Quick Hits

A few quick links on a busy day. ... Columbia has already raised $47 million toward the $100 million goal for its athletics campaign according to a story in the Spectator. ... Penn's football seniors will graduate without an Ivy League championship ring, something that hadn't happened during Al Bagnoli's tenure as head coach. On the heels of a 4-6 season, captain Joe Anastasio tells the Daily Pennsylvanian:

"We came here with a mission to win an Ivy League championship, particularly our senior year, and we didn't accomplish that goal. I'll put it on myself, I'll put it on everybody; it's definitely disappointing."

Former Dartmouth assistant Rob Talley's first season as a college head coach saw Stonehill finish at .500, a marked improvement in one year. Picked ninth in the preseason coaches poll, the Skyhawks finished a surprising fifth in the Northeast-10 standings under Talley, the former Dartmouth defensive coordinator who came to Stonehill from the San Francisco 49ers.

Mark Murphy, the former Colgate athletic director who was responsible for bringing Dick Biddle in as the Raiders' head coach, is expected to be the next president of the Green Bay Packers. Murphy is currently athletic director at Northwestern. The Utica Dispatch has a story.