The local daily has a look at the life of former Dartmouth running back and coach Jake Crouthamel HERE. Crouthamel, who developed a national reputation as the successful athletic director at Syracuse, died last month at age 84. The wide-ranging piece opens with the story of Dartmouth discovering its future career rushing leader largely by accident.
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From Colorado's Buffzone (LINK):
The early national letter of intent signing period starts Wednesday and a recruiting dead period begins Monday, which made this a big weekend for (Deion) Sanders and his staff. About 25 recruits were on campus this weekend.
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According to 247Sports, transfers Vonta Bentley (linebacker from Clemson), Shane Cokes (defensive lineman from Dartmouth), Re’mahn Davis (running back from Vanderbilt), Jimmy Horn Jr. (receiver from South Florida) and PJ Williams (offensive lineman from Texas A&M) are also visiting CU.
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Almost all-quiet on the transfer portal front if Twitter is to believed except for former Dartmouth offensive lineman John Paul Flores – who played last fall at Virginia – adding a Louisiana Tech offer. In addition to La Tech his sheet now features Old Dominion, Temple, UMass, Marshall, Troy, Eastern Michigan, Bowling Green and Rice.
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EXTRA POINT
Perhaps the day will come when a pretty sunrise here on our Vermont hillside becomes a ho-hum thing. It hasn't happened yet. Here's how it looked this morning:
