Friday, June 13, 2025

TV Talk

Eagle-eyed readers might have noticed yesterday a new date for Dartmouth's Week 6 game against Columbia over there to the right. Here’s the reason for the change:

That’s the ESPNU Ivy League broadcast schedule. The matchup with Columbia, pitting two of the three Ivy League champions from last fall, will be the Big Green’s only appearance on ESPNU. (All of Dartmouth’s Ivy League games will be carried on ESPN+.)

Here’s the full ESPNU Friday night schedule:

Friday, Oct. 3 – Columbia at Princeton – 7:30 p.m. 

Friday, Oct. 10 – Cornell at Harvard – 7 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 24 – Columbia at Dartmouth6 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 31 – Brown at Penn – 7 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 7 – Harvard at Columbia – 7 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 22 – Harvard at Yale – 12 p.m.

Appearances per school:

3 - Harvard 

3 - Columbia 

1 - Princeton 

1 - Brown 

1 - Cornell  

1 - Dartmouth

1 - Penn 

1 - Yale 

Green Alert Take: If nothing else, having the Columbia game on Friday night gives the Big Green an extra day to get ready for the trip to Harvard the next Saturday, right?
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Headline out of the UFL:
The United Football League today announced that DC Defenders Head Coach Shannon Harris has been named the 2025 UFL Buddy Teevens Coach of the Year.

From the story (LINK):

The UFL Coach of the Year Award is named in honor of Buddy Teevens, a longtime head coach at Dartmouth College, who was celebrated for his forward-thinking approach, unwavering commitment to player safety and well-being and lasting impact on the game over a nearly 40-year coaching career. 

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Headline on one of the many SI.com pages:

Illinois Offers Four-Star Tight End From New Jersey Football Family; On Wednesday, the Illini offered Don Bosco Prep's JT Geraci, who would be the third brother in his family to play college football

From the story (LINK):

Geraci, a 6-foot-5, 230-pound tight end from the class of 2027, has already visited Pittsburgh and Syracuse, and the next step for Illinois would be to work on scheduling him for a trip to Champaign. Geraci comes from a football family – his brothers Mike (Michigan) and Alex (Dartmouth) have already been through the recruiting process, so he probably already knows how the whole thing works.

Geraci, who will be a junior this fall, could very well have north of 10 scholarship offers by the end of the new year. Being the first Big Ten team to offer him gives the Illini a bit of an advantage, but Rutgers and Maryland – "local" conference rivals – might very well come knocking on Geraci's door soon.

Alex Geraci will play this fall at UMass as a grad transfer after collecting his Dartmouth diploma.

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While Dartmouth’s three nonconference opponents kick off the 2025 season in 79 days, the Big Green and Ivy League are 100 days away from starting their seasons:

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Speaking of countdowns, the Ivy League added its third offensive lineman in the HERO Sports uniform countdown for the best FCS player wearing each number. The latest to be honored is Penn’s William Bergin, who wears number 72. The Ivy honorees to date (LINK):

81 - TE Seamus Gilmartin, Harvard

77 - OL Noah Jordan, Columbia

75 - OL Delby Lemieux, Dartmouth 

72 OL William Bergin, Penn

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EXTRA POINT

Gotta admit something. While Im so happy That Certain Dartmouth 14 found her life partner, its still a little jarring to get emails or letters from her with his last name on them. I know what you are thinking. Its also her last name now, and it’s nothing our parents didn’t go through, but it still takes a little getting used to. ;-)