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Former Harvard receiver/return specialist Justice Shelton-Mosley signed with the Chiefs after spending his grad transfer season at Vanderbilt and Brown grad Christian Montano, who started all last season at center for Tulane, signed with the Steelers.
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The Ivy League football website had a story under the headline, 20 Ivies Prepare For Professional Opportunities Ahead Of 2020 NFL Draft that featured this list:Michael Hoecht, Brown (DL – Oakwood, Ohio)
Daniel DeLorenzi, Columbia (DL – Cedar Grove, N.J.)
Benjamin McKeighan, Columbia (DB – Scottsdale, Ariz.)
Rory Schlageter, Columbia (TE – Maplewood, N.J.)
Mo Bradford, Cornell (LB – Hot Springs, Ark.)
Harold Coles, Cornell (RB – Erie, Pa.)
David Jones, Cornell (DB – Sugar Land, Texas)
Jelani Taylor, Cornell (DB – Beecher, Mich.)
Jared Gerbino, Dartmouth (QB/TE – Rush, N.Y.)
Hunter Hagdorn, Dartmouth (WR – Manvel, Texas)
Niko Lalos, Dartmouth (DL – Akron, Ohio)
Zach Sammartino, Dartmouth (OL – Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Isiah Swann, Dartmouth (DB – Queen Creek, Ariz.)
Karekin Brooks, Penn (RB – Marietta, Ga.)
Graham Adomitis, Princeton (TE – Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Kevin Davidson, Princeton (QB – Danville, Calif.)
Ryan Quigley, Princeton (RB – Lansdale, Pa.)
Dieter Eiselen, Yale (OL – Stellenbosch, South Africa)
Reed Klubnik, Yale (WR – Austin, Texas)
Kurt Rawlings, Yale (QB – Bel Air, Md.)
Green Alert Take: I've gotta say, whoever compiled that list was a tad optimistic in the accompanying story, writing that Davidson, was "likely to be the first Ivy off the board . . ."
If you are interested in cross-checking to see if any more of the Ivy hopefuls sign, there are regularly updated listings HERE and HERE.
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The Ivy League is hardly alone coming up empty in the draft. The all-time low of six FCS draft picks came from just four conferences:Two were from the Colonial Athletic AssociationCraig Haley of STATS makes the good point that beyond the lack of Pro Days brought about by the pandemic, top FCS players electing to grad transfer to FBS schools stripped the lower level of some of its most likely draft picks. Looking ahead, next year's FCS draft prospects took a hit with several players declaring this year – and not being chosen – when they might have had a better shot a year from now. Find the story HERE.
Two were from the Missouri Valley
One was from the Ohio Valley
One was from the Pioneer Football League
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Speaking of the NFL, a story in the New York Times does not sound particularly optimistic. From the story:Even as the league basks in the draft spotlight, its teams and officials — after initially insisting that the season would proceed as usual — have been dropping hints this week that the hurdles to returning to the field are daunting, particularly with fans in attendance.And . . .
“We’ll go anywhere the science takes us and nowhere the science doesn’t,” Dr. Thom Mayer said. “We’re going to look at everything as long as it keeps the patient-player, all 2,500 of them, safe."Green Alert Take: If the NFL returns in the fall there's no guarantee college football will be played. But take this to the bank: If the NFL doesn't return, there's absolutely no chance there will be college football in 2020.
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EXTRA POINT – Sitting on the nightstand on my side of the bed is a portable AM/FM/shortwave radio, and fiddling with it a few nights ago I thought back to junior high school when I received as a gift a Hallicrafters desktop shortwave radio. I strung a long copper antenna out my bedroom window and on Friday and Saturday nights would stay up until the wee hours trying to tune in stations from around the world. In a box somewhere I've got QSL cards I received in the mail from stations in Moscow, Quito, Ecuador, Havana, the Netherlands, Kiev and many more mailed to me for sending the stations information about the time, band, program and quality of signal I received. How many times did I go running for my mother, who was born and raised in Copenhagen, so she could listen to a few minutes of her native language before the sound faded away or was overtaken by interference?With only the glare of the radio dial lighting my darkened room, every night was a virtual treasure hunt. Sorry, but something has been lost when you can CLICK HERE and listen to radio from København. The sound may be crystal clear but it's not nearly as much fun ;-)
