Ryan Paganetti '14, who spent a little time as a Dartmouth running back as a freshman before injuries cut short his career, has found a new home in the NFL. From FootballScoop:
Las Vegas Raiders: Ryan Paganetti has joined the coaching staff as head coach research specialist, where his role will include game management responsibilities, per Seth Walder. He most recently was director of football analytics with the Jaguars and previously worked with Raiders offensive coordinator in Philly.
Paganetti spent six years in the Philadelphia Eagles' front office and the last three years was on staff with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Find his Dartmouth football bio HERE.
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In a posting headlined FCS Football: These 12 Are Facing Added Pressure in 2025 Season, Craig Haley of Stats Perform makes the point that with opportunity comes a little pressure for Ivy League football teams. From the post (LINK):
The Ancient Eight are eligible for the postseason for the first time in 80 years, so anything but an impressive FCS playoff showing would be a letdown. The strength of Ivy teams hasn’t been the same since the pandemic – their number of combined weeks in the national rankings over the last four seasons (27) is lower than the two seasons before sitting out the 2020-21 academic year (32 in 2018 and ’19).
Green Alert Take: To be sure, the Ivy League could use a strong showing to reinforce what many believe has been a significant improvement in the quality of play over the past dozen or so years. I'm just not sure weeks in the national poll is the metric I'd use to compare the Ivies before and after the pandemic.
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EXTRA POINT
The first day of spring was last week but apparently no one told Mother Nature. It’s 22 degrees and snowing as I write this.
