At the Senior Bowl, graduating Dartmouth offensive lineman Delby Lemieux shares thoughts about being shifted from tackle to center, the benefit of his quick feet, the importance of recognizing defenses, the move up from Ivy League competition, and meeting with NFL teams:
Got to speak with former Dartmouth Tackle now IOL Delby Lemieux about his transition inside and jump in level on competition among many other things!
— The Real Ball Watcher (@thaRBW) January 28, 2026
Happy to report he has met with Carolina #KeepPounding #TheDraftStartsInMobile https://t.co/MhFfTkdqLr pic.twitter.com/YJ9SCIska8
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There are a zillion stories about former Dartmouth offensive lineman Vasean Washington grad transferring to Ohio State, including one from SI.com with the headline, How Ohio State's Offensive Line Managed To Get Smarter that includes this smarmy bit (LINK):
While the Buckeyes are accustomed to adding starters and depth from the SEC, — generally with lots and lots of Alabama players — the ACC, and elsewhere amongst college football’s power conferences, it’s not often they go sniffing around the Ivy League.
If you can’t out-physical your opponent, why not try and out-smart them?
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On the subject of the portal and grad transfers, isn't it interesting that former Harvard receiver Cooper Barkate didn't make it official that he is leaving Duke to play a final season at Miami until now-former Duke quarterback Darian Mensah worked out a deal that will see him play next fall in Miami as well? (LINK)
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And if there's any doubt about Power 4 football being professional, consider this from Sportico under the headline Deion's Colorado Player Fines Push College Employee Issue To The Fore (LINK):
Colorado head football coach Deion Sanders appears to have taken a page from his days as an NFL player—and an NFLPA union member—by telling his student players they face monetary fines for failing to attend practice ($2,500), missing film sessions ($2,000), being late to practice ($500) and other fumbling of their work responsibilities.
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Finally, the journalist in me has to share a story from The Dartmouth under the headline, College approached and paid student to write op-ed in The Dartmouth. The story begins this way (LINK):
The College approached a student to promote Evergreen.AI — the College’s wellness artificial intelligence project — in an op-ed in The Dartmouth and edited the article before submission to the paper.
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The remote sensor for our indoor-outdoor thermometer was buried in the snow and did not offer up an accurate overnight reading. That being the case, here's a photo That Certain Nittany Lion '16 shared this morning from his place, about 40 minutes south of here. Even with our thermometer taking the day off I knew it was a little chilly. ;-)
