Fordham (1-1), which opened the season with a 92-60 loss at St. John’s, last defeated a Big East opponent in 2015. The Rams started Bergen Catholic alums Matt Zona and Will Richardson and brought Old Bridge native Joshua Rivera off the bench.

While all eyes were on college football Saturday, college basketball delivered its own dramatic moment that had fans buzzing. The first week of the season has already seen its share of upsets, but one of the biggest came on Saturday when the Fordham Rams,

The Hall looked rough and ragged for much of the afternoon tilt and ended up falling in a buy game to Fordham, 57-56, on a buzzer-beater by Jackie Johnson III at cozy Walsh Gym. The Pirates are now 29-28 all-time against Fordham. Fordham was picked 14th in the Atlantic 10.

Jackie Johnson III hit a floater to beat the buzzer as visiting Fordham upset Seton Hall 57-56 on Saturday in South Orange, N.J. Johnson scored a game-high 18 points and fought through his defender to hoist up a last-second shot that was upheld upon review.