Editor's Note: The Atlanta Journal Constitution story cited below apparently has been pulled off the web. Even this link eventually leads to a dead end. The answer to the question about why he wouldn't ever have played football if he'd gone to Dartmouth? His father made it clear from the start that he would not be allowed to play the sport.
Dartmouth will open the 2010 season against Colgate on Sept. 18. For an early look at how the perennial Patriot League powerhouse Raiders shape up for next fall, check out their spring prospectus here.
The prospectus notes that the Raiders have six defensive starters back, with five graduating. Nothing unusual there.
But Colgate long has been an offensive Juggernaut and the prospectus gives an idea why. It lists the Raiders as having nine offensive starters returning, with five graduating. Their secret is out: They've been playing with a three-man advantage on offense!
Of note is that Jordan McCord, the bruising tailback who had 212 yards rushing against Dartmouth last fall, is not on the Colgate roster. He is listed neither as a "Letterman Lost," nor as a "Letterman Returning."
While McCord is MIA (message board banter suggests he is out of school) before you relax, keep in mind that the Big Green will get its first real look next fall at 206-pound tailback Nate Eachus, a two-time member of the All-Patriot League first team. Billed in the prospectus as an All-America candidate, Eachus rushed for 241 yards in a little over two quarters against Cornell as a freshman, and 216 yards and five touchdowns last year against Lafayette. Despite missing three games with injury last fall he ran for 919 yards and was fifth in the nation in rushing touchdowns.
Also billed as an All-America candidate is returning quarterback Greg Sullivan, who finished second in the Patriot League last fall both in rushing and passing efficiency.
The "outlook" also includes 245-pound fullback Sam Spitz, a transfer from Wisconsin who was the Badgers' "offensive scout team MVP," once last season.
Colgate has been in full pads since Wednesday.
Cornell will kick off spring ball on Tuesday. (link) New coach Ken Austin will have his team on the field from 6:30-9 a.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Dartmouth, remember, will take to the field for four weeks starting on April 13. While Penn has gone to evening practices, Cornell is doing the morning thing, and Yale will be about half morning and half afternoon, the Big Green is sticking with late-afternoon sessions for now.
Penn, by the way, has reached the midway point of spring drills. A review of the second week in Philadelphia can be found here.
With the temperature in Hanover yesterday hitting a mind-boggling 80 degrees (that's midsummer stuff in these parts, folks) time to turn our attention to baseball. The Big Green begins defense of its Ivy League championship today with a twinbill at Cornell with Wayne Young, who does color commentary for football, doing play-by-play from Ithaca via the Internet.
And speaking of baseball, much-heralded Atlanta Braves rookie Jason Heyward might or might not have ended up at Dartmouth if he hadn't been so talented on the diamond. But this much is certain: Although the Atlanta Journal Constitution said the son of Dartmouth graduates is "6 feet 5 and nearly 250 pounds, ripped like a major-college defensive end," he would never have played football for the Big Green if he'd come to Hanover for one very good reason. Check out the story to find out why.
Finally, in case you missed it, the Valley News' three-part series on the state of Dartmouth athletics can be found here:
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