How About That!

The almighty "algorithm" delivered a link to this shot earlier today. Recognize the fellow in the middle?

Flanking Sammy McCorkle are kicker Judd Davis (6)  and punter Shayne Edge after the special teams helped Florida defeat Alabama, 24-23, in the 1994 SEC Championship Game at the Georgia Dome. McCorkle's Dartmouth team will begin spring practice on April 7 at 5 p.m.

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It has been over there on the right side of this page for weeks, but Dartmouth formally announced its 2026 schedule yesterday. Head coach Sammy McCorkle was quoted in the release saying this:

"We're looking forward to our 2026 season and are eager to get back on the field. Our strong non-conference schedule provides us with some good opportunities and the parity that exists in the Ivy League always makes it competitive week in and week out."

Green Alert Take: Expect one, and quite possibly two of those games to be shifted to Friday night for TV purposes.

Green Alert Take II: This line from the release is 100 percent true: "It will be the first time in Dartmouth's 145 year program history that two teams have squared off." But also true is this: Monmouth didn't exist until 1933, and didn't field its first football team until 1993. ;-)

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One day after a mention of a familiar name on TigerBlog and on this page, this showed up in social media:

Congratulations to @JustLafleur!

Hired ➡️Director of Communications (MBB, FH, WLAX)

📍 @UMassAthletics

After spending time at Dartmouth, he will be the primary contact for Men's Basketball, Field Hockey and Women's Lacrosse! pic.twitter.com/hInjXMWl6Y

— College Sports Communicators Jobs & Transactions (@CSCcareers) March 13, 2026

Green Alert Take: Best of luck to Justin in his new role.

Green Alert Take II: Keep an eye out here next week for terrific news about yet another Dartmouth expatriate.

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Meant to include this with yesterday's note about swimming being reinstated at UMass Dartmouth. This was also in the release about athletics at the state school in Massachusetts (LINK):

Women’s flag football will begin as a club sport in 2026-2027 and build toward varsity competition the following year. The NCAA D3 membership to recognize women’s flag football as an Emerging Sport at the 2026 NCAA Convention.

Curious just how "emerging" women's flag football is at the college level? For a listing of active varsity, active club and "announced" teams, click HERE. You may be surprised. ;-)

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EXTRA POINT
Interestingly, after a couple of days when they were AWOL, the robins were back this morning. That despite a couple of inches of unwelcome white stuff coming down overnight.