According to the Chicago Tribune's Who's going where column, Jackson Floyd, a towering 6-foot-6, 223-pound tight end/defensive lineman from Loyola Academy in Wilmette, Ill., is headed for Dartmouth. Floyd caught seven balls for 52 yards this fall for the Ramblers, who play in the powerhouse Chicago Catholic League.
(The Trib column also lists soccer player Sean Donovan of Hinsdale Central and softball player Hillary Hubert of Grant Park as picking Dartmouth.)
It's no secret that football coach Buddy Teevens is eager to change the Big Green's non-conference schedule. While the troika of Colgate, New Hampshire and Holy Cross is set to go bye-bye after the 2011 season (see future schedules) there are murmurs if you listen closely that there may, that's may, be a change before then.
That got me thinking about potential non-league opponents, which in turn got me looking around for who might be available on the dates that Dartmouth could possibly have an opening.
I can't say whether the following schools still have openings, but they were reported at one point this fall to be looking for games on dates that match up with Dartmouth's non-league openings.
Sept. 19, 2009
Dartmouth Opponent: Colgate
Others With Possible Openings: Cal Poly, Central Connecticut State, Liberty, Morehead State, NC Central, Sam Houston
Sept. 26, 2009
Dartmouth Opponent: UNH
Others With Possible Openings: Maine, Cal Poly, Central Connecticut, Liberty, Nicholls State, McNeese State, Morehead State, North Carolina Central, Sacred Heart, St. Francis, Sam Houston
Oct. 17, 2009
Dartmouth Opponent: Holy Cross
Others With Possible Openings: Liberty, North Carolina Central, North Dakota, Old Dominnion, UC-Davis
Sept. 18, 2010
Dartmouth Opponent: Colgate
Others With Possible Openings: Lamar, Liberty, Maine, McNeese State, Morehead State, Sam Houston, Southeastern Louisiana, South Dakota
Sept. 25, 2010
Dartmouth Opponent: UNH
Others With Possible Openings: Coastal Carolina, Lamar, Liberty, McNeese State, North Carolina Central, North Dakota, North Dakota State, Northwestern State, Southeastern Louisiana, South Dakota
Oct. 16, 2009
Dartmouth Opponent: Holy Cross
Others With Possible Openings: Liberty, North Carolina Central, North Dakota, Old Dominion, South Dakota, Stony Brook
Thoughts, anyone?
Former Dartmouth tight end Casey Cramer is still with the Miami Dolphins and played in Saturday's win over Buffalo. But the NFL is a business; Get hurt and there's someone waiting to take your job. After Cramer hurt his ankle and was sidelined for several weeks, Lousaka Polite won favor at fullback, as this Palm Beach Post blog posting notes.
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