The Dartmouth Football Quick Facts page now has a 2021 Preseason Two-Deep that doesn't offer much in the way of surprises apart from six sophomores who have never appeared in a college game being listed as offensive backups, with one as a starter. No sophs are on the preseason defensive two-deep. (LINK)
The projected sophomore starter is Paxton Scott, a 6-1, 195 wide receiver. Sophs listed second on the two-deep are: center Thomas Hartnett (6-3, 315); right guard Nicholas Schwitzgebel (6-1, 295); wide receiver Jarmone Sutherland (5-11, 180); wide receiver Isaac Boston (5-10, 175); and quarterback Dylan Cadwallader (6-2, 185), who is listed along with junior Nick Howard as a backup for Derek Kyler.
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Sagarin has Dartmouth as a 24-point favorite at Valparaiso Saturday.
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A story in the Fayetteville Observer under the headline Connections and championships: How Christ School football became an N.C. recruiting hotbed mentions players from last year's team now playing at Central Florida, Virginia, Charlotte and The Citadel as well as wide receiver Painter Richards-Baker at Dartmouth. (LINK)
What got my attention? Richards-Baker comes to the Big Green from a team whose name is . . . wait for it . . . the Greenies! ;-)
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STATS Perform Top 25 |
1st |
Pts |
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1 |
Sam Houston (2-0) |
33 |
1214 |
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2 |
South Dakota State (2-0) |
9 |
1190 |
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3 |
James Madison (2-0) |
5 |
1158 |
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4 |
Montana (2-0) |
3 |
1110 |
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5 |
North Dakota State (2-0) |
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1066 |
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6 |
Delaware (2-0) |
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949 |
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7 |
Eastern Washington (2-0) |
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889 |
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8 |
Southern Illinois (1-1) |
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814 |
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9 |
Weber State (1-1) |
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771 |
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10 |
Jacksonville State (1-1) |
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751 |
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11 |
North Dakota (1-1) |
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710 |
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12 |
Villanova (2-0) |
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674 |
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13 |
Montana State (1-1) |
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664 |
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14 |
UC Davis (2-0) |
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661 |
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15 |
Southeastern Louisiana (1-1) |
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511 |
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16 |
ETSU (2-0) |
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497 |
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17 |
Missouri State (1-1) |
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377 |
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18 |
UNI (1-1) |
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364 |
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19 |
Austin Peay (1-1) |
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336 |
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20 |
Monmouth (1-1) |
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297 |
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21 |
Richmond (2-0) |
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261 |
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22 |
VMI (1-1) |
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146 |
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23 |
New Hampshire (2-0) |
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127 |
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24 |
Kennesaw State (1-1) |
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121 |
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25 |
Central Arkansas (0-2) |
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105 |
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Also Receiving Votes: Furman (90), Chattanooga (74), Rhode Island (67), Murray State (58), Alabama A&M (56), Jackson State (48), Duquesne (32), Nicholls (29), Stephen F. Austin (11), Samford (7), Merrimack (4), Sacramento St. (3), Holy Cross (2) |
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Two Ivy League teams are among the "Others Receiving Votes" in the Coaches poll and neither is named Dartmouth:
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FCS Coaches Poll |
Rec |
Pts |
Last |
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1 |
Sam Houston (25) |
2-0 |
697 |
1 |
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2 |
James Madison (1) |
2-0 |
657 |
2 |
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3 |
South Dakota State (2) |
2-0 |
641 |
3 |
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4 |
North Dakota State |
2-0 |
601 |
4 |
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5 |
Montana |
2-0 |
599 |
5 |
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6 |
Eastern Washington |
2-0 |
522 |
8 |
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7 |
Delaware |
2-0 |
521 |
6 |
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8 |
Weber State |
1-1 |
439 |
10 |
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T-9 |
Southern Illinois |
1-1 |
422 |
9 |
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T-9 |
Villanova |
2-0 |
422 |
11 |
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11 |
Jacksonville State |
1-1 |
397 |
17 |
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12 |
UC Davis |
2-0 |
383 |
12 |
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13 |
Montana State |
1-1 |
361 |
13 |
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14 |
North Dakota |
1-1 |
356 |
7 |
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15 |
Northern Iowa |
1-1 |
330 |
15 |
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16 |
Southeastern Louisiana |
1-1 |
298 |
14 |
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17 |
East Tennessee State |
2-0 |
269 |
19 |
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18 |
Richmond |
2-0 |
183 |
22 |
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19 |
Missouri State |
1-1 |
180 |
25 |
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20 |
Monmouth (N.J.) |
1-1 |
170 |
21 |
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21 |
Austin Peay |
1-1 |
131 |
18 |
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22 |
Chattanooga |
1-1 |
103 |
24 |
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23 |
New Hampshire |
2-0 |
71 |
NR |
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24 |
Central Arkansas |
0-2 |
64 |
16 |
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25 |
Furman |
2-0 |
58 |
NR |
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Dropped Out: VMI (20), Kennesaw St. (23) |
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Others Receiving Votes: VMI, 53; Kennesaw St., 41; Jackson St., 19; Nicholls, 18; Alabama A&M, 17; South Dakota, 14; Duquesne, 13; Rhode Island, 13; Charleston Southern, 11; Stephen F. Austin, 8; Gardner-Webb, 5; Murray St., 5; Southern Utah, 3; Florida A&M, 2; YALE, 2; PRINCETON, 1. |
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It has probably happened elsewhere in the country but it's kinda cool to read a story about the first woman in Connecticut to get a win as the head coach of a high school football team. (LINK)
And, oh by the way, she's got the cliché part of coaching down cold as the end of this quote from the story shows:
“I just like being a football coach,” (Jenn) Stango Garzone said following Friday’s game, which was also her birthday. “I have an amazing staff and I have kids who have been tooth-to-nail. The last four weeks have been the most chaotic preseason I’ve ever been a part of and those kids banded together and they played 130 percent on the field and left it all out there.”
And just for good measure, she was celebrated the way football coaches frequently are after a big win:
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I didn't try it out but there was a nice surprise on my hike this morning. Actually, there were two sturdy new benches made by students at the local vo-tech high school.
