If Thibodeaux were to leave for Norman, he would be coaching with his fifth team in five years. In 2009, he was a graduate assistant with the Houston Cougars. In 2010, he coached junior-college linemen at Navarro (Texas) College. In 2011, he coached the defensive line at Dartmouth.When Thibodeaux left Hanover last year 6-foot-3, 270-pound defensive tackle Jerry Uwaezuoke, who had taken a Dartmouth admission spot, decided to go to Tulsa instead of Hanover. Although he was re-recruited by the Big Green and was thought to be coming this way at that point, he ended up at Tulsa where it would appear he may not play for his anticipated coach after all. Find Uwaezuoke's Tulsa bio here.
It's a cautionary tale both about counting your recruits before they hatch, um, enroll, and making decisions based on a coach.
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Penn spring football practice will begin in less than a month. One day less, according to a release on the team's website. From that website:Spring Football will get underway at the University of Pennsylvania on Tuesday, March 12. The defending Ivy League champions will hold 12 practices during the 24-day spring schedule, highlighted by the annual Spring Game on April 6.Dartmouth spring practice is slated to being three days after Penn wraps up, April 9, with the spring game slated for May 4.
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The first scholarship recruiting class in the Patriot League is in place and here's a look at the incoming players from Holy Cross who Dartmouth will line up against for the next few years. Seems strange to see a full class with just 16 names on it, no?Dartmouth will play host to Bucknell this fall and the Bison recruiting class is listed here. It would appear Bucknell has split up several scholarships, with 18 players listed.
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Saw the video below on the Harvard football website and it is kind of fun. Using a technique called "tilt-shift" the filmmakers have made Boston look something like a miniature toy layout. It was on the Harvard website and is here because it begins with scenes from inside Harvard Stadium: