-1), who has already matched their win total from last year will host Wagner (1-0).

 West Chester (0-1) lost to Bentley on a field goal as time expired, they’ll look to get new coach Duke Greco his first win when California (PA) (0-1) visits Farrell Stadium.

Two years ago, Lincoln University (0-1) won at Johnson C Smith (2-0). They’ll look to do it again to get their first win of the season.

In the MAC opener for both schools, Widener (0-1) is at Eastern (0-1).

Aiming for their second-straight 2-0 start, Ursinus (1-0) travels to Kean (0-1).

TCNJ (1-0) tries to open 2-0 for the first time since 2011when they host the Diplomats of Franklin & Marshall (1-0) and Rowan (1-0) hosts McDaniel (1-0) in a non-conference game.