Dartmouth football hoped to find a kicker under the tree (in the Woods?) at Christmas this year and a week later . . . voilá.
Tweeting his intention to kick and study at Dartmouth is highly regarded Zac Yoakam of Upper Arlington, Ohio. One service has him ranked sixth in the nation and another has him 22nd. He Tweeted his intentions HERE.
Here are some of his and his team accomplishments from Yoakam's Twitter:
9-of-14 field goals (long of 44 yards)
71-of-71 PATs
73-of-92 kickoffs touchbacks
98 kicking points
Second team all-district and all-conference
14-1 team record
From Yoakam's evaluation by kicking guru Chris Sailer (LINK):
He hits a clean ball off the ground and easily has 55+ yard range. His kickoffs are strong, college ready. Zac drives the ball 65+ yards, with 4.0+ hang time. He is a competitor that thrives under pressure. Zac is one of the most confident kickers in America.
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From an SI/Syracuse story about Dartmouth corner Isaiah Johnson's offer from the Orange (LINK):
Cornerback Isaiah Johnson is one of the most intriguing players in the transfer portal. A 6-4 corner with two years of eligibility remaining after three years at Dartmouth, Johnson already has multiple power five offers with Syracuse being the latest to extend a scholarship opportunity. After three seasons at Dartmouth, why leave?
"While Dartmouth was a great place for me to grow as a student of the game and get a great education coming out of my senior season, I had a chance to go to the NFL and would’ve realistically been picked up as an undrafted free agent," Johnson said. "With two years of eligibility even after graduating Dartmouth I thought it be best to postpone taking a chance at the league and instead enter the portal to try and find a school to continue to develop as a player. Get my grad degree while hopefully playing at higher collective level than the Ivy League offers."
And . . .
Johnson says the situation with a visit is fluid due to the pandemic. He also holds a power five offer from Colorado while Vanderbilt is also recruiting him. He says those three are the main schools right now and he is considering visits to each in January.
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From a Sports Illustrated story headlined, GamePlan: Our Annual List of Future NFL General Managers; Albert Breer's latest compilation of 29 scouts and personnel experts preparing to take over a changing job description. (LINK):
Tony Pastoors, Rams VP of football and business administration: The question with Pastoors ... is whether he’s on a GM track or a team president track. Either way, the ex-Dartmouth football player has a bright future. He’s responsible for the team’s salary cap, but really is in on every part of the team’s football operations, working closely with team COO Kevin Demoff.
Green Alert Take: This one is fun for me. Back when Tony Pastoors '10 was wrapping up his career as a safety at Dartmouth I was asked to write a story about him for Dartmouth sports information purposes. During the course of our interview Tony told me he hoped to work in the NFL after graduation. I was so impressed with our conversation that I told him I had a friend in the NFL and asked if he'd like me to send the story off to him. Tony said yes and after the story went public I shipped it off to Kevin Demoff. Maybe some day in the future when Tony is a GM or a team president I'll try to hit him up for a couple of tickets ;-)
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EXTRA POINT
Be safe tonight, everybody. Me? I'll be in bed by 10 ;-)
