Peterlin Shows his Stuff

Dartmouth senior Shane Peterlin has been targeting a career as a pro longsnapper for a long time and this video shows him doing the "Perfect Laces, Balls and Strikes Drill and also a Coverage Drill," at Coach (Gary) Zauner's College Specialists Combine" in Arizona a few days ago.

According to this posting, Peterlin graded out second among 23 longsnappers from schools like Washington, Colorado and Mississippi State.

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If you are concerned about concussions in football, the New York Times has a story about the NFL's guidelines for sideline tests that includes several important links, including one to the GQ piece The People V. Football and one headlined, Brain Expert Omalu Wants Longer Rest for Concussed Football Players.

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Wonder where all the FBS players come from? Find a state-by-state listing here.

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Opening day in Hanover for the two Dartmouth lacrosse teams despite yesterday's snow. Game times were moved back two hours to allow time for the fields to be cleared of the 8 or so inches of snow that fell in town.