Another Honor for Abuhoff

Dartmouth junior Shawn Abuhoff has been chosen the punt returner of the year by College Football Performance Awards. Abuhoff led the nation in punt returns for touchdown this year, taking returns back 82, 76 and 41 yards for TDs. He averaged 17.2 yards per return, third in the nation. He was earlier named first-team All-America returner by The Sports Network. Find the Dartmouth release here.

Columbia's tight end Andrew Kennedy also was honored by College Football Performance Awards.

College Football Performance Awards' stated goal is to "provide the most scientifically rigorous conferments in college football." (link)

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Defensive back Chad Hollis writes in the Daily Dartmouth about the difficulty finding a suitable gym for lifting in Salamanca, Spain.

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Defensive back Alex Douglas gets a quick mention in the St. Augustine (Fla.) Record for his play last fall.

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New York Jets safety Eric Smith heard from Dartmouth before accepting an offer from Michigan State according to the Boston Globe.

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Yale coach Tom Williams interviewed but did not get the Stanford head coaching job. The Yale Daily reports.

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Former Brown coach Mark Whipple was leapfrogged by former Syracuse coach Paul Pasqualoni, who will be named the new head coach at UConn. The Hartford Courant has a story that includes speculation on how Whipple fell out of contention for the post.

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Former Penn hoops recruit Tommy Eggleston will give it a shot at playing wide receiver on the football team according to the Daily Pennsylvanian.

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And if you happen to be visiting Dartmouth next month, the new Six South Street Hotel could already be open according to a press release.