Wednesday, December 06, 2017

Returning RBs (And A Wildcat)

Leading Returning Ivy League Rushers (By Team)
Ranked by rushing yardage/Year in school is per this fall

YALE
Freshman Zane Dudek 1,133 yards, 7.1 yards per carry, 15 TD
Sophomore Alan Lamar, 557, 4.3, 5 TD (2016, missed 2017)

PENN
Sophomore Karekin Brooks, 840, 6.7, 9 TD
Sophomore Abe Willows, 373, 5.7, 2 TD

HARVARD
Junior Charlie Booker, 733, 5.2, 6 TD
Freshman Aaron Shampkin, 363, 4.5 3 TD

PRINCETON
Junior Charlie Volker, 600, 4.3, 14 TD
Freshman Collin Eaddy, 376, 6.0, 2TD

CORNELL
Sophomore Harold Coles, 515, 6.4, 3 TD
Junior Chris Walker, 282, 3.5, 2 TD

DARTMOUTH
Sophomore Jared Gerbino, 428, 5.0, 7 TD
Junior Rashaad Cooper, 161, 4.1, 1 TD
Junior Miles Smith, 134, 4.2, 0 TD

COLUMBIA
Sophomore Tanner Thomas, 312, 3.4, 1TD
Sophomore Lynnard Rose, 48, 3.7, 0 TD

BROWN
Freshman Darius Daies, 263, 3.9, 3 TD
Junior David Moodie, 204, 4.7, 0 TD
Fanned on this one yesterday . . .

Princeton senior quarterback Chad Kanoff and Yale senior linebacker Matthew Oplinger were named the offensive and defensive players of the year in the Ivy League. (LINK)
Headline from a story in the Daily Pennsylvanian (LINK):
This one minor statistic might show why Penn football didn't defend its Ivy League title 
In every game the Quakers won, they recorded a red zone stop; in every loss, they got zero
New Mississippi State head football coach Joe Moorhead is hiring Fordham's Andrew Briener as quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator. That means two Patriot League head coaching searches going on with Holy Cross already looking for a replacement for Tom Gilmore. Expect at least a few Ivy League assistants to be in the mix.