Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Getting To Know . . .

Get to know Robin Harris, executive director of the Ivy League, through this video from August of 2011. She discusses her background, the formation of the league, the origin and execution of Ivy League concussion rules, football rivalries and more:


The South Charlotte News has a story about 20 seniors from Charlotte Country Day School going on to play college sports next year. Listed are nine football players including two headed to Dartmouth. (Kicker Alex Gakenheimer and punter Ben Kepley). Others will play at Elon, Washington & Lee, Wake Forest, Howard, Rhodes and Kenyon.
This morning brought a reminder that Matthan Houser '04 was chosen by his peers as Tennessee high school football's District 6AAA Coach of the Year in his first season as a head coach. The Sparta News writes about the job he did at White County High School.
Lindy's Magazine has published its FCS preseason top 25 for this fall and it's hardly a surprise that there is no Ivy League team listed. Here's how the venerable Lindy's sees the FCS stacking up:
  • 1. North Dakota State 
  • 2. Georgia Southern 
  • 3. Montana State 
  • 4. South Dakota State 
  • 5. Wofford 
  • 6. Eastern Washington 
  • 7. Central Arkansas 
  • 8. Towson 
  • 9. Villanova 
  • 10. Sam Houston State 
  • 11. New Hampshire 
  • 12. Appalachian State 
  • 13. Northern Iowa 
  • 14. Stony Brook 
  • 15. Coastal Carolina 
  • 16. Northern Arizona 
  • 17. Bethune-Cookman 
  • 18. Eastern Illinois 
  • 19. Youngstown State 
  • 20. Chattanooga 
  • 21. Richmond 
  • 22. Illinois St 
  • 23. Montana 
  • 24. Wagner 
  • 25. Tennessee State