Dartmouth spring football is on what coach Sammy McCorkle called a "bye week," so BGA Overtime has gone quiet for a few days. In the meantime, here are the awards presented at the Big Green's annual breakup banquet on Sunday morning:
• Bob Blackman Trophy (most valuable player): DJ Crowther
• Kenneth T. Young Award (underclassman who made the most
significant contribution to the team): Niquis Ratcliff
• Jake Crouthamel Award (underclassman who contributed the most to
the success of the team on offense): Grayson Saunier
• Doten Award (sophomore who made a significant contribution to the
success of the football team): Ky'Dric Fisher
• Earl Hamilton Freshman Award (top rookie): Myles Craddock
• Offensive Look Squad Award: Jason Bish
• Defensive Look Squad Award: Matisse Brosseau
• Special Teams Award: Luke Armistead
• John Manley '40 Award (most improvement through efforts in the
weight room): Dakota Quiñonez
• Gordon P. Bennett Award (outstanding lineman who exemplifies high
degree of performance, sportsmanship and character): Delby Lemieux
• Lester R. Godwin Award (senior football squad member who, through
extraordinary perseverance, has risen above personal disadvantage to
contribute measurably to the team): Zyion Freer-Brown
• Alan Hewitt '34 and Robert Hewitt '40 Award (athletic performance with
academic achievement): Konstantin Spörk
• Earl Hamilton Varsity Award (sincere friendliness and sense of humor
plus appreciation of the outdoors): Nico Schwikal
• Frank Hershey Award (zest for life, has maintained a strong, positive attitude and a sincere desire to win): Chris Corbo
• Reggie Williams Award (member of the football program who through leadership in action and word has made Dartmouth a better place): Sean Williams
• 12th Man Award (demonstrated hard work and dedication regardless of playing time): Jabari Johnson, Sean Ward
• Charles "Stubby" Pearson Award: (underclassmen whose character, leadership on campus, high academic standing and performance on the playing field most resembles that of Charles (Stubby) Pearson '42, captain of the 1941 football team who died while serving in the U.S. Navy in World War II. He also was captain of basketball and graduated Phi Beta Kappa and valedictorian of his class.): Harrison Keith
And my personal favorite . . .
• Manners Makyth Man Award (best conducted himself to the advantage
of Dartmouth and displayed good manners in the sense of William
Wykeham's phrase, "Manners Makyth Man."): Daniel Haughton
The Wooden Football Award is presented to players honored as the player of the week in seven positions areas the most times during the season:
WOODEN FOOTBALLS
Offensive Bigs: Max Wentz
Offensive Skill (QB-WR): Grayson O'Bara
Offensive Mid (RB-TE): DJ Crowther
Defensive Bigs: Joe Onuwabhagbe
Defensive Skill: Tyson Grimm, Patrick Campbell
Defensive Mid: Teddy Gianaris
Special Teams: Colin O'Garro
Game Balls are presented for each win over the course of the season:
GAME BALLS
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Offense: Konstantin Spörk
Defense: Patrick Campbell
Special Teams: Samuel WashingtonCentral Connecticut
Offense: Grayson O'Bara
Defense: Jabari Johnson
Special Teams: Sean Ward
Yale
Offense: Vasean Washington
Defense: Bruce Williams
Special Teams: Woods Ray
Fordham
Offense: Luke Rives
Defense: Tyson Grimm
Special Teams: Jorden Barnes
Columbia
Offense: DJ Crowther
Defense: Niko Schwikal
Special Teams: No'Koi Maddox
Princeton
Offense: Chris Corbo
Defense: Dakota Quiñonez
Special Teams: Matisse Weaver
Cornell
Offense: Cisco Caballero
Defense: Niquis Ratcliff
Special Teams: Colin O'Garro
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And this from Dartmouth's social media:
This past weekend, we honored the moments that made 2025.#GoBigGreen | #TheWoods pic.twitter.com/7WAu6BML3l
— Dartmouth Football (@DartmouthFTBL) April 21, 2026
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More from the football program's social media:
Halfway point check-in; adjustments sharp, energy high. @CoachBelfiori on adapting to a new home 🎥#GoBigGreen | #thewoods🌲 pic.twitter.com/xTZaRFLBk9
— Dartmouth Football (@DartmouthFTBL) April 21, 2026
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The transfer portal hit Dartmouth men's basketball in a tough way with 6-foot-5 sophomore shooting guard Kareem Thomas transferring to Seton Hall. Thomas is coming off a breakout season in which he averaged 15.9 points while shooting a healthy 44.7 percent from outside the arc. Find a story on his move from a Seton Hall perspective HERE.
Per the 247Sports portal site, Thomas is the only Big Green player leaving via the portal after former head coach David McLaughlin was replaced by Brett MacConnell.
Green Alert Take: I went back to the 2025-26 roster page to confirm the roster and discovered McLaughlin has been deleted and replaced by MacConnell as head coach, with Amir Bell and Eamonn Kearney added as assistant coaches. That makes the page historically inaccurate. None of the three were part of the 2025-26 team. In a perfect world that page would be restored to reflect who was actually part of that team, and MacConnell and his assistants be added to a 2026-27 roster page.
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EXTRA POINTWe had a second contractor do a walk-around the outside of our house yesterday for work we need to have done. He's going to send a formal estimate in a few days, but what he told us before hopping in his huge pickup truck and heading up the driveway confirmed two things. First, that the jaw-dropping number the first contractor gave us was par for the course. And second, that maybe these hands should have learned how to use a hammer instead of how to maneuver around a keyboard. We're having a third and final contractor come to give us an estimate on Friday, but I've resigned myself to the idea that it is going to be more of the same. Sigh.