Lone Star State Sending A D-Lineman This Way

Add still another Texan to the list of players heading to Dartmouth next fall. Thanks to an Alert reader for steering us to defensive lineman Royce Egelou of Stevens High School in San Antonio. He's listed as Dartmouth-bound on this NBC site. Depending on which roster you look at Egelou is either 5-8 or 5-9 and 235 pounds. He's on the 2007 Super List of Defensive Linemen according to 5A Texas Football.Com and was chosen to the 2007 All-District 28-5A second team.

So far, there have been names of 27 recruits reported here. Using the sizes, weights and positions reported in the media, along with input from readers who have a little insight, here's a possible breakdown of positions recruited so far. (Again, this is speculation because the coaches can't discuss the regular admits until spring.):

Offensive line - 7
Defensive back - 5
Tight end - 3
Linebacker - 3
Defensive end - 2
Running back - 2
Wide receiver - 2
Defensive line - 1
Kicker - 1
Quarterback - 1

A couple more thoughts: It sounds as if there's another linebacker out there but so far it's been impossible to find confirmation on the web. From what's been reported, Dartmouth has been talking to a few quarterbacks, so don't be surprised if another one is added to the list. I'd expect that if another running back were available he'd be welcomed also.

From yesterday's email: Dartmouth's 11th Annual Friends of Football Golf Classic is slated for June 14 at Hanover Country Club. Save the date.

Apparently freshman tailback TJ Cameron, who missed last season with a serious ankle injury, is feeling better. An Alert reader found this in a Winter Carnival story in Monday's Daily Dartmouth:

Amateurs as well as experts turned out on Friday to take advantage of discounted lift tickets at the Skiway. TJ Cameron ‘11, who went snowboarding for the first time, said his experience was both injurious and enjoyable.

“I fell a lot, but didn’t get too badly hurt. I still want to do it again, though, because it was a lot of fun,” he said.

This is too rich. Kevin Hart, the Nevada schoolboy who fabricated his recruitment by Cal, is on the Portland State radar. Looking into recruiting the offensive lineman is none other than Portland State coach Jerry Glanville, he of the leaving-tickets-for-Elvis fame while an NFL head coach. A sportswriter for the East Valley Tribune blogs about the possibility.

Check out this Chicago Tribune story about Notre Dame coach Charlie Weiss and some of the issues that sabotaged the Irish last year. Weiss sounds as if he's reading from the Tom Coughlin playbook regarding some of the changes he plans for next year.

The New York Times writes about whether there should be a Rooney Rule requiring the interviewing of minority coaches when openings arise in "I-A" college football.

And finally, we could be in store for a foot of snow tonight into tomorrow. I just learned that one local high school will be holding classes on two Saturdays because they've used up all their allotted snow days. I can promise you that a certain Hanover High soph and her 8th grade brother would be seriously conflicted if that were in the cards here.