Thursday, July 12, 2012

Year of the Quarterback Redux?

Last year was supposed to be the Year of the Quarterback in the Ivy League but surprise, surprise, despite the graduation of four senior QBs the Ancient Eight is still well-represented this summer on the College Football Performance Awards Watch List at the position.

CFPA, which bills itself as "The largest Awards Organization in D-I Football," and, "The Official Website of College Football's Most Scientifically Rigorous Conferments," includes no fewer than four Ivy quarterbacks on its Watch List for the 2012 season. Ivy Leaguers who made the cut at different positions:


Quarterback
Sean Brackett, Columbia
Jeff Mathews, Cornell
Colton Chapple, Harvard
Billy Ragone, Penn

Running Back
Chuck Dibilio, Princeton
Mordecai Cargill, Yale

Wide Receiver
Kurt Ondash, Cornell
Shane Savage, Cornell
Luke Tasker, Cornell

Tight End
Hamilton Garner, Columbia
Kyle Juszczyk, Harvard

Defensive Tackle/Line
Josh Martin, Columbia
Brandon Copeland, Penn
Caraun Reid, Princeton

Linebacker
Brett Buehler, Cornell
Alex Norman, Harvard

Defensive Back
AJ Cruz, Brown

Placekicker
None

Punter
Jacob Dombrowski, Harvard
Joe Cloud, Princeton

Kick Returner
A.J. Cruz, Brown
Mark Kachmer, Brown
Seitu Smith II, Harvard
Chris Smith, Yale

Punt Returner
None
The Associated Press, writing about Dartmouth grad/Olympic cyclist Evie Stevens:
She graduated from Dartmouth, spent some time working at Lehman Brothers, and then went on to another Wall Street investment firm, where she admits to making “crazy” money. She had a rental house in the Hamptons, great friends and enjoyed the frenetic pace of city life.
Then one day, she gave it all up.

Read the story here.