Former Dartmouth offensive lineman Jake Guidone '21, who helped UConn to a bowl game as an anchor of the Huskies' offensive line, is probably the only center hoping to make it to an NFL camp who has two touchdown catches to his credit. The 2021 AP All-American third-team member hauled in a four-yard TD pass against Penn in 2018 and a 27-yarder against Cornell later that season when he was pressed into action as a tight end.
Guidone told The Gridiron Crew website his athleticism should be a selling point for NFL teams. Asked, "What separates you from the other pro prospects at your position?," he answered:
My versatility separates me from other pro prospects. Over my career, I have played center, guard, and tight end, gaining significant confidence in my abilities. I look forward to the opportunity to help any team, at any position.
Find the full Q&A HERE.
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Princeton men's and women's basketball teams swept their way into the NCAA Tournament by each winning a pair of games in the Ivy Tourney held in the friendly confines of Jadwin Gymnasium.
The 14th-seeded Princeton men (22-8) will now play two-seed Arizona (28-6) in the South Regional on Thursday in Sacramento at 4 p.m. Eastern.
The Princeton women (23-5) earned a 10 seed and will play seventh-seeded North Carolina State (20-11) Friday in Salt Lake City with the time to be announced. The other opening-round game in SLC pits No. 2 Utah against No. 15 Gardner-Webb (29-4).
Three other Ivy League basketball teams also will see their seasons continue.
The Yale (21-8) men will play in the NIT at No. 2 seed Vanderbilt (20-14) Tuesday at 8 p.m., with the winner to face the winner of Michigan-Toledo.
On the women's side Columbia (23-5) – agonizingly the first team out of the NCAA’s – earned the WNIT automatic qualifier bid. Harvard (17-11) and Penn (17-11) also are in the field, with the bracket to be announced around 11 a.m. today.
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EXTRA POINT
Mrs. BGA and I are escaping town just ahead of the Nor'easter. (At least we *hope* we are getting out ahead of it.) It used to be anytime we went away meant a stop at the bank to get traveler's checks. To a large extent I guess in this era of credit cards, debit cards, Apple Pay and ATMs they've gone the way of landlines. Oh wait. WE still have a landline, but rest assured, we won't be stopping by the bank to pick up any traveler's checks. ;-)
FYI, you'll still get your BGA Daily fix while we're away. More on that tomorrow.
