Sophomore defensive lineman Joe Onuwabhagbe is one of the athletes appearing in this video pulled together by Manchester, N.H. station WMUR after the ruling about Dartmouth men's basketball being allowed to vote on forming a union:
Lots of stories offering up all sorts of possible ramifications as a result of the ruling. In a story headlined Dartmouth Men’s Basketball Players Can Vote to Unionize. What Does That Mean for Everyone Else, The Chronicles of Education writes (LINK):
(I)f the Dartmouth players unionize, their union could decide to bargain for benefits that are allowed by the NCAA. Instead of seeking paychecks, they could, for example, ask for players to be compensated with full athletic scholarships — something the Ivy League currently does not permit. That scenario may, in a sense, allow players to further crack open the door to getting a piece of the revenue they help certain colleges earn, without blowing the door off its hinges
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Today is the traditional National Signing Day. Although it has been eclipsed by the Early Signing Day in December, there will be at lest some celebrations today. This page used fill up with photos of players and their families dressed in Dartmouth gear to watch them "sign," but last year's call to send along pictures went pretty much unanswered.
Regardless, it's time to try again.
If you have photos or see photos on social media today, you can share them with BGA by CLICKING HERE. That will address an email to me with the subject line, Recruiting.
There's also a chance the final handful of members of the class will announce today. Use that same link if you see a name that's not on the BGA list below:
• P Luke Armistead, 6-1, 193, Brentwood HS/Brentwood, Tenn.
• DT Jackson Ashford, 6-2, 250, IMG Academy/Bradenton, Fla.
• LB Sean Chester, 6-3, 215, Prestonwood Academy/Frisco, Texas
• DL Ben Devall, 6-3, 262 , Ouachita Christian/Monroe, La.
• RB Dylan Elder, 5-10, 185, Grayson HS/Longville, Ga.
• WR James Elliott, 6-2, 195, Williston-Northampton/Leeds, Mass.
• DT Taylor Faalele, 6-2, 325, IMG Academy/Plymouth, Minn.
• WR Ky'Dric Fisher, 5-11, 165, Jacksonville HS/Jacksonville, Ala.
• TE Gergely Hudák, 6-6, 225, Kenston Forest/Hungary
• ILB Tyler Kessel, 6-1 ½, 215 Summit HS/Summit, N.J.
• NB Lou Lamar, 6-2, 185, Concordia Lutheran/Magnolia, Texas
• WR Jordan Leslie, 6-1, 180, Mullen HS/Denver, Colo.
• QB Kyle Meier, 6-3, 225, Whitesboro HS/Whitesboro, N.Y.
• DB Nokoi Maddox, 6-1, 200, Granited Hills/El Cajon, Calif.
• OL Anthony Ndika, 6-4, 290, Loomis Chaffee/Nigeria
• ILB Johnny Riley, 6-3, 210, Delbarton/Morristown, N.J.
• WR Luke Rives, 6-0, 170, Stratford HS/Houston
• TE Kristian Strong, 6-4, 225, Avon Old Farms/Avon, Conn.
• OL Julian Sutton, 6-4, 306, Loomis Chaffee/Hamden, Conn.
• QB Noah Trigueros, 6-2, 180, Notre Dame Prep/Scottsdale, Ariz.
• OL Ryan Turk, 6-4, 280, Loyola HS/Los Angeles
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The Harvard Crimson has a list of what it believes are the four finalists to replace Tim Murphy as Harvard's head football coach. The names mentioned in the story, in alphabetical order, are (LINK):
• Andrew Aurich (Princeton '06), current tight ends coach at Rutgers
• Joel Lamb (Harvard '93), current Harvard assistant head coach - quarterbacks
• Scott Larkee (Harvard '99), current Harvard assistant head coach - defensive coordinator and linebackers
• Sean Ryan (Hamilton '94), current South Carolina offensive analyst
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EXTRA POINT
Looking west at sunset during a recent hike on our nearby mountain I couldn't believe the Las Vegas Sphere was visible from Vermont. But it had to be the Sphere because it couldn't have been the sun this gray winter, right?
For the record, this is our fourth consecutive day with sunshine. I know that's a 2024 record because there weren't four days of sun in the entire month of January.
