Thursday, August 01, 2019

Happy August And A Quiz

Now that it's August we can now officially say preseason starts later this month and the season starts next month ;-)

With Yale finally posting its recruiting class it's time for something different – a 10-question Where Do They Come From? quiz ;-)

Here are a few questions about the compiled Ivy League recruiting class (including at least a few walk-ons as well). Make your best guesses and then check the answers at the bottom. Have fun!

1. What is the greatest number of players coming into the Ivy League this fall from any one state?

2. What is that state?

3. How many of the top-10 feeder states for incoming freshmen can you name?

4. How many states can claim double-figures for freshman football players?

5.  How many states have no players coming in?

6. Name those states.

7. How many states have just one player coming in?

8. Name those states.

9. What state is sending the most players to one school?

10. What is that school?



Dartmouth continues to push the Nov. 9 *home* game against Princeton at Yankee Stadium. Here Big Green coach Buddy Teevens talks about his Dartmouth history and the history to be made in The Bronx.

Former Dartmouth offensive lineman Matt Kaskey '19 signs away at Rams camp.
1. What is the greatest number of players coming into the Ivy League this fall from any one state?
25

2. What is that state?
New Jersey

3. How many of the top-10 feeder states for incoming freshmen can you name?
25 New Jersey
22 California
19 Georgia
17 Florida
15 Pennsylvania
13 Ohio
12 Texas
11 Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts

4. How many states can claim double-figures for freshman football players?
11 (North Carolina joins the list above with 10 incoming players)

5.  How many states have no players coming in?
14

6. Name those states.
Alaska, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming.

7. How many states have just one player coming in?
9

8. Name those states.
Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana Mississippi, Nebraska, Oregon, South Carolina, Utah, Washington (plus the District of Columbia).

9. What state is sending the most players to one school?
Florida

10. What is that school?
Dartmouth with seven