McLeod's Catch And Run On Screen Pass Was Huge

Never thought the day would come when Keggy would be on the field in a pseudo-official role with the college band, but there he/she/it was at halftime of the Yale game. (Click to enlarge)

The Hartford Courant game story from yesterday's 26-14 Yale victory over Dartmouthmakes an interesting observation. For as impressive as Mike McLeod's 198 yards rushing were against Dartmouth, his biggest play may well have been carrying a third-and-23 screen pass 25 yards on the first drive after the Big Green had pulled within 19-14.

Here's how the game looked through the eyes of the Yale sports information folks.

The Ivy League office is pretty quiet on weekends, but here's the abbreviated league roundup.

Looking ahead: Holy Cross -- next week's Homecoming opponent -- snuck past Brown, 35-30, as the Crusader quarterback completed 30-of-39 passes for 329 yards and four touchdowns. Here's the Worcester Telegram story.

Looking back: David Ball, who tied Jerry Rice's career I-AA touchdown reception record against Dartmouth, broke the record yesterday. Here is what the Manchester Union Leader's Jim Fennell wrote about Ball and the mark.

The New York Times writes about James Madison University cutting sports to comply with Title IX. A Richmond Times Dispatch writer makes the argument that if I-AA football simply cut back on scholarships schools like JMU might be able to maintain their full array of sports.

Did you ever wonder about the real story behind Georgia Tech's 222-0 win over Cumberland in 1916? As Frank Litsky points out in a short piece in the New York Times, Cumberland did not field a football team that fall, but had to pull a squad together or face a fine for not living up to a scheduling contract. Oh, and the second half? It was cut to 15 minutes.