Thursday, May 08, 2025

Comings and Goings


The Summerville (S.C.) Journal Scene has a story about incoming Dartmouth quarterback Jaden Cummings being named the Best of Prep Sports Football Player of the Year. From the story:
Cummings is a three-time all-region selection, two-time all-state selection and two-time all-lowcountry selection who has signed to play for the Dartmouth College football program. As a senior he was a team captain, played in the 2024 Touchstone Energy Cooperatives North-South Football Game, was named 5A Region 8 Player of the Year and was a finalist for the prestigious Bridge Builder Excellence Award.
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Could the Dartmouth-to-UMass grad transfer pipeline be on the cusp of adding another?

First it was linebacker Jalen Mackie ’22, who posted 100 tackles in his only year in Amherst to earn a spot on the Pro Football Network All-Independent first team. Then it was fellow linebacker Macklin Ayers ‘24, who parlayed his experience at UMass into a mini-camp invitation with the Cleveland Browns.

Already headed to Massachusetts for the coming season are edge Marques White ’23 (after a season at McNeese State), offensive lineman Kyle Brown ’24 and tight end Alex Geraci ‘25.

Could corner Zach Farris ’25 be next in line?

Farris also reports a new offer from Robert Morris.

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The Fort Collins Coloradoan has a piece under the headline, All the Colorado State additions and departures in spring that includes this about Tristan Holmbeck ’25 (LINK):

Position: Offensive line

Previous school: Dartmouth

Notable: The 6-foot-4, 285-pound Holmbeck played 27 games for Dartmouth and didn't allow a sack over 510 snaps at right guard. He has one season of eligibility remaining.

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Next up in announcing its incoming class is Brown, which does Harvard’s posting one better by not just having bios of each player, but also video. Find the Brown class HERE.

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Craig Haley, who heads up FCS coverage for The Analyst, has his too-early preseason top-25 for next fall and one Ivy League team makes the cut. From his ranking (LINK):

23. Harvard Crimson

Final 2024 Record: 8-2, 5-2 Ivy; Never-Too-Early Ranking: 22

Two Games to Know: Dartmouth (Nov 1); at Yale (Nov. 22)

Haley’s full top-25:

1. North Dakota State

2. Montana State

3. Incarnate Word

4. South Dakota

5. South Dakota State

6. Illinois State

7. Rhode Island

8. Montana

9. Villanova

10. Tarleton State

11. Sacramento State

12. Lehigh

13. Idaho

14. Mercer

15. UC Davis

16. Southern Illinois

17. Monmouth Hawks

18. Southern Utah

19. Stony Brook

20. Tennessee Tech

21. Western Carolina

22. Jackson State

23. Harvard 

24. Stephen F. Austin

25. Abilene Christian

And I’m not quite sure how this happens, but Craig also lists three teams that have Dropped Out of FCS Football Preseason Top 25: Chattanooga, Youngstown State and Richmond.

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EXTRA POINT

Yesterday’s hike brought another sign of spring – the first eastern newt I’ve seen this year. This red eft will turn greenish, and after 2-3 years will move into the water, where the Google Machine says it could live up to 8-10 years.


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