More On DB From Illinois

Notre Dame H.S., of Niles, Ill., has a news release about Brendan Murray, the 6-foot, 180-pound defensive back headed to Dartmouth. In the story, Notre Dame AD and coach Mike Hennessey says of Murray:

"He is proof that hard work does pay off. As a football player, Brendan is a throwback to the old times. He plays agressively, hits hard and defensively covers the field from sideline to sideline."

There are also photos of Murray on the Notre Dame site here.

The Jupiter Courier in Florida has a story headlined "Signing day not just for football anymore," that has comments from and about Conner Kempe, the 6-4 quarterback headed to Dartmouth. From the story:

"I was always interested in stronger academics and the Ivy League had what I was looking for," said Kempe, who was ranked in the top 50 high school quarterbacks by one national recruiting service.

Bill Polin, an assistant coach at Dartmouth from 2001-03 and most recently on former Dartmouth assistant Rob Talley's staff at Stonehill, is moving on to Richmond, where he will coach the offensive line according to a note on Football Scoop.

How crazy is college recruiting getting? Plenty crazy. Check out a short story in the Columbus Dispatch about a defensive line recruit who got letters purported to be from Ohio State coach Jim Tressell, on Ohio State letterhead, informing him that his scholarship offer had been pulled. Fortunately, the letters were so poorly done that the recruit wasn't fooled.

And finally, for a look at the Dartmouth Green from Baker Tower, click here. Unfortunately, you can't make out the snow sculpture.