A saying that has fallen out of style in these parts is, "It's different at Dartmouth." They may not say it as much these days, but try doing this at any other Ivy League school! This was filmed at the Dartmouth Skiway.
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What were the chances that two people associated with Dartmouth and Vanderbilt football would make news on the same day? Not likely, but it has happened, with one headed to the Commodores and one departing.
Joining the Vandy football program is former quarterback Jonathan DiBiaso (Dartmouth bio), who arrived in Hanover in 2013 after setting Massachusetts career records for TD passes and yardage playing for his father in Everett. He spent a couple of years with the Big Green without being able to get on the field before transferring and graduating from Tufts.
Now he's heading to Vanderbilt to serve as an offensive analyst and New England recruiting coordinator for new head coach Clark Lea. DiBiaso spent the past three years as a grad assistant at Boston College.
Find a story in the Everett Independent HERE.
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Departing Vanderbilt is Jake Kirkendall, director of football ops and video coordinator for the Big Green in 2007 (Dartmouth bio), who takes over as director of football operations at East Carolina. His route to ECU included eight years as football operations director at Eastern Michigan, a year at Tennessee and then three years running the show at Vanderbilt.
Find a story out of East Carolina HERE.
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Will there be Ivy League football next fall? From a story in the Harvard Crimson (LINK):
Depending on the state of the Covid-19 pandemic, Harvard’s varsity teams may participate in conference-only competition, expanded Ivy League and regional competition, or full competition including long-distance, non-conference play, according to (Athletic Director Erin) McDermott.
And . . .
McDermott said she is “very hopeful” Harvard’s varsity sports teams will be able to safely compete in fall 2021 as more Americans receive the Covid-19 vaccine.
And . . .
If the University and the Ivy League allow Harvard’s varsity sports teams to compete against non-conference schools, McDermott said Harvard will consider how far beyond Cambridge it permits its student athletes to travel for games.
“Let’s think more locally, regionally, for those other games,” she said. “Probably best to be fairly conservative as we think about those non-conference games.”
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1 PM UPDATE: There are now 98 active student COVID cases.
As of this writing the Dartmouth COVID dashboard had not been updated but the number of confirmed cases has continued to rise, with 58 students confirmed with active cases as of Friday.
Find an updated story in The Dartmouth HERE.
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EXTRA POINT
We don't live down the road from the Dartmouth Skiway anymore but we aren't far from our own little ski area, featured in this sweet report. (CLICK HERE to watch if the clip won't play.)
We don't live down the road from the Dartmouth Skiway anymore but we aren't far from our own little ski area, featured in this sweet report. (CLICK HERE to watch if the clip won't play.)
