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| Kyle Bramble runs a drill. |
One of the biggest questions coming into the season for followers of the Dartmouth football team was whether promising junior tailback Kyle Bramble would be ready to go after having ACL surgery at season's end for an injury suffered against Princeton.
Bramble, who averaged 73.3 yards per game over the final three contests of 2013 despite playing behind the now-graduated Dominick Pierre, is back taking first-team reps in camp. After practice yesterday he said, "I've never felt better."
Bramble showed a knack for the big play last year, posting long runs of 37, 70 and 41 in those final three games. Check BGA Premium for a full story about his return, and for coverage of yesterday's practice.
The Big Green will be back at it this morning and BGA Premium will have a full update later in the day.
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To listen to a game-week interview with Pete Rossomando, head coach of Dartmouth Week One opponent Central Connecticut, click HERE. CCSU opens tomorrow night against Towson.
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The Cornell Daily Sun has a story about quarterback James Few, the successor to Ivy League single-season and career passing leader Jeff Mathews. (LINK) Few may not have the arm of Mathews, recently cut by the Atlanta Falcons, but he's got the edge on his predecessor in another department. From the story:“I’m definitely more mobile than [Jeff] is,” Few said with a small chuckle. “I’d say that to his face — it’s not a secret. I can move a little bit better. I’m smaller; he’s about 6’5’’, 6’6’’. I’m about 6’2’’. I kind of need to create those throwing lanes with my feet and that’s something that I feel is a strong point for me on mobility in and around the pocket.”
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Boston College is the most popular football team in Massachusetts, right? Not if you believe an InfoGraphic put together by Ticket City, which says Harvard is the more popular team. (LINK)Of course, if you look at attendance it's no contest. Let's see, BC drew 33,006 per game. Harvard drew 12,068.
The same graphic says Dartmouth is the most popular team in New Hampshire.
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SB Nation's Boston College page, meanwhile, dissects the Whiplash offense in advance of BC's game against the University of Massachusetts. (LINK) Named for former Brown quarterback and head coach Mark Whipple, now the head coach at UMass, the Whiplash was the forerunner of the offense that has helped Brown evolve into an upper echelon Ivy League team.