It's still early, but here's a look at self-reported "offers" for Dartmouth players in the transfer portal so far:
• Defensive end Shane Cokes: West Virginia, Washington State, Purdue, Wake Forest, UConn, UMass, Coastal Carolina
• Running back Zack Bair: Robert Morris
• Nickel Seth Verilus: McNeese State
• Offensive guard Michael Flores: University of San Diego
There are a handful or so others who have entered the portal but have not yet posted offers. Feel free to send along updates as you see them because I can't find 'em all.
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Here's how last year's transfer Dartmouth portal entries fared this fall per team websites:
• Linebacker Jalen Mackie (UMass) – Led 1-11 team with 98 tackles, a full 36 more than anyone else on the team. Had 14 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, 1 interception, 1 pass breakup.
• Corner Isaiah Johnson (Syracuse) – Finished sixth in tackles with 47 to go with 1 interception and 1 pass breakup starting the final five games for the 7-5 Orange.
• Center Jake Guidone (UConn) – Starting center all season while helping the Huskies go 6-6 and earn a bowl berth.
• Tight end Robbie Mangas (Buffalo) – Recorded 14 catches for 125 yards (8.9 avg) and 1 run for 5 yards and a first down on a fake punt. Three-time game captain listed with six starts for the 5-6 Bulls.
• Offensive lineman John Paul Flores (Virginia) – Listed as starting at left guard for the first six games for the 3-7 Cavaliers.
• Tight end JJ Jones (New Mexico State) – Saw action in eight games for the 5-6 Aggies with 5 catches for 50 yards (8.3 per).
• Nickel John Pupel (Boston College) – Listed as appearing in four games with no statistics for the 3-9 Eagles.
• Quarterback Derek Kyler (Pitt) and wide receiver RJ Brandon (UMass) not listed as appearing in any games.
• Defensive lineman Nate Boone (Case Western) – Appeared in three games with three tackles for the 6-4 Spartans.
As always, corrections and updates are more than welcomed.
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Still active this fall:
• Safety Micah Croom '20 (USC) – Appeared in 11 games for the 11-1 Trojans, making three tackles on special teams.
• Defensive lineman Seth Simmer '20 (Samford) – Fifth on the 10-1 Bulldogs with 44 tackles including 3 for a loss, 4 quarterback hurries and 1 pass breakup.
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EXTRA POINT
Thanks to heavy rain that fell the entire trip, and a huge tie-up on I-87 south of Albany, it took us more than 12 hours to make the drive back from State College, Pa., yesterday. Given the original forecast had been for rain during Penn State's win over Michigan State but instead if was a beautiful spring day (in late November) the question in the car coming back:
Would you have traded sitting in the rain through the game for driving home on a dry day?
I was the only one of the three of us to vote for the rainy game and the easier drive.
That's a little surprising given that after driving the first half of the trip home in the daylight I punted and turned the wheel over to Mrs. BGA and That Certain Nittany Lion '16. They both battled heavy rain and eventually poor visibility once the sun set. (As if we ever saw the sun!)
For the record, the Google maps drive time from here to State College is 8:15 and we had to go an hour out of our way to pick up Griff, where he spent the weekend dog-sitting for two little boys. ;-)
