A mock draft on the Los Angeles Rams SI web page has the team taking Dartmouth offensive tackle Delby Lemieux in the sixth round of the NFL Draft. From the story (LINK):
Round 6, No. 209 overall: Delby Lemieux, interior OL, Dartmouth
A goal for every NFL team, including the Rams, should be to add offensive line depth, no matter the need at the position. Continuity is important, but having the depth to spot startis needed. Lemieux is an intriguing Ivy League prospect with guard and center versatility, and was a standout at the Senior Bowl.
Green Alert Take: It doesn't hurt Lemieux's chances of getting noticed that Dartmouth has a significant presence in the Rams' organization. Kevin Demoff '99 and Tuck '06, is the team president who broadcast and wrote about Big Green football as a student. Tony Pastoors '10, is the team's chief operating officer after playing in the Dartmouth secondary. Former running back Matthew Shearin '10 is the organization's senior manager of football administration. And for good measure Dan August '07, is the executive vice president of consumer revenue and strategy while his wife, Joanna Hunter '06, is the team's vice president, corporate affairs. And yeah, it probably doesn't hurt that Rams' defensive coordinator Chris Shula's father, David Shula '81, got a good look at Lemieux for two years before he stepped down as the Big Green's wide receivers coach.
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A story on The Analyst headlined FCS Football Head Coaching Changes: Who’s New for the 2026 Season? is a reminder that Dartmouth will face three new coaches in the fall. From the story (LINK):
MONMOUTH
Former coach Kevin Callahan (Dec. 11) – 9-3 record in 2025 and 197-151 in 33 overall seasons as Monmouth’s original head football coach, winning seven conference championships.New coach Jeff Gallo (Dec. 11) – Spent 21 seasons as an assistant coach under Callahan, most recently as offensive coordinator and associate head coach.
PENN
Former coach Ray Priore (Nov. 24) – 6-4 record in 2025 and 58–42 in 11 overall seasons, highlighted by a share of Ivy League titles in 2015 and 2016.New coach Rick Santos (Dec. 13) – Posted a 37-24 record in five seasons at New Hampshire (2019, 2022-25).
YALE
Former coach Tony Reno (Feb. 17) – Went 9-3 in 2025 and 83-49 in 13 seasons with five Ivy League titles before stepping down due to health concerns.New coach TBA.
Not on the schedule until next year, but also playing under a new coach, will be Dartmouth's cross-state rival:
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Former coach Rick Santos (Dec. 13) – 8-5 record in 2025 and 37-24 in five overall seasons, including a 2022 CAA co-title, before stepping down to become Penn’s head coach.New coach Sean Goldrich (Dec. 29) – The Wildcats’ starting quarterback in the 2012-15 seasons arrives with eight years of collegiate coaching experience, most recently as the QB coach, pass game coordinator and head recruiting coordinator at Delaware.
EXTRA POINT
Fresh off finishing a masters in journalism, I was dispatched as a newly minted sportswriter to Thompson Arena in early February of 1980 to interview Herb Brooks, the coach of the U.S. Olympic hockey team. The Swedish Olympic team was playing Dartmouth in an exhibition, and we had been tipped off that Brooks would be there to get a look at an opponent who figured to be a factor in the gold medal race in Lake Placid.
I found Brooks behind the railing on the press box side of Thompson Arena and pulled out my notebook to start the interview. I had my back to the ice while Brooks kept his eyes on the Swedes. Before the interview began, he put his hands on my shoulders and slid me directly between himself and the Swedish bench, as he explained to me, to lessen the chance the Swedes knew he was there.
In honor of yesterday's gold medal game, here's the story I wrote in 1980, presented warts and all. It's a very basic story from a young sportswriter who had no idea a Miracle on Ice was just 2½ weeks away.
Olympic Hockey Coach
Hopes For Medal Upset
HANOVER - By now Herb Brooks has heard the questions so many times the answers come almost automatically."I've been asked everything already," the coach of the U.S. Olympic hockey team admitted. "There's nothing new."
But for Brooks, the time for questions is finally growing short. With the start of the Olympics just around the corner, the answers will be coming soon, and the hockey coach hopes they point to a medal for his young and talented team.
"We've got a good chance," Brooks explained "We're a quick team, and we've got a lot going for us. The Russians, Czechs and Swedes are the favorites, but a lot of people are picking us as contenders for the bronze medal."
Brooks spoke about the medal hopes of his team Wednesday as he watched the powerful Swedish Olympic team warm up for an exhibition game with Dartmouth at Thompson Arena.
"I feel that a bronze medal would mean as much as the gold medal the U.S. won in 1960," Brooks explained, "because everyone else has improved so much since then."
After his team finally settled into Lake Placid earlier in the day, Brooks had come to Hanover to do some last minute scouting against one of the teams his squad would have to face in the opening round of the Games. The U.S. will also have to play the perennially powerful Czechs.
"We'll just have to upset 'em," the coach said with a smile as he watched the swift skating Swedes go through their pre-game drills.
"The Swedes are as good a skating team as you are going to see," Brooks observed. They are definitely one of the favorites." The U.S. coach characterized his team as "at about the same level as the Canadians and the Finns."
One reason Brooks has optimism for his team's chances is the rigorous schedule it has played in preparation for the Games.
"This is the toughest schedule any U.S. team has ever played in terms of the number of games and quality of competition," he explained. "We've had 25 games against the pros, including games against the NHL for the first time, and games against the Central Hockey League." Brooks also pointed out that his team has international experience, having played another 25 games against teams from around the world.
Brooks noted that the team has an overall record of 42 wins, 15 losses and two ties, including wins in all eight games it played against collegiate competition. The squad's best showing against an NHL team came in a 4-2 loss to the Minnesota North Stars.
While Brooks cited the value of the rigorous schedule, he admitted to being a little worried that it might have worn his team down.
"We've played 47 games on the road," he said, "and that's more than anyone in the NHL has played, and in a shorter amount of time. They won't have played that many until mid-April.
"It's been tough," he went on. "And we're not skating that well right now. It could be that we left some of our emotional and physical strength on the ice. But we'll see."
While noting that this is the youngest U.S. hockey team ever assembled, with an average age of 20.5, Brooks said that it will play a different kind of game than in the past. "We've got a new system," he explained. "We're not going to rely on the dump and chase - we'll do some different things. But we won't play the European game completely. We'll still use our bodies."
During the Sweden- Dartmouth game, Brooks sat alone in the Dartmouth end, watching impassively as the Swedes pounded Big Green goalie Rich Diver with a vicious assortment of shots.
Occasionally he would scribble a note in the margin of his program - something he noticed that might give his team a little bit of an edge in its uphill battle with the Scandinavians.
If Brooks had picked up any pointers about how to play the Swedes, Dartmouth coach George Crowe could have used them, because the Swedes topped his team by a convincing 17-3 score.
