Catching up on at least some of the headlines from the holiday season . . .
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Add to the list of Dartmouth commitments the name John Hashem Saleh, a 6-foot-4, 265-pound offense/defensive lineman from Crestwood High School and Dearborn, Mich. Saleh chose Dartmouth over offers from Bucknell and a list of top academic DIII schools that included Amherst and Middlebury.
Crestwood 2025 OT/DT John Saleh has committed to Dartmouthhttps://t.co/cCk1L8yzVd pic.twitter.com/JkAdUe7FZw
— The D Zone (@TheD_Zone) December 27, 2024
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Big Green tight end Chris Corbo has earned a spot on the Walter Camp FCS All-America team. Find a Dartmouth story HERE. Corbo is joined on the team by Columbia defensive back Hayden McDonald. Here's the full team:
OFFENSE
WR Efton Chism III, Eastern Washington
WR Darius Cooper, Tarleton State
TE Chris Corbo, Dartmouth
OL Marcus Wehr, Montana State
OL Jackson Slater, Sacramento State
OL Charles Grant, William & Mary
OL Mason Miller. North Dakota State
C Gus Miller, South Dakota State
QB Tommy Mellott, Montana State
RB Targhee Lambson, Southern Utah
RB Kayvon Britten, Tarleton State
PK Gabe Panikowski, Idaho State
DEFENSE
DL Brody Grebe, Montana State
DLJeremiah Grant, Richmond
DL Josiah Silver, New Hampshire
DL David Walker, Central Arkansas
LB Bryce Norman, Southeast Missouri State
LB Gideon Lampron, Dayton
LB David Meyer, UC Davis
DB TJ Moore, Mercer
DB Mike Smith Jr., Eastern Kentucky
DB Hayden McDonald, Columbia
DB Jalen Jones, William & Mary
P Jeff Yurk, Elon
KR Jermaine Corbett, Merrimack
Committed to @CharlotteFTBL. Excited for the next chapter. pic.twitter.com/jFwkvKHOuO
— Braden Mullen (@braden_mullen5) December 28, 2024
Committed! @UMassFootball @coachharasymiak @OLINEPRIDE
— Kyle Brown (@kyle_brown63) December 23, 2024
Thank you @DartmouthFTBL for an amazing 5 years! pic.twitter.com/bT5nK1oX45
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Former Dartmouth wide receiver/return specialist Jamal Cooney has declared for the NFL draft after spending a season at Albany. (LINK) Cooney returned 39 kickoffs for 791 yards (20.3 avg) with a long of 55 for the Great Danes. He had four punt returns and caught four passes for 52 yards.
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Former Harvard coach Tim Murphy has been honored for his long and successful career in Cambridge. The Crimson reports HERE about the naming of Tim Murphy Field at Harvard Stadium.
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The Crimson also has a well-done story under the headline Play by Play: How Student-Athletes Ended Ivy League Football’s 80-Year Ban on Postseason Games HERE.
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The horrific news out of New Orleans hit close to home for Ivy League football. Among those who died in the senseless act was former Princeton wide receiver Tiger Bech, who was just 28-years-old. The Trentonian has a short story HERE.
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It's good to be back with you.
