Karam said the growing Lehigh Valley connection in Lewisburg helped sway him toward the Bison .
Karam also considered fellow EIWA members Drexel and Lehigh and the Big Ten 's Rutgers .
Karam , who also considered fellow EIWA members Drexel and Lehigh and the Big Ten 's Rutgers , said the growing Lehigh Valley connection in Lewisburg helped sway him toward the Bison .