Good stuff!
Dartmouth grad Jace Henry, who arrived in Hanover as a quarterback from Alaska and departed as an All-Ivy League tight end, has won a starting role for the Nevada Wolf Pack heading into Saturday's opener at SMU.
From a Nevada Sportsnet story on the Nevada two-deep (LINK):
Tight end — Jace Henry/Andrew Savaiinaea or Jayden O’Rourke: Henry is a transfer from Dartmouth who (head coach Jeff) Choate recruited out of high school when he was at Montana State. Henry was All-Ivy League honorable mention in 2022.
Find Jace Henry's Dartmouth bio HERE. He closed out his final Big Green season with 13 catches for 152 yards and one touchdown last year and finished with 23 catches for 326 yards and two touchdowns through the air and another couple of scores on the ground.
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The sad thing is Sports Illustrated has become so irrelevant that I don't even know if it still publishes its signature Sign of the Apocalypse feature, but an AP story headlined Oklahoma State to wear QR codes on helmets to assist NIL fundraising describes something that is deserving. From the story (LINK):
“This is a revolutionary step forward to help keep Oklahoma State football ahead of the game,” Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy said. “It gives a chance for everyday fans across the world to have a real impact when it comes to supporting the NIL efforts for Cowboy football. I’m thrilled about this opportunity for our players."
Green Alert Take: Big-time college football may end up doing one of two things – or maybe both. It's going to drive fans to the NFL or to follow the Ivy League, where so far NIL is the number of football players driving around in cars given to them by dealerships for their ability to throw a spiral or run a 4.4 40.
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EXTRA POINT
That Certain Nittany Lion '16 is visiting his sister at Bryce Canyon this week and yesterday he headed over to Zion National Park to hike Angel's Landing, which may just be the scariest hike in the United States. That Certain Dartmouth '14 hiked it as a CIT with her summer camp but had the common sense not to suggest it for her parents when we visited in May. Here's a sense of what the upper part of the trail looks like:
