Ayomide Adeniyi, a 6-foot-3, 230-pound defensive end/athlete who has played football for just two years, has posted his commitment to Dartmouth. The product of Oakland Mills High School and Columbia, Md., chose Dartmouth over offers from Penn, Princeton, Lehigh, Merrimack, Wagner, LIU and Hampton.
Thank you God! This has been a long journey and I thank God for guiding me through it every single step of the way. I want to thank my Family and coaches for their unwavering support in my endeavors and for all the resources they have provided for me to succeed. With that being… pic.twitter.com/qXGiJ8CUWf
— Ayomide Adeniyi (@AyomideAde1616) January 13, 2025
On the season, Adeniyi had 52 tackles (23 for a loss) with nine sacks. He had two defensive touchdowns, five forced fumbles, four blocked punts and three pass breakups. His team went 11-2.
And while he's relatively new to football, he's apparently up-to-speed with regard to NIL:
Blessed to announce my partnership with @DimeFitt
— Ayomide Adeniyi (@AyomideAde1616) November 25, 2024
Use my code “Ayo35” at checkout to get 10% off your purchase!!!#Dime #ClothingBrand #athletes pic.twitter.com/q615N2YVKh
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Dartmouth alum Charlie Looes hopes to parlay his success with the Big Green and last fall as a grad transfer at Rice into a pro career:
It’s Official ✍️ @charlielooes53 has joined our 2025 NFL Draft Class. Welcome to the Crew!
— The Gridiron Crew 🏈 (@Gridiron_Crew) January 9, 2025
#TGCathlete #TheGridironCrew #NFL #NFLDraft pic.twitter.com/NYKPsdgYdC
Looes posted 43 tackles with the Owls last season with 8.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacs, two QB hurries, one fired fumble and two fumble recoveries.
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Misses this from Shane Cokes, who spent the last two seasons at Colorado after grad transferring from Dartmouth:
Hula Bowl Bound! 👏🏼@ShaneCokes has officially accepted his invite to the Caribe Royale Orlando 2025 Hula Bowl All-Star Game! #GoBuffs | #HulaBowl2025 🏈@CUBuffsFootball @SAGECards @cariberoyale @NFL @CoachScottFB pic.twitter.com/C8Dvv4Vfgd
— Hula Bowl (@Hula_Bowl) January 3, 2025
The game was played last week in . . . Florida. ;-)
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If you grew up running to the mailbox to grab the latest issue of Sports Illustrated the way it did, you know the name Heinz Kluetmeier. Jon Wertheim has an appreciation of the legendary photographer and member of the Dartmouth Class of 1965 who died yesterday.
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EXTRA POINT
It's just a little thing, but something I never paid attention to before.
Walking into my home office last night I was struck by all the bright little dots of color sparkling in the darkness before turning on the overhead light. There was a yellow speck on my second computer screen, orange where the power cord joins my MacBook Air, green where my knockoff ear buds were charging, blue on a button on my printer, and red on a power strip on the floor that feeds juice to all the others. There were also a couple of small green lights where I was charging AA batteries.
