Because Signing Day is by far the biggest day of the year for his on BGA Daily, I'm going to take one last opportunity to ask if you can help make life a little easier for Ernest Evans '16 and his family as the former Dartmouth quarterback fights his way back from a traumatic brain injury suffered two years ago this June.
Check out the BGA Daily post about Ernest from a couple of days ago HERE. The GoFundMe page set up to help Ernest that has more information and a way to donate can be found HERE.
Yup, it's National Signing Day and while Ivy League-bound athletes don't sign real letters of intent (Los Angeles Times story) most of the football players heading to the Ancient Eight will be taking part in the festivities. Check back during the day for pictures of the players coming to Dartmouth.
If you have a photo you can send along, email it to BGA by CLICKING HERE. That will address an email with the subject line, SigningDay. Then just attach the photo and whatever relevant information you would like to share. Thanks!
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To the list of Dartmouth commits add the name of 5-foot-9, 175-pound receiver Jamal Cooney. The speedster from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale Tweeted his intentions HERE. Find his highlights HERE.
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A story in the Tennesseean reports that Seamus O'Connell, a 6-foot, 185-pound safety/quarterback/wide receiver is headed this way. His Twitter is locked but you can find his highlights HERE.
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And add another kicker with Zach Drechser of Hinsale, Central in Illinois Tweeting HERE. He averaged 45.3 yards punting last fall with 16 of 26 punts inside the 20. He was 35-of-36 on PATs and had field goals of 32, 35 and 35 yards. He had 45 touchbacks in his first year of football.
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Here's the unofficial Dartmouth list as of early this morning with the expectation that there's probably another handful of names to be uncovered and that heights, weights and positions are subject to correction as better information comes in:
Cameron Baller, 6-5, 195, K, Liberty Christian/Argyle, Texas
Jonny Barrett, 6-3, 185, WR, Mount Si/Snoqualmie, Wash.
Dylan Cadwallader, 6-3, 180, QB, Prestonwood Christian/Plano, Texas
Zion Carter, 6-7, 240, DE/TE, Berkeley Prep/Tampa, Fla.
Dale Chesson, 6-0, 185, WR, Ladue Horton Watkins/St. Louis
Jamal Cooney, 5-9, 170, WR, St. Thomas Aquinas/Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Zach Drescher, P/K, Hinsdale Central/Hinsdale, Ill.
Michael Flores, 6-3, 298, OL, All Saints Episcopal/Arlington, Texas
Michael Flores, 6-3, 298, OL, All Saints Episcopal/Arlington, Texas
Luke Gagnon, 6-4, 260, OL, Charlotte Catholic/Charlotte, N.C.
Tyron Herring, 6-1, 187, S, Deerfield Beach/Deerfield Beach, Fla.
John High, 6-0, 270, DL, Bergen Catholic/Montvale NJ
Nick Howard, 6-2, 220, QB, Southwest/Green Bay, Wis.
Abraham Jaafar, 5-8, 180, RB/C, Fordson/Dearborn, Mich.
Tate Kopulos, 5-9, 185, RB/WR, Catholic Memorial/Waukesha, Wis.
Jordan Kirkbride, 6-6, 230, TE, Bishop Hartley/Columbus, Ohio
Hank Knez, 6-3, 248, DL, Glenbard West/Glen Ellyn, Ill.
Sam Koscho, 5-10, 170, DB, Cardinal Mooney/Sarasota, Fla.
Charles Looes, 6-3, 237, DL, Pascack Valley/Hillsdale, NJ
James McCarthy, 6-4, 275, OL, Choate Rosemary Hall/Wallingford, Conn.
Zack Milko, 6-3, 230, QB, West Milford/West Milford, N.J.
Gavin Muir, 6-1 200, QB, Greenwich/Greenwich, Conn.
Ethan Nurre, 6-8, 295, OL, St. Xavier/Cincinnati, Ohio
Seamus O'Connell, 6-0, 185, ATH, Father Ryan/Nashville, Tenn.
Jaylin Rainey, 6-1, 275, L, White Station/Memphis, Tenn.
Jaylin Rainey, 6-1, 275, L, White Station/Memphis, Tenn.
Noah Roper, 5-11, 194, RB, Erie/Erie, Colo.
Jack Sheridan, 6-0, 215, LB, Germantown Academy/Blue Bell, Pa.
Marques White, 6-3, 215, S, Brophy Prep/Phoenix, Ariz.
Adam Will, 6-6, 300, OL, Loyola Blakefield/Towson, Md.
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Again, be sure to check back during the day. In past years there have been six, eight even 10 updates on Signing Day!