<p>The Patriot League announced this afternoon that member colleges have authorized conference schools to begin offering up to 20 athletic-merit scholarships per year for football beginning in 2013:</p>
<p>[Patriot</a> League to Offer Football Scholarships for First Time Starting 2013 - Bloomberg](<a href=“http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-13/patriot-league-to-offer-football-scholarships-for-first-time-starting-2013.html]Patriot”>Patriot League to Offer Football Scholarships Starting in 2013 - Bloomberg)</p>
<p>Football-playing members of the Patriot League include: Bucknell, Colgate, Holy Cross, Lafayette and Lehigh. Affiliate members for football are Fordham and Georgetown.</p>