Add tailback Rashaad Cooper of Kimball HS in Tracy, Calif., to the list of Dartmouth recruits according to a very cute Tweet. Do check it out HERE.
The 5-foot-10, 191 Cooper was the All-Valley Oak League Utility Player of the Year – and on occasion apparently a one-man band. Huh?
Consider this: He had 337 yards and four touchdowns on 16 carries in a 70-28 loss to Central Catholic of Modesto. For his Yahoo profile, click HERE.
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Here's the best guess of the recruiting class at this point. Bold names are confirmed early decision recruits. Italic names have been reported as heading to Hanover with best-guess positions. (Corrections not just welcomed but encouraged ;-)
QUARTERBACK
Harry Kraft
5-8, 174
Chestnut Hill, Mass./Belmont Hill
Scott Lloyd
6-3, 210
Fullerton, Calif./Berkshire School
Vito Penza
6-3, 225
Youngstown, Ohio/Ursuline HS
RUNNING BACK
Rashaad Cooper
5-10, 191
Tracy, Calf./Kimball HS
Miles Smith
5-10, 205
Alpharetta, Ga./Alpharetta HS
WIDE RECEIVER
Dylan Mellor
6-1, 190
Purcellville, Va/Woodgrove HS
Emmanuel Soto
6-2 1/2, 190
Davie, Fla./University School of Nova
OFFENSIVE LINE
Nick Capella
6-6, 273
Ventura, Calif./St. Bonaventure HS
Matt Kaskey
6-6, 295
Winnetka, Ill./New Trier HS
John Kilcommons
6-3, 297
Berwynn, Ill./Nazareth Academy
Patrick Kilcommons
6-2, 280
Berwynn, Ill./Nazareth Academy
TIGHT END
Kevin Barrett
6-5, 217
Saco, Maine/Thornton Academy
INTERIOR DEFENSIVE LINE
Brandon Chu
6-0, 288
Plano, Texas/Trinity Christian HS
Jackson Perry
6-2, 275
Las Vegas, Nev./Bishop Gorman HS
DEFENSIVE END
Jimmy McHugh
6-3, 265
Moorestown, N.J./Moorestown HS
Kalil Washington
6-1, 220
Robinson, Texas/Robinson HS
LINEBACKER
Harrison Farber
6-2 1/2, 208
Cresskill, N.J./Cresskill HS
Jake Moen
6-4, 220
Gilroy, Calif./Christopher HS
Nathan Nunez
6-2, 220
Amherst, Ohio/Steele HS
Jack Traynor
6-0, 220
Lake Forest, Ill./Lake Forest HS
DEFENSIVE BACK
Rivers Cahee
5-11, 185
Lafayette, La./Taft School
ATHLETE
Drew Hunnicutt
6-2, 190
Argyle, Texas/Liberty Christian HS
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Former Dartmouth assistant Glenn Pires, who has gone on to have a long career as an NFL assistant, has joined John Fox's staff as linebackers coach for the Chicago Bears. (LINK) He had been in the same position with the Atlanta Falcons for the past seven years. Find his Wikipedia entry HERE.
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And finally, the video isn't particularly good but you can see Tyler Varga's two touchdowns in yesterday's Senior Bowl here:
Varga had four carries for 31 yards and three receptions for 39 yards while also opening eyes as a blocker. (LINK)
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In a bizarre coincidence, the Dartmouth men's basketball team roared back from a 14-point second-half deficit to shock Harvard yesterday on its home floor and the Harvard women's basketball team roared back from, you guessed it, a 14-point second-half deficit to shock Dartmouth on its home floor. Find the men's story HERE and the women's story HERE.
