Thursday, April 26, 2012

NFL Hopefuls

Although tailback Nick Schwieger and corner/return specialist Shawn Abuhoff are Dartmouth's best hopes in the NFL Draft that kicks off tonight, they aren't getting much love from the media. The very thorough (and downloadable) Sideline Scouting 2012 Draft Guide ranks two Ivy Leaguers in the top 25 players in the nation at their position and another in the top 50, but does not mention the former Big Green standouts.

And WEEI Radio out of Boston lists the top 10 New England draft prospects after Boston College's Luke Kuechly and UConn's Kendall Reyes but also overlooks the Dartmouth pair.

Sideline Scouting has Yale quarterback Pat Witt at No. 20, one slot ahead of LSU's Jordan Jefferson and four ahead of Miami's Jacory Harris. It lists Columbia offensive tackle Jeff Adams at No. 21 and Harvard defensive end Josue Ortiz at No. 47.

The only Ivy Leaguer included in the WEEI rankings is Witt, ranked the No. 8 prospect out of New England.

The last NFL draft pick from Dartmouth was tight end Casey Cramer '04 who was chosen in the seventh round by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and spent five years in the NFL.
Good news for the Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl pitting the top graduated seniors from New Hampshire against their counterparts from Vermont. Thanks to hard work from the Dartmouth athletic administration, help from the Ivy League, Patriot League and former Dartmouth administrator Carolyn Campbell-McGovern of the Ivy office, the ban on holding events like the Shrine Game on FCS campuses has been overturned. The NCAA's reversal also helps the first-year New Hampshire East-West All-Star game at UNH that will benefit the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth.
Cheers to the Brown football team for participating in the Be The Match bone marrow testing drive this week and former opponent Colgate for once again participating in Life for Life, this time raising support and awareness for the fight against Ependymoma,  a rare cancer of the brain and spinal cord.
Another spring football practice is on tap at Memorial Field late this afternoon. Check Green Alert Premium tonight for up-to-the-minute coverage.