Lede to a story in Virginia's Daily Progress headlined, Names to watch in the transfer portal as Virginia looks to replenish its roster (LINK):
He’s aware of the offensive line situation at Virginia.
The Cavaliers are in need of replacements to fill out their front, and they could benefit from John Paul Flores’ experience.
“Anywhere I go, I’ll have to compete,” Flores, an offensive lineman from Dartmouth who is currently in the transfer portal, told The Daily Progress, “and you show your true colors and when you’re in competition, the best comes out. And hopefully, I’d get in the mix, but it’s up to me and how I play.”
Virginia has lost four key offensive linemen to the portal but that's not all that has gotten Flores' attention. More from the story:
“What I’m looking for transfer wise, coming from the Ivy League, on and off the field is important,” Flores said. “Virginia, having a great business school and one of the best MBA programs, it’s a huge deal. Then, also competing at a Power Five level on the national stage is important.”
And . . .
He said he’ll finish up at Dartmouth in the spring, and then arrive at his new school this summer and play out his final two years of eligibility wherever he chooses.
Green Alert Take: In other words, nothing is definite. Yet.
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From the Syracuse SI site (LINK):
Dartmouth transfer cornerback Isaiah Johnson has scheduled an official visit to Syracuse for the weekend of January 28th, he tells All Syracuse.
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The bureau chief in BGA's Connecticut/Florida office passed along a Big Blue view link to a story headlined, Giants sign eight to reserve/future contracts; New York retained mostly practice squad roster pieces for a shot at next year’s roster. While he didn't see any time with the big team this year, former Dartmouth defensive end Niko Lalos is among the practice squad players who had his contract renewed. (LINK)
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With the FCS championship in the books, the final STATS poll is out and sans a playoff appearance Dartmouth dropped from No. 19 to No. 20. (LINK)
Princeton, likewise, fell from No. 23 to No. 24. Big Green opponent Sacred Heart came in at No. 29 with Harvard at No. 32.
Also of interest, Holy Cross rose from No. 24 to No. 19 after a 13-10 win over Sacred Heart in the first round of the playoffs and a 21-16 loss at Villanova in the second round.
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In Craig Haley’s Power Poll for Athlon, Dartmouth climbed from No. 22 to No. 21. Holy Cross finished at No. 17 after standing at No. 20 prior to the playoffs. Princeton was not ranked. (LINK)
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There are stories all over the internet that new LSU coach Brian Kelly is targeting Georgia receivers coach Cortez Hankton for the same role with the Tigers. Hankton, of course, got his first full-time coaching experience at Dartmouth, where he was tremendously well-regarded before moving on to Vanderbilt and then Georgia. He is a Louisiana native, growing up in New Orleans. LINK, LINK and LINK.
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With the AFCA convention wrapping up, don't be surprised if there's a little movement in the Dartmouth coaching staff in the next several days . . . .
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It's not football but one of the premier athletes in Dartmouth history is receiving a distinguished honor. From a Dartmouth release (LINK):
Gail Koziara Boudreaux, a member of the Dartmouth Class of 1982, has been chosen as this year's winner of the Theodore Roosevelt Award, the highest honor the NCAA can bestow an individual. The first Dartmouth alum to receive the honor, she joins an elite group that includes four former U.S. Presidents and a number of legendary athletes and figures in American history.
Koziara Boudreaux was the Ivy League women's basketball player of the year for three consecutive years and won the Ivy League shot put title four times in a row. She was an All-America selection in both sports. Her son Evan played two years of basketball at Dartmouth before played two years at Purdue as a grad transfer, and older son Chris played a year of tight end for the Big Green.
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Per the Dartmouth COVID Dashboard (LINK) there are 368 active undergrad cases and 536 among students and staff. There have been 851 positive tests in the past seven days.
And from The Dartmouth (LINK):
Despite the surge, the College’s COVID-19 Response Team announced Monday afternoon that effective Monday evening, sit-down dining would once again be available in Collis Café, Novack Café, Courtyard Café and on the top floor — but not the main floor — of the Class of 1953 Commons.
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Headline from Inside Higher Ed: Class Action Suit Filed Against Top Private Colleges. The story says the suit was . . .
. . . filed Sunday against 16 private colleges and universities, charging them with running a “cartel” and violating antitrust laws in the way they calculate aid awards, thus forcing thousands of students to pay more than they should have to in order to enroll.
Also from the story:
The targets of the suit are Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Duke, Emory, Georgetown, Northwestern, Rice, Vanderbilt and Yale Universities; the California Institute of Technology; Dartmouth College; the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and the Universities of Chicago, Notre Dame and Pennsylvania.
Notably absent from that list: Harvard and Princeton. Find the full story HERE.
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EXTRA POINT
Winter has finally arrived in the Upper Valley. Notice what I've highlighted with the red circle on our thermometer. And no, that's not an underline of the word OUT. It was 10.6 below zero at 7:30. ;-)
