Cornell has released its list of recruits in the Class of 2014 here. The bios are accompanied by video clips of each kid.
With all the recruiting classes now accounted for, keep an eye out in this electronic neighborhood early next week for a state-by-state listing of all of the Ivy League football recruits.
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In the latest of his Top 10 columns, Craig Haley of The Sports Network looks at FCS Specialists. Because the "lede" was about a return specialist, I half-expected Dartmouth's Shawn Abuhoff to get a mention until realizing that Craig included not just the returners, but also kickers and punters. The only player from the northeast who made the list was Matt Szczur, the Villanova standout who might not even play next fall after being drafted by the Chicago Cubs.*
Interesting Internet goings-on regarding Villanova football and the perceived need for the Wildcat football team to return to FBS (I-A) football if for no other reason than to save its basketball program from potentially being forced out of the Big East and being labeled a "mid-major." (That seems like a stretch, but what do I know?) The response to the threat is an alumni-driven Internet fund-raising campaign that brought in pledges of $119,000-plus in the first day. No one is collecting any money yet and the pledges are contingent on a move by the FCS national champions to the FBS. While it would be a huge surprise if Nova opts to move up, this kind of grassroots fundraising is worth watching and the comments on the message board are interesting. (Caveat: I'm not sure I'd want to be the one trying to collect all the pledges, including some from anonymous posters.)*
Did you see that Brown's Craig Kinsley won the NCAA javelin title? How cool is that? Find a story here.*
It's Saturday and you have the time. Go ahead and put a smile on your face and check out this video of moose playing in a backyard sprinkler. Very sweet and no, it wasn't shot here on Moose Mountain. Wish it was. It's actually from Alaska.*
And finally, we learned last night that our Little League team, the Green Machine, has won the Connecticut Valley Little League sportsmanship award for the second year in a row. It's a huge goal of ours every year and to win it this spring when our team has made it through the regular season undefeated and largely unchallenged is particularly special. Congratulations to a very talented, but also a very nice and respectful group of young players! Now on to the start of the playoffs Monday night.
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