Lots of All-Ivy League news while we were out of town (out of the country, actually) yesterday but this is something that really caught my eye. Check out whose Xwitter this is from:
A huge congratulations to @dartmouthftbl head coach Sammy McCorkle for being named the @ivyleague Coach of the Year! https://t.co/r9kVqlAtAp
— Sian Beilock (@sianbeilock) November 21, 2023
(For those of you who haven't been paying attention, Sian Beilock is Dartmouth's first-year president.)
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Dartmouth's All-Ivy League selections announced yesterday:
COACH OF THE YEAR
Sammy McCorkle, Dartmouth
FIRST TEAM ALL-IVY
OFFENSE
Nick Schwitzgebel, (Sr., OL)
DEFENSE
Charlie Looes, (5th, DL)
SPECIAL TEAMS
Owen Zalc, (Fr., K)
SECOND TEAM ALL-IVY
OFFENSE
Paxton Scott, (Sr., WR)
DEFENSE
Josiah Green, (Jr., DL)
Macklin Ayers, (Sr., LB)
Marques White, (5th, LB)
Sean Williams, (So., DB)
SPECIAL TEAMS
Sean Williams, (So., RS)
HONORABLE MENTION ALL-IVY
OFFENSE
Delby Lemieux, (So., OL)
Kyle Brown. (Sr., OL)
Nick Howard, (5th, QB)
Q Jones, (Jr., RB)
Nic Sani, (Sr., TE)
DEFENSE
Danny Cronin, (Sr., LB)
Braden Mullen, (Jr., LB)
Leonard St. Gourdin, (Sr., DB)
For a Dartmouth release on the All-Ivy voting, click HERE. For the Ivy League release with the full team, click HERE.
Green Alert Take: There's always a lot to quibble about when the All-Ivy team comes out and this year I'll quibble with the offensive line voting. I just wonder how a team can finish second in the Ivy League in rushing and allow just five sacks – fewer than half of any other school in the conference – and have just one offensive linemen on the first two all-league teams combined. Maybe OL coach Keith Clark should be getting a raise!
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At least couple more Dartmouth players with a COVID Super Senior year available have entered the portal:
And . . .After much thought and consideration I would like to announce that I am entering the transfer portal as a graduate transfer, graduating in the Winter, with 1 year of eligibility remaining. Please read my note below…thank you🙏🏼 pic.twitter.com/wN1p2Smkg5
— Mack ✞ (@Macklinayers) November 21, 2023
Charles Looes has also entered his name, but he'd already exhausted his Ivy League eligibility:I have officially entered my name in the transfer portal. Tape will be dropping soon. https://t.co/oY9LKtihYS
— Leonard St Gourdin (@lstgourdin) November 21, 2023
I have officially entered the transfer portal as a November mid-year grad transfer with 1 year of eligibility.
— Charles Looes (@charlielooes53) November 21, 2023
6'3" 275 lb DL
3x Ivy League Champion
#1 in Ivy League in sacks (7.5), QB Hits (13), Total Pressures (51), Pass Rush Win Rate (16.7%) in 2023
Film Below and in Bio pic.twitter.com/Z28fx7wwzN
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For perspective on how top-level Ivy League players are received in the portal, Penn defensive lineman Joey Slackman, who arrived at Penn as a wrestler – not a football player – had 17 offers in his first day after declaring and they included Wisconsin, Pitt, Oregon State, Arizona State, Miami, Louisville and of course Colorado. Find a story about the interest he's drawing HERE and how he went from wrestler to college football standout HERE.
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EXTRA POINT
It was cold and quiet on our weekday visit to Quebec yesterday but still worth the drive (although unless you are a Quebecois I'd suggest you avoid ordering creton with your breakfast or brunch. ;-)
If you are ever visiting these parts and drive up I-91 to experience a little of Quebec you'll pass this sign just south of the border. After taking this pic yesterday I asked the question: If you didn't know any better, would you think we are closer in these parts to the North Pole or the Equator? We were unanimous in saying the North Pole, perhaps because of the snow on the ground and the four inches or so that would fall here last night.
