Via 247 Sports: Nick Tomkins, a 6-foot-3, 235-pound tight end/defensive end from Matawan High School in New Jersey has committed to Dartmouth. The "State of Rutgers" website lists him at 6-4, 240 with a 4.75 in the 40.
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NJ.com has a story triggered by Princeton coach Bob Surace showing his players the Ivy League championship ring he got when the Tigers shared the title during his playing days. Surace had this to say about it:“I showed the guys and they were hootin’ and hollering. I said, ‘This is the one you get when you share a title. It’s silver. And I can tell you from friends I have who have won it outright, the gold one is much better.’ They went nuts.”Surace is a candidate for the Eddie Robinson Award as the coach of the year in the FCS as chosen by The Sports Network. His capsule:
In joining the Top 25 for the first time since 2006, the No. 22 Tigers have smashed Ivy League offensive records and would clinch an outright league title with a ninth straight win this weekend. 2013 Records: 8-1, 6-0 Ivy.Sacred Heart's Mark Nofri is also among the candidates as is former Dartmouth assistant Joe Moglia, who has Coastal Carolina at 10-1.
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Speaking of Sacred Heart, the Pioneers will be joined in the NCAA playoffs by Butler, which tied with Marist and San Diego for the Pioneer Football League title. San Diego disqualified itself as a result of issues with inappropriate financial aid, leaving Butler and Marist to battle it out. The teams both finished 7-1 in the league but didn't play each other. The Sports Network explains the tiebreaking procedure:
The PFL used the seven computer ratings utilized by the College Sporting News' Gridiron Power Index to determine the automatic qualifier. Butler (9-3) was favored in five of the ratings over Marist (8-3).Given the all Ivy League teams play each other and Princeton defeated Harvard, the Tigers won't have that problem. They will advance to the playoffs even if Dartmouth beats them and Harvard beats Yale to earn a share of the title.
What's that you say, Ivy League presidents? Princeton isn't going to the playoffs? Please explain. I've got plenty of time.
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Speaking of the Gridiron Power Index, here are the new numbers for Ivy League teams and others of interest:
14. Princeton (16.57)
24. Harvard (22.29)
51. Yale (44.29)
52. Dartmouth (44.57)
53. Brown (44.71)
58. Penn (49.43)
104. Cornell (80.71)
118. Columbia (92.43)
65. Bucknell (55.29)
66. Butler (55.57)
78. Holy Cross (64.00)
