A three-year starter at linebacker, Lawrence was an all-section pick at nose guard as a junior. As a senior he carried 70 times for more than 400 yards, scoring five touchdowns.
Air Force and Dartmouth are among the schools recruiting Darius Jones of Chamblee High School in Georgia. The 5-8, 170 Jones told scout.com, "Dartmouth has expressed a lot of
interest and wants me as a running back." Jones' brother Roddy ran for 690 yards and an eye-catching 8.5 yards per carry at Georgia Tech last fall. Find a highlight reel of Darius Jones here.
Another high school senior with Dartmouth on his radar is Heath Mayo, a corner/wide receiver from Whitehouse High School in Texas. Mayo is reported to have "offers" from Dartmouth, Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Penn and Army.
How crazy is the National Signing Day buzz in the south? The Atlanta Journal Constitution has a countdown clock on its College Sports Recruiting page and as I write this there are 13 days, 22 hours, three minutes and 33 seconds to go. ...
Sites like Scout.com and Rivals.com make a living reporting recruiting "news," much of which is excerpted here. But do they get it right? Pretty often, I'd guess, at the game's highest level. But this forum posting on the AnyGivenSaturday.com FCS site offers a sobering assessment of how the recruiting services do with regard to players at "the division formerly known as I-AA."
Today's Daily Dartmouth has a story that begins this way:
Athletes from various Big Green teams gathered on Monday to offer their opinions on what programs and policies of the athletic department can see reduction as part of the College’s planned budget cuts, in a discussion sponsored by the Student Athletic Advisory Committee.The story includes this nugget, which you may have known about, but which somehow slipped past me:
The athletic department plans to implement a permanent 15 percent budget cut, which will contribute to the total $40 million College-wide cut, according to Budget Committee member and former varsity tennis player Jennifer Murray ‘09.Tough decisions are ahead. That's no surprise, of course. The toughest of all might be whether to cut from the budget of each sport, at the risk of damaging their competitive posture, or to drop a sport or sports. It's not a decision I'd want to have to make.
The Columbia Spectator has an opinion piece in response to a December call by several students for "canning" the football program. It includes this defense of Columbia's football players/athletes:
These athletes come to Columbia sans scholarship to take this abuse, and yet they still try their hardest to perform and represent their team and their school.The Harvard Crimson reports that, "A record-breaking number of more than 29,000 students have applied for spots in Harvard’s class of 2013 ..." The story goes on to say:
The athletes represent the school where the student body shuns their existence and then have to compete in the classroom with other students who don’t have to dedicate up to 40 hours of their weeks to sports.
Athletes are dedicated to the University, have the most school spirit, and because of their bonds to the school, are likely to make donations back to Alma. So before you try to stun the world with your ingenious budget-cut ideas, girls, make sure not to bite the hands that feed.
There are several possible reasons for the increase in applicants, including last year’s expansion of financial aid and recruiting programs like the Harvard Financial Aid Initiative.Harvard's freshman class, if I read the story right, will be 1,660 students strong.
And finally, did you know there's a Dartmouth men's basketball message board? Apparently you aren't the only one who didn't know it. Find it here.
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