Dartmouth Will Face 1-2 Colgate

It's now officially game week and Saturday's season-opening opponent, Colgate, will bring a 1-2 record into the contest after dropping a 42-21 decision to Furman. Find the recap here, the statistics here and a Syracuse.com story here. Colgate played again without standout quarterback Alex Relph. Starter Greg Sullivan wasn't too shabby, completing 17-of-21 passes for 183 yards without an interception. Jordan Scott ran 19 times for 113 yards for 'Gate and is now 61 yards from becoming the all-time leading rusher in Patriot League annals. It was his 15th consecutive game topping the century mark.

New Hampshire won a wild one over Rhode Island, 51-43, probably putting to rest talk about the Wildcats finally having a defense to match their high-flying offense. There's a recap here and the box score here. Ricky who? In his second start after replacing the graduated Ricky Santos, RJ Toman threw five touchdown passes, completing 29-of-40 passes for 309 yards. Speedster Chad Kackert ran 11 times for 164 yards.

Casey Cramer should see time today in his first game with the Miami Dolphins. For the team's story on his signing (with a picture), click here. The Dolphin PR people have done good work getting an updated bio of Casey (with head and shoulders pic) on their website here. From that site:

During the 2008 offseason Cramer participated in a PSA campaign entitled "Raise Your Glasses" for the Nashville Opera, a program that featured 15 Nashville celebrities and personalities ... Was raised with an appreciation for the arts and was interested in the opportunity in part because of his family's experience in the performing arts ... The campaign was part of an effort to raise $12 million for educational outreach through the Fund for Artistic Excellence and the Noah Liff Opera Center, the company’s first ever permanent headquarters.

Former lineman Evan Nogay, who will intern with Sen. Jay Rockefeller this fall instead of playing football, has been awarded a grant for that internship from Dartmouth's School of Public Policy. He's also a McSpadden Intern. There's a story here.

Another son of a former Dartmouth player is making a big name for himself in recruiting circles. Ra'Shede Hageman is a 6-foot-6, 260-pound tight end from Minneapolis who is ranked among the top 10 high school players in the nation at his position. Ra'Shede and his brother were adopted by Eric Hageman '90 when they were 7 and 6. There's a Minneapolis Star-Tribune story here.