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The Daily Pennsylvanian includes a note that is hard-to-believe given Penn's dominance in the series of later, but it's true:In all but two games since 2006, including each of the last three contests, the game between Penn and Dartmouth has been decided on the final possession.The story includes this:
Dartmouth junior running back Dominick Pierre is averaging 127.5 yards per contest.
However, the Quakers aren’t too worried about Pierre, who is “in a long line of backs we’ve already faced,” (Penn coach Al) Bagnoli said.Penn, you may remember, recruited Pierre and there were reports he was headed there until he committed to Dartmouth.
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The DP blog The Buzz has a new feature "in which we predict three players whose stock will rise and fall over the course of upcoming games." From that feature:Few positions for the Quakers should benefit most from the non-conference-to-Ivy-League drop in competition level than the secondary.Listen closely and you can hear voices around the Ivy League saying "ouch" at the "drop in competition level" line.
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Phillydotcom has a capsule preview of Saturday's game.
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From the Ivy League website:The Ivy League announced today that it has suspended Cornell football freshman defensive back Jarrod Watson-Lewis for the Big Red's Sept. 29 game at Bucknell for a targeted hit that resulted in a personal foul during the Sept. 22 Yale-Cornell game.I fully understand that rumors would swirl and questions would be asked if the Ivy League didn't post this, but I have to admit it makes me uncomfortable that it's played prominently on the league website. A kid made a mistake and, while it's not intended this way, it's almost as if he is now is wearing a scarlet letter. I suppose the Ivy League is caught between the dog and the fire hydrant on this one.
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From Dartmouth Now:At most colleges that participate in Division I athletics, foreign study is not typically an option for student-athletes. At Dartmouth, however, the D-Plan’s quarter system opens a world of possibilities.The story includes this about athletes who wintered in Barcelona:
John Higgins ’14 and six of his football teammates “ran on treadmills or at the beach. It was tough to find a field to run on and to throw a football, but we managed.”I was originally a little disappointed that I didn't have a chance to freelance this article for Now, but the quote by a certain distance runner immediately after the quote by Higgins might have made it a little awkward for me ;-)
