I think that might be something we, as a league, need to consider because it is a bit of a grind going straight through 13, 14 games. That's something, calendar-wise, for the league and for each school to figure out how it will work. Do we start earlier? Or do you put one in the middle? It's something we're going to have to continue to discuss to figure out what works best for all eight schools.
Although the Ivy League begins its football season later than any other FCS conference, that isn't the case for all sports. Dartmouth’s women’s soccer team kicked off the 2024 season with an exhibition game on August 18, followed by its first official game on August 23. In contrast, the football season didn’t start until September 21, nearly a full month later. Sure, football would have to start camp earlier, but it is doable.
Green Alert Take: Pushing the start of the season up by a week would be beneficial for two reasons. First, it would enhance player well-being by allowing an extra week for rest and recovery during the season. And second, it would give the Ivies more flexibility in nonconference scheduling against teams that by late in September are largely into conference play.
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WCAX TV, the CBS affiliate in Burlington, Vt., has a report on the Ivy League rescinding the playoff ban with thoughts from McCorkle HERE
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The local Valley News writes about the playoffs with thoughts from graduating quarterback Jackson Proctor, one of the players instrumental in making it happen. Find that story HERE.
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The Associated Press has a story about the playoff development HERE.
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Dartmouth junior offensive tackle Delby Lemieux has been named to the Football Central All-America second team. Columbia defensive back Hayden McDonald was the lone Ivy Leaguer to be named to the first team. Joining Lemieux on the second team were Penn running back Malachi Hosley and Harvard wide receiver Cooper Barkate.
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Lemieux also has been named to the Division I FCS All-ECAC team. He's joined on the team (featuring schools from Virginia through the northeast) by:
Penn RB Malachi Hosley
Yale WR David Pantelis
Harvard WR Cooper Barkate
Harvard OL Mike Entwistle
Penn DB Shiloh Means
Penn P Albert Jang
Harvard RS Scott Woods II
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EXTRA POINT
I hooked a timer up to one of our strings of outdoor lights yesterday that should turn them on at sunset and off six hours later. I wasn't sure the timer was set properly because I didn't install it until well after sunrise, and the prospect of heading down the driveway to pull the plug on the lights late at night was not appealing. That being the case, it was a "whew" moment when they shut off by themselves. Now we'll have to see if they turn on automagically tonight at sunset.;-)