A New Name

It's one thing when a Twitter account – even from a reputable organization – Tweets a college commitment. It's another thing when the subject of that news  re-Tweets it, which is exactly what long snapper Grant Jaffe did (LINK) when "Rubio Long Snapping" reported he has committed to Dartmouth.

Jaffe is a 6-foot-5, 225-pound senior at Santa Margarita High School in Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. Here's what longsnapping guru Chris Rubio has written of him (LINK):

He has incredible size and passes an eyeball test immediately. Kid is massive and look like D1 athlete right now. Ball is smooth and very catchable.

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Speaking of special teams standouts, Dartmouth punter Ben Kepley was selected as the Ivy League special teams player of the week by the conference office. (LINK) From the release:

Dartmouth junior punter Ben Kepley (Charlotte, N.C.) played a huge role in keeping the Big Green undefeated in a 13-9 win over Columbia. In a game that hinged on field position, Kepley was called upon a career-high 11 times to boot the ball, averaging 38.5 yards per punt, while dropping four inside the 20-yard line. His  first three punts all came from his own end zone, two of which he launched 50 or more yards with a total of seven (return) yards on the three kicks. Of his 11 punts (one shy of the school record), seven were high enough to warrant a fair catch and only one was returned at all. 

Named to the honor roll were Cody Fullerton Fulleton and Dalyn Williams. (Sometimes I hate spell check ;-)

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The Wise Guys have installed Harvard as a 7.5 point favorite over Dartmouth.
Elsewhere, they like:

Brown at home by 1 over Penn
Yale at home by 10.5 over Columbia
Princeton at home by 23 over Cornell

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STATS FCS Poll
1. Jacksonville State (6-1)
2 Coastal Carolina (7-0)
3. Illinois State (6-1)
4. Chattanooga (6-1)
5 Eastern Washington (5-2)
6. Richmond (6-1)
7. North Dakota State (5-2)
8 Sam Houston State (5-2)
9. James Madison (7-1)
10. McNeese State (7-0)
11. Fordham (7-1)
12. Portland State (6-1)
13. Eastern Kentucky (5-2)
14. South Dakota State (5-2)
15. Harvard (6-0)
16. William & Mary (5-2)
17. Montana (4-3)
18. UNI (3-4)
19. Montana State (4-3)
20. North Carolina A&T (6-1)
21. Indiana State (4-3)
22. Dartmouth (6-0)
23. Western Illinois (4-3)
24. Charleston Southern (6-1)
25. Youngstown State (3-4)
Others Receiving Votes: Southern Utah (354) , Grambling State (147) , South Dakota (117) , Southeastern Louisiana (92) , Bethune-Cookman (65) , Alcorn State (63) , UT Martin (61) , Citadel (60) , Eastern Illinois (33) , Villanova (32) , Southern Illinois (26) , New Hampshire (26) , Western Carolina (19) , Liberty (18) , Towson (15) , Central Arkansas (14) , Dayton (12) , Cal Poly (10) , North Dakota (9) , Northern Arizona (6) , Prairie View A&M (5) , Southern University (4) , Jacksonville (4) , Furman (2) , Kennesaw State (2) , Penn (1) , South Carolina State (1) , Bryant (1)

FCS Coaches Poll
1. Coastal Carolina (7-0)
2.  Jacksonville State (6-1)
3. Illinois State (6-1)
4. Chattanooga (6-1)
5 Eastern Washington (5-2)
6. North Dakota State (5-2)
7. McNeese State (7-0)
8. Richmond (6-1)
9. James Madison (7-1)
10 Sam Houston State (5-2)
11. Fordham (7-1)
12. Portland State (6-1)
13. South Dakota State (5-2)
14. Eastern Kentucky (5-2)
15. William & Mary (5-2)
16. Harvard (6-0)
17. Montana (4-3)
18. Montana State (4-3)
19. Charleston Southern (6-1)
20. North Carolina A&T (6-1)
21.UNI (3-4)
22. Dartmouth (6-0)
23. Indiana State (4-3)
24/t. Southern Utah (5-2)
24/t. Youngstown State (3-4)
Others Receiving Votes: The Citadel 50, Western Illinois 46, Grambling State 29, Southeastern Louisiana 18, Bethune-Cookman 14, Towson 11, Villanova 9, South Dakota 8, Eastern Illinois 7, Liberty 7, New Hampshire 4, Delaware 3, Alcorn State 3, Central Arkansas 2, UT Martin 1

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