Questions And Answers

Dartmouth coach Sammy McCorkle took time last night to answer questions you submitted to BGA Overtime. Among other things, he discussed whether he thinks opening with a couple of teams that were 21-2 in the regular season last year helps or hurts. He explained why he thinks more potential group of five recruits could end up in the Ivy League in coming years, why he's in favor of next year's schedule change, and what it means to have a record number of freshmen on the travel team. All that and more in last night's BGA Overtime Questions for Coach post.

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Penn's game notes for Saturday afternoon have gone up. Find them HERE.

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It's been a minute since we've checked in on the Massey Ratings. As Dartmouth begins its Ivy League season, here's what Massey predicts for the rest of the Big Green's season (LINK):

Dartmouth 28, Penn 24 (63 percent confidence in prediction)
Yale 31, Dartmouth 24 (71 percent)
Dartmouth 31, Merrimack 17 (87 percent)
Dartmouth 28, Columbia 24 (63 percent)
Harvard 27, Dartmouth 24 (60 percent)
Dartmouth 24, Princeton 23 (50 percent)
Dartmouth 27, Cornell 24 (58 percent)
Dartmouth 28, Brown 20 (74 percent)

Massey has Yale and Harvard finishing tied for the Ivy League title at 6-1 with the Bulldogs grabbing a share with a 28-27 win over the Crimson in the finale at Fenway Park.

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The Daily Republic out of Mitchell, S.D., has a story under the headline Jackson Proctor turns backup quarterback role into offensive spark for Coyotes that explains how the former Big Green standout has found a way to help a top-25 South Dakota team despite not winning the starting nod. From the story (LINK):

"Obviously, my role is a little bit different than I kind of anticipated, but being able to just bring juice for the guys and show my electric ability on the field has been great," Proctor said. "There's a lot of different things that I can do really well, and defenses have had a hard time kind of figuring out what we're doing when I'm in the game. So, I am just going to continue to make it hard on them, and give our team the best opportunity to win the football game."

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"Jackson is a guy that sacrificed a lot and left the place where he had a ton of success, and they were winning a bunch of football games and he was all-conference, but he made a decision to come here," (USD first-year coach Matt Vitzthum) said. "And obviously, when Austyn won the starting job, he easily could have pointed fingers and complained. Instead, he has embraced his role from the jump, and we are going to continue to use Jackson in a lot of different ways. He has been extremely important to our football team." 

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Speaking of Dartmouth grad transfers . . .

• Tailback DJ Crowther '26 leads undefeated South Florida in rushing with 325 yards (81.3 yards per game), a 6.4-yard average carry, and a team-high five touchdowns. 

• Through five games wide receiver Daniel Haughton '26 leads Furman with 21 receptions for a team-high 234 yards, with one touchdown.He's also rushed four times for 20 yards.

• Linebacker Zyion Brown '16 tops The Citadel in tackles with 36, including two sacks, 3.5 stops for a loss, one interception and one breakup.

• Linebacker Micah Green '25 is second on the Merrimack tackle list with 25 stops including two tackles for loss and two quarterback hurries.

ª Tight end Chris Corbo '26 has five catches for 42 yards through four games at Georgia Tech.

• Wide receiver Grayson O'Bara '26 has two catches for 52 yards at 2-2 North Texas.

• Corner Patrick Campbell '26 has appeared in three of four games at Virginia and has three tackles.

• Dakota Quiñonez '26 has three tackles as a defensive lineman at Duke.

• Edge rusher Teddy Gianaris '26 has one tackle in four games at Wyoming.

• Blocking tight end Sean Ward '26, has appeared in three of four games at Ball State.

• Center Max Wentz '26 has not seen action at Ball State and offensive lineman Vasean Washington '26 hasn't yet appeared with Ohio State. Safety Sean Williams '25 hasn't played yet for Arkansas.

Green Alert Take: Who did I forget? Let me know in the contact box off to the right.

UPDATE

I knew I forgot someone and thanks to a loyal reader for the reminder.

• Edge rusher Marques White '23, has nine tackles, with three for a loss, 1.5 sacks, three quarterback hurries and one breakup for SMU. He's seventh on the team in tackles. Hampered by injuries at Dartmouth, he spent five years in Hanover, then one at McNeese State and one at UMass before landing at SMU for his eighth season of college football.

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EXTRA POINT
Our hummingbird feeder hasn't had a visitor for a couple of weeks now and won't until next spring. Honestly, until we put the feeder up I never gave thought to hummers heading south. I knew robins disappeared for the winter, but not hummingbirds.

An interactive map headlined Thousands of Backyards, One Journey;  Follow the hummingbirds' path, backyard by backyard reveals that our hummingbirds left right on time. If you are curious when you might spot them for the last time, check out the map HERE.