Line Recruit Had Ivy Eyes

Dartmouth-bound Pat Lahey is the subject of a nice story (with photo) in the The Eagle-Tribune of Lawrence, Mass. Lahey, a 6-foot-3, 285-pound lineman, first started thinking Ivy as a high school freshman and has worked hard to make the dream happen according to Alex Konovalchik, his Brooks School advisor and a former player at Harvard.

Allen Lessels of the Manchester Union Leader has the lowdown on the UNH recruiting class in case you are wondering who Dartmouth will have to contend with for the next four or five years barring a schedule change.

The Daily Herald writes about Brown players gathering Sunday to cheer for former teammate Zak DeOssie in the Super Bowl.

With Signing Day behind us, most -- but not all -- recruits have been identified. This list is NOT complete, but it's what we know until more news breaks or the official announcement comes out in the spring. Sizes/positions for early decision recruits are per the college. Sizes/positions for the others are from published reports.

Confirmed Early Decision

• JB Andreassi, 5-11, 185, DB, St. Anthony’s, Melville, N.Y.
• Brad Dornak, 6-0, 195, WR, Westlake, Austin, Texas
• Mark Dwyer, 6-4, 250, TE, Woburn, Woburn, Mass.
• Austen Fletcher, 6-2, 285, OL, St. Anthony’s, Melville, N.Y.
• Conner Kempe, 6-4, 225, QB, The Benjamin School, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
• Pat Lahey, 6-3, 285, OL, Brooks School, North Andover, Mass.
• Grant Palmer, 6-5, 250, OL, St. Charles Prep, Columbus, Ohio
• Connor Phillips, 6-4, 235, DE, Winston Churchill, Potomac, Md.
• Mike Reilly, 6-3, 195, WR, Kent Denver, Englewood, Colo.
• Foley Schmidt, 5-8, 180, K, St. Thomas Academy, Mendota Heights, Minn.
• Alex Shulman, 6-2, 205, TE, Thayer Academy, Braintree, Mass.
• Zach Wodka, 6-3, 265, OL, Buffalo Grove, Buffalo Grove, Ill.

Reported In the Media

• Shawn Abuhoff, 5-10, 166, DB/WR, Dade Christian, Miami, Fla.
• Andy Altman, 6-2, 275, OL, La Jolla Country Day, La Jolla, Calif.
• Joey Casey, 5-11, 171, DB, Noblesville, Ind.
• Anthony DiBlasi, 6-1, 175, DB, Belen Jesuit, Miami, Fla.
• Diego Fernandez-Soto, 5-11, 190, TE/LB, Belen Jesuit, Miami, Fla.
• John Gallagher, 6-3, 230, TE, West Salem H.S., Salem, Ore.
• Chris Hardy, 6-3, 215, RB, Oakwood HS, Dayton, Ohio
• Tyler Melancon, 5-11, 205, OLB, Plano East, Plano, Texas
  
• Brock Middleton, 6-5, 260, OL, Brophy Prep, Phoenix, Ariz.
• Brendan Murray, 6-0, 180, DB, Notre Dame, Niles, Ill.
• Nick Schwieger, 5-11, 195, TB, Bishop Feehan, Attleboro, Mass.
• Eddie Smith, 6-4, 265, OL/DE, Christian Academy, Louisville