After four years without tackling in practice, former Dartmouth linebacker Teddy Gianaris was apparently more-than-ready to get after it as a grad transfer at Wyoming. Here's the lede to the story above:
One of the new guys immediately broke a cardinal rule.
On an inside run play Tuesday inside War Memorial Stadium, running back Samuel Harris took the hand off and patiently made his way toward the line of scrimmage. The sophomore they call "Tote" didn't have a chance to show off his trademark speed.
He was unceremoniously dumped the second he entered the masses.
That tackle came courtesy of Thaddeus Gianaris, a graduate transfer from Dartmouth.
More from the story:
t wasn't an audible rear-end chewing, but Jay Sawvel joked that he did threaten to toss the 6-foot-2, 244-pound defensive end out of practice if that ever happens again.
"He's a psychopath," Wyoming's head coach said with a smile.
And . . .
"The one thing that Thaddeus has is, you know, his motor is crazy good," Sawvel said. "Obviously, he was a first team all-conference player where he was before. Look, that guy's wired really well -- and I appreciate that.
"I had to tell him, this isn't part of the deal right now to take down a back in no pads right now."
Read the full story HERE.
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Dartmouth held its Pro Day yesterday and the program's social media shared these photos:
Click HERE and HERE to see full-sized versions of these picture from Dartmouth social media.
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Headline on an FCS Football Central story: Top 5 FCS Offensive Prospects In The 2026 NFL Draft; Who are the top offensive FCS prospects in the 2026 NFL Draft class? From that story (LINK):
5. Delby Lemieux | IOL | Dartmouth
Lemieux is a fringe NFL roster prospect with upside as he transitions from offensive tackle to interior offensive line. Though the transition from tackle to interior can be difficult, Lemieux is poised for a smoother one thanks to his best trait: technical soundness.
He had a solid week down in Mobile, Alabama, for the Senior Bowl and helped his stock rise significantly. Teams willing to take a swing on a versatile and technically sound offensive lineman as a preferred free agent will get a hidden gem. He has upside to be a potential adequate starter.
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From a FootballScoop story:
When NIL initially came to college back in July of 2021, the widespread belief was that it would have a major impact on major college football at the FBS level, but it would have less of an effect on the FCS level, even less at the Division II level, and really a minimal impact at the Division III and small college level.
Which leads us to this quote from Lake Forest head coach Jim Cantanzaro:
"There are at least six schools that I know of, with confirmation from people within their programs and within their [athletic] department, that have north of $250,000 to $300,0000 of NIL money for their football program. Some for basketball, and some for baseball too."
Find the story and a video interview HERE.
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The Dartmouth men's hockey season came to a close in the NCAA Regional with a closer-than-it-seems, 5-1 loss to Wisconsin. The Big Green, which earned its first ECAC championship and was making its first NCAA postseason appearance since 1980, closes out the year at 23-8-4.
The Dartmouth athletic communications release on the game began this way (LINK):
No. 8 Dartmouth men's hockey saw its historic season come to an end in the NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinal. The Big Green fell 5-1 to No. 12 Wisconsin in the Worcester Regional.
2:52 into the game the Badgers opened the scoring on the power play.
The Big Green evened the score at one at the 10:05 mark. The Big Green evened the score at one at the 10:05 mark. Hank Cleaves backchecked and deflected a pass from the Wisconsin player. The puck came to the stick of Cam MacDonald, the senior sped through the neutral zone and into the Wisconsin zone. He then dropped the puck to Colin Grable who drew two defenders in before feeding H. Cleaves on the left wing. The sophomore took a low shot and beat the goalie far side for his 18th goal of the season. Grable notched his 14th assist while MacDonald picked up his 16th assist of the season.
The game stayed tied for the remainder of the opening period.
Green Alert Take: One of the responsibilities I had when I worked as Dartmouth's assistant director of sports information in the early 1980s was helping interns in the office with their writing. If I still worked in that office I would have suggested that rather than recount how last night's goals were scored in chronological order, a better place to begin the release would be by pointing out that the game was still 1-1 midway through the final period. That's not a "homer" lede. It's the truth.
The SI.com story began where it should:
Deadlocked at one after forty minutes, Wisconsin had every reason to drop their heads as nothing was going right on the offensive end but a physical game plan and high defensive intensity that limited Dartmouth to just 14 shots continued until the Badgers finally came alive in the third.
Green Alert Take II: I get that social media and video clips are the shiny toys of sports information today, but years from now the social media posts will have faded away, and without context the video clips will be hollow. There's still a place for solid writing and reporting, and with newspaper coverage becoming rare it's more important than ever. That's why, for example, last week's ECAC championship story should not have opened with who started the game's scoring, but by who finished it by scoring the winning goal in overtime.
Green Alert Take III: I feel a little uneasy making suggestions like these because I know the athletic communications office at Dartmouth is understaffed and there is no one looking over the writer's shoulders when reporting on deadline. When I read my own writing I sometimes grimace knowing how valuable it would be to have a good editor. The hope here is that when Dartmouth finally does fill out its athletic communications staff the importance of more than social media will be recognized.
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Still on the game, talk about cheap shots. This from an SI.com story headlined Takeaways From Surprising First Day of NCAA Hockey Regionals: Puck Drop fits the bill (LINK):
Surprising stat of the day: Dartmouth only managed 14 shots on net against Wisconsin, half of its opponent. Granted, the Badgers had two empty-net goals, but they also saw Quinn Finley, Grady Deering, Luke Osburn and Simon Tassy ring shots off the post. Don't be surprised if there's a lot of talk about why the Big Green finished No. 8 in National Collegiate Percentage (NPI) Index, which was used to pick at-large teams and seed the tournament, when it was No. 54 in strength of schedule out of 63 teams.
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EXTRA POINTAs yesterday's PAT promised, we did go to an early showing of the Project Hail Mary movie yesterday before watching Dartmouth hockey on delay. I have a very cynical thought about the origins of the movie, but it might just ruin it for you if I share what I think, so I'll keep it to myself. Sorry to be so mysterious. Suffice it to say I don't feel any need to go see the movie again.
