When I saw the headline Ranking all 19 Ohio State football transfer additions for 2026 I was all set to trot out the old joke, "What do you call someone who finished last in their class I medical school? Doctor."
But no, former Dartmouth offensive lineman Vasean Washington was not No. 19 among incoming Buckeyes. He was No. 15, and that's saying a lot when you are talking about transferring to perennial national championship contending Ohio State. Here's what the piece had to say about the Dartmouth product (LINK):
The number of returning starters made the offensive line less of a priority to address in the portal, but the Buckeyes added Washington, who was the starting right tackle at Dartmouth last season. While his experience is limited to the Ivy League, he adds depth and has experience, experience at other spots, having made four starts at left guard and left tackle in 2024.
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You read on this site a little over a week ago about former Dartmouth assistant Matthew Smiley landing at South Carolina as the program's special teams coordinator. (LINK) While it's not the NFL – Smiley had most recently been coordinator for the Buffalo Bills – the charter member of the first coaching staff of Buddy Teevens' second tenure is doing OK for himself. Per FootballScoop, South Carolina rewarded him with a three-year deal paying him $700,000 a year.
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And speaking of coaches, with spring football just beginning early next month expect the announcement of a few new Dartmouth coaches before long. This screenshot from the team website shows the only names remaining from last fall:
EXTRA POINT
Today is the birthday of one of Dartmouth's most well-known and beloved graduates, Theodor Geisel. You probably know him better by his middle name: Seuss.
Dr. Seuss was born on this day in1904 in Springfield, Mass., and graduated from Dartmouth in 1925. Find a few humorous thoughts from him in a 2009 issue of Alumni Magazine HERE.
Two things I must have known about Seuss books but managed to forget:
• Green Eggs and Ham features only 50 different words, with the only one with two syllables being "anywhere."
• The Cat in the Hat is 1,702 words long, but uses only 220 different words.
