Small Early Decision Class Is Big. ... Huh?

HANOVER – Admit it. You’ve been wondering just how much damage a winless season has meant to Dartmouth’s recruiting, haven’t you?

The answer, according to Big Green coach Buddy Teevens: Not much.

The proof, he feels, is in an early-decision class that is small in size (eight players) but seriously large in stature. It includes a 6-foot-8, 295-pound offensive lineman, a 6-6 tight end with eyes on reaching 250 pounds by the time he arrives on campus, a well-matched, pitch-and-catch set of 6-5 quarterback and receiver, a 6-4 defensive end and no one under 6-2.

“The won-loss record overall really has not been an issue anyplace we've gone,” Teevens said Monday afternoon. “People are aware of it. We talk about it straight up. Then they hear about how many young players we had playing, and at what position some of them played. What’s encouraging to me is, we are bringing in guys who want to compete with guys who have played as freshmen and sophomores.

“People are very excited by what they see and the sense they get from our players about what is happening. They want to be part of a turnaround situation.”

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Dartmouth Early Decision Admits

Rob Bathe, 6-3, 265 guard/center
Wayzata HS, Minnesota

Sam Clancy, 6-5, 200 quarterback
Cascia Hall, Tulsa, Okla.

Jackson Floyd, 6-6, 223 tight end
Loyola HS, Willmette, Ill.

Danny Husband, 6-3, 210 defensive end
Cascia Hall, Tulsa, Okla.

Brian Kosnik, 6-5, 185 wide receiver
Darien HS, Darien, Conn.

Tom Patek, 6-3, 205 linebacker
Carmel HS, Mundelein, Ill.

Teddy Reed, 6-4, 256 defensive end
Deerfield Academy, Boxford, Mass.

John Scheve, 6-8, 295 offensive tackle
Boys Latin, Baltimore, Md.

Early Decision Lacrosse Admits Playing Football

RC Willenrock, 5-11, 170 kicker
Cherry Creek HS, Englewood, Colo.

Anthony Fulham, 6-3, 190, wide receiver
Canisius HS, Buffalo, N.Y.

Florida assistant head coach Steve Addazio may be the next Yale head coach, according to the New Haven Register which writes that he, "is trying to determine if Yale fits his — and his family’s —lifestyle as well or better than the higher paying job as offensive coordinator at either Florida or Mississippi State."