It's alumni day on BGA Daily.
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Former Dartmouth standout Isaiah Johnson '22, who spent the last two seasons as a corner at Syracuse, is listed as a safety on the East roster for tomorrow night's East-West Shrine Bowl, the nation's oldest college football all-star game. Johnson will wear number 31 in the game, which will be broadcast on the NFL Network.
Find Johnson's Syracuse bio with an update on how his senior season went HERE.
Also appearing in the game is Cornell grad Hunter Nourzad, the starting center last fall in his second season at Penn State.
Find the full Shrine rosters HERE.
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After spending the season on the New Orleans Saints' practice time, linebacker Niko Lalos '20 has earned another contract. Per the Saints Wire, his reserve/future deal all but guarantees an invitation to the team training camp again this summer. (LINK)
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The merger of the XFL and USFL begat the United Football League. What it hasn't done– yet, at least – is produce a solid online presence. With no official team website former Dartmouth offensive guard Matt Kaskey '19 shows up as returning to the Birmingham Stallions on this site (LINK) but he does not appear on the Fox team site (LINK).
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In alumni news of another sort, here's a list of Dartmouth players who are graduating (or have graduated) and have announced where they will be using their final season of NCAA eligibility. Another handful-plus are in the transfer portal but haven't gone public or made final decisions about their future.
Linebacker Macklin Ayers* – Massachusetts
Wide receiver Isaac Boston* – Marist
Wide receiver Jamal Cooney – Albany
Defensive lineman Charlie Looes – Rice
Defensive back Cam Maddox* – North Carolina A&T
Defensive lineman Jaylin Rainey – Samford
Running back Joey Richmond* – Roosevelt
Linebacker Marques White – McNeese State
* had a COVID season of Ivy League eligibility left
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This is worth a watch, particularly by those who question why Tim Murphy is retiring after his long and successful run at Harvard.
(If the video doesn't work, CLICK HERE to go straight to the link.)
A piece of trivia I stumbled across that is mind-boggling.
