Tuesday, July 09, 2024

And Another

Peter Owolabi is a 6-foot-3, 272-pound defensive lineman from Ottawa, Ont., who is prepping at  Asheville School in North Carolina.

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The FanNation site has a breakdown of what it feels are the Top 10 Returning FCS Cornerbacks In 2024 and Dartmouth has one of the 10, will play against another, and is familiar with a third. From the story (LINK):

10. Jordan Washington (Dartmouth)
Washington had a breakout junior campaign for the Big Green, earning All-Ivy honors. He recorded career highs in tackles (36), tackles for loss (4), and pass breakups (9). Pro Football Focus graded Washington as the No. 4 cornerback in the FCS last season. In 313 coverage snaps, Washington only allowed one touchdown and had the fifth-highest coverage grade among FCS cornerbacks.

Find Washington's Dartmouth bio HERE. Ranked even higher by FanNation is a standout on a defense that otherwise has struggled:

3. Isaiah Reed (Brown)
Reed earned first-team All-Ivy honors last season after leading the conference with five interceptions and 13 pass breakups. He ranked fourth nationally in interceptions per game. Pro Football Focus graded Reed as the No. 7 cornerback in the FCS, which ranked No.2 in the Ivy League. His run defense grade ranked No. 3 among FCS cornerbacks last season. Over his first three seasons, Reed totaled 132 tackles, eight tackles for loss, six interceptions, and 28 pass breakups.

And a player the Big Green will not see this year but has played against previously: 

6. Wande Owens (New Hampshire)
Owens transferred to New Hampshire after four seasons at Yale. The 5-foot-11, 211-pounder is a three-time All-Ivy selection, including first-team honors in back-to-back seasons. Owens finished last season with the 10th-highest tackling grade among FCS cornerbacks. Over his four seasons, Owens has recorded 165 total tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, one sack, one interception, and 18 pass breakups.

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EXTRA POINT
Back at the start of the month I called the shop fixing our electric lawn tractor to try to find out what was up. The grass was growing – fortunately a little slower than in the spring – and they'd had the machine ever since I tried to mow over an embedded boulder a few weeks before.

The fellow I spoke with on the phone said the little tractor was all fixed up and they were just waiting on the order of a couple of replacement blades I had asked them to install while they had the thing. They told me the blades were due "between the third and the ninth."

Today is the ninth. Yesterday I mowed our lawn for the third or fourth time with the walk-behind mower and I'm hoping it's for the last time this season.

I'm trying not to be a bother to the guys in the shop but I'm going to call over there again tomorrow if I don't hear anything today. While the lawn looks good the field – which is too big to mow with the walk-behind – is on the verge of getting out of control.

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