football as a former beat writer covering Princeton, and so his "Ivy League Spring Primer" should carry a little extra weight. Here's another reason: Haley does his homework, checking in with conference schools before hitting the keyboard.
This morning you can find his TSN Ivy League spring outlook HERE.
To get you started, here are a few outtakes from Craig's piece:
Harvard, coming off an unbeaten season as the Ivy champion, and Dartmouth, last year's league runner-up, remain the teams to beat this year.And . . .
Yale will find it impossible to replace not only running back Tyler Varga, the 2014 Ivy League offensive player of the year, but a pair of wide receivers, Grant Wallace and Deon Randall, who combined on over 2,000 receiving yards last season.And . . .
Dartmouth coach Buddy Tevens had been building toward last year's 8-2 season and second-place finish. With quarterback Dalyn Williams primed for a big senior campaign, the Big Green will challenge Harvard for their first title since 1996.And . . .
Dartmouth's top running back, Kyle Bramble, will miss spring practices after suffering a late-season injury, so sophomore Ryder Stone, senior Brian Grove and junior Abrm McQuarters hope to impress in the meantime.And . . .
Dartmouth's title bid hinges a lot on the Big Green replacing three starters on the offensive line. Junior tackle Dave Morrison (6-foot-5, 300 pounds) is ready to put his apprenticeship to good use.
Something Haley pulled up that I hadn't realized: Every Ivy League school except Princeton has a quarterback with starting experience returning.
TSN also lists the starting date for spring football at each school. Princeton, of course, is already on the field in preparation for its spring game in Japan. Next to start (weather permitting) are Brown and Princeton, which are supposed to hit the field Monday.
Dartmouth is slated to begin spring ball on April 7.