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Wide receivers coach JJ Jackson looked none the worse for wear yesterday and said his knee is fine despite suffering an injury in a playoff loss with the Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz of Arena Football2. Jackson had a black elastic brace on his knee yesterday but wasn't limping.

A former Oklahoma Sooner, Jackson played 10 games for the Manchester Wolves before returning to the Dawgz.

Jackson was named the af2-Schutt Offensive Player of the Week with the Dawgz after racking up a record 440 all-purpose yards in the regular-season finale against Lubbock. He had seven touchdowns and a two-point conversation in the contest.

His 15 career kickoff returns for a touchdown are the all-time af2 record. He is just the third player in af2 history to score 900 points. In his four-game stint in Oklahoma City this year he had 29 catches for 327 yards and eight touchdowns. He also returned 26 kicks for 690 yards. ...

Dartmouth's opener against Colgate on Sept. 15 will be a fund-raiser for the United Way. (link) Two dollars from every adult ticket sold will be donated to the United Way. ...

A 59-year-old college linebacker? A subscriber sent along this link to a story about one at Division III Sul Ross State University in Alpine, Texas. ...

It's an overcast day in the Upper Valley with a few showers forecast to begin right about when practice starts. If it rains, expect the session to be shifted to Memorial Field. Check in tonight to see how it goes.