The Questions for Coach are all set but there's still time to send one this way before I head out to practice. Just go to the top of yesterday's post and click on the link. Thanks!
The BGA Overtime preview of Ivy League teams went up on the site last night. Questions for Coach will be posted tomorrow, with a look at Dartmouth's nonconference opponents the next day. Be sure to stop by later in the week for a New Hampshire preview, predictions of next weekend's games and coverage of Dartmouth-New Hampshire. There could even be a surprise in store, so stay tuned.
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At long last it is finally game week for Ivy League teams. While we wait six more days for Ivy League action to start, here's how Dartmouth opponents performed in their Week 3 games yesterday:
Ball State 34, New Hampshire 29
Two missed field goals spelled the difference for the Wildcats, whose final chance to upset the FBS team ended on a fourth down incompletion at the Ball State 40 with seven seconds remaining. New Hampshire quarterback Matt Vezza threw for 259 yards and ran for 78, after the Wildcats (2-1) got a 30-yard return of a blocked punt for a touchdown to open the scoring. Ball State (1-2) ran for 308 yards in front of 10,512 on a rainy afternoon in Muncie.
Central Connecticut 31, Saint Francis 7
The Blue Devils (2-1) held the visitors to 51 yards on the ground, picked off two passes and recovered three fumbles to break open a close game and win going away. The game was tied, 7-7, at the half only to see Central Connecticut outscore Saint Francis (0-3) after the break, 24-0. A happy crowd of 2,211 saw the Red Flash held to minus-nine yards of total offense over the final two quarters. Brady Olson had 193 yards and two touchdowns through the air for Central Connecticut.
Stony Brook 41, Fordham 14
Trailing at the half, 13-0, Fordham got a field goal and a touchdown pass 23 seconds apart midway through the third quarter before Stony Brook reeled off the next 28 points. A 93-yard touchdown pass triggered the onslaught and a 52-yard interception return capped it as Fordham fell to 0-3. Stony Brook improved to 1-2 before 5,769 on Long Island.
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EXTRA POINT
I had a bowl of "wheat & rice flakes with real strawberries" for breakfast this morning and not for the first time found myself amazed. The last time we bought a name-brand version of this same cereal there were almost no strawberries to be found. We've gone back to buying the store brand because there were strawberry pieces in just about every spoonful – and some of them were pretty big. I'd actually pay more for the store brand than the name brand. But, as I'm sure you guessed, it's significantly cheaper. Go figure.
