(Video interview with Coach Buddy Teevens courtesy of Dartmouth Sports Publicity.)
Dartmouth begins football practice today. The temperature is expected to be about 80 degrees with 58 percent humidity and a chance of scattered thunder storms when the players take the field. There will be full coverage on BGA Premium tonight.
Here's the tentative practice schedule taken straight from the team website:
Wednesday, August 28
3:30-5:30 p.m.
Thursday, August 29
WHITE — 8:15-9:30 a.m.
GREEN — 9:45-11:00 a.m.
Friday, August 30
GREEN — 8:15-9:30 a.m.
WHITE — 9:45-11:00 a.m.
Saturday, August 31
WHITE — 8:15-9:30 a.m.
GREEN — 9:45-11:00 a.m.
Sunday, September 1
10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Monday, September 2
8:30-11:00 a.m.
4:15-6:45 p.m. (Blackman Field)
Tuesday, September 3
3:00-5:30 p.m. (Blackman Field)
Wednesday, September 4
8:30-11:00 a.m.
4:15-6:45 p.m. (Blackman Field)
Thursday, September 5
3:00-5:30 p.m.
Friday, September 6
8:30-11:00 a.m.
4:15-6:45 p.m. (Blackman Field)
Saturday, September 7
1:00-3:30 p.m. (Scrimmage with officials)
Sunday, September 8
Off day
Monday, September 9
8:30-11:00 a.m.
4:15-6:45 p.m. (Blackman Field)
Tuesday, September 10
3:00-5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, September 11
7:00-9:30 a.m.
2:30-5:00 p.m. (Blackman Field)
Thursday, September 12
1:00-3:30 p.m. (Scrimmage vs. Harvard)
Friday, September 13
3:45-6:15 p.m.
Saturday, September 14
10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Sunday, September 15
Find a release about the start of practice here.
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From The Sports Network's Bold Predictions column:
Teams in the lower half of their conference preseason poll with the best chances of stealing a title are The Citadel in the Southern Conference, Princeton in the Ivy League and Norfolk State in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
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The Georgetown football message board spills the beans on where the free Patriot League streaming network falls down. Georgetown, the only league school not offering football scholarships, isn't streaming any home games. Lafayette is, but not over the Patriot League network. Read a pretty harsh critique of Georgetown's institutional approach to football here.
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Game One opponent Butler kicks off its season with a challenging opener at No. 6 South Dakota State Saturday night (Butler release) and Game Two rival Holy Cross is at Bryant Saturday afternoon. (Holy Cross release)The Sports Network picks the Crusaders to win and the Bulldogs to lose.
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The Daily Pennsylvanian writes that Penn coach Al Bagnoli addressed the departure of fifth-year senior running back Lyle Marsh at the Quaker media day this way:“Lyle was a premier player. Brandon Colavita comes back for his fifth year, he was another all-league running back. Spencer Kulcsar we used quite a bit last year toward the end when we had some injuries, he’s a very explosive, dynamic running back. We have a sophomore, Mike Elespuru, who has the chance to be a really good player. I think we’ll be okay, but obviously when you miss a premium kid, it’s gotta take some toll on you.”The DP also has a story headlined, Nine months in the life of Billy Ragone. Regarding the chance to quarterback Penn to a fourth Ivy League title, fifth-year senior told the media:
"It’s something that hasn’t been done a lot in this league. Having that being something that’s attainable is a motivator. You always want to leave your legacy behind everywhere you go, and this is an opportunity to kind of leave your legacy behind in this league. Something that special that could really kind of put the cherry on top of a nice career here.”
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The Yale Daily News writes about standout kick returner Chris Smith returning to the Bulldogs after a year away. Smith had back-to-back kick returns for touchdowns of 79 and 83 yards against Brown in 2010.
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Abbey D'Agostino, who might well be the most decorated athlete in Dartmouth history by the time she graduates in the spring – if she's not already – is on the cover of the September issue of Running Times magazine and is featured inside in a lengthy story. Click here to read the story.
