Tuesday, July 08, 2014

Watch This

The preseason watch list for the Payton Award -- the FCS version of the Heisman Trophy as named by The Sports Network -- features 20 players including:

* One Ivy League player

* Two other players Dartmouth will face this year, and . . .

* Another familiar name.

The Ivy Leaguer is Princeton quarterback Quinn Epperly, the reigning Bushnell Cup winner as the Ancient Eight's offensive player of the year last fall.

The two other Payton watch-listers Dartmouth will face this year are New Hampshire wide receiver RJ Harris and Central Connecticut Rob Holloman.

The familiar name is Sacred Heart running back Keshaudas Spence.

Find bios and 2013 stats for all the members of the watch list HERE. The Sports Network story introducing the watch list is HERE.
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Be sure to check out the story and video interview with former Dartmouth pitcher Kyle Hendricks (LINK), who may soon be promoted to the Chicago Cubs' major league roster.
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Speaking of major league pitchers, Dartmouth righthander Adam Charnin-Aker, the son of former big league pitcher Jake Aker, is behind an initiative called Dartmouth Feeding Neighbors that redirects food left over from the college dining hall and local restaurants to help the hungry in the Upper Valley. Find a story in the Valley News.
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Following up on yesterday's announcement of the start of the 10th year of BGA Premium, those of you who already sent along checks are all set for the 2014 season. Because we are away this week, official enrollment for the coming season kicks off when we return next week.

One final note.

Because we are going to be camping Wednesday through Sunday on our summer vacation, posting here will be sporadic at best. If time and the internet permit, I'll toss some stuff up. Otherwise, the site will go quiet until early next week.