Duke sports information has a story about defensive lineman Josiah Green heading to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent. Green followed a standout career at Dartmouth with a productive grad transfer season in Durham. From the story (LINK):
With the Blue Devils, Green was the defensive recipient of the team's Hard Hitter Award, presented to the hardest-hitting and most physical players on the team. He started all 14 games and ended the campaign with 37 tackles, 7.0 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, three pass breakups and two quarterback pressures. He booked two or more tackles in nine contests, five or more in four and a season-high seven versus NC State.
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The Patriot Ledger had a story about local product Delby Lemieux signing with the Minnesota Vikings, but it was behind a paywall. MSN picked the story up and now it's available to the rest of us HERE.
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One more addition to the list of Ivy Leaguers getting an NFL look with the conclusion of the draft. Here's what has gone public so far:
DARTMOUTH
• OL Delby Lemieux - Vikings
• DL Josiah Green (Duke) – Bucs
• S Sean Williams – Titans (minicamp)
BROWN
• WR Ty Pezza – Ravens
• DB Elias Archie – Chargers (minicamp)
HARVARD
• OL Jacob Ritzy (Florida State) – Patriots
YALE
• TB Josh Pitsenberger – Texans.
• LS Ben Mann (Boston College) – Giants
Expect a few more names to surface in coming days.
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Former Dartmouth quarterback Jackson Proctor '25 is in a three-way battle to start at quarterback for South Dakota after spending the early part of last fall as a grad transfer at Northern Illinois. From a story in the Mitchell, S.D., Daily Republic headlined USD quarterback race remains open at close of spring football (LINK):
Proctor arrives with perhaps the most varied career. After four seasons in the Ivy League at Dartmouth and a stop at Northern Illinois last year, he enters his final collegiate season with experience in multiple systems. That experience has translated into flashes of poise, though consistency has been a work in progress as he adapts to the Coyotes' offensive scheme, according to head coach Matt Vitzthum.
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A reminder that after a "bye" week, Dartmouth football will be back on the field for spring practice tomorrow, and BGA Overtime will be there. A huge thank you to those who have sent along encouragement to keep BGA at it for another year.
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EXTRA POINTIf you've been visiting this electronic precinct for a while, you've seen plenty of pictures of the White Mountain views we have from our house. On maybe the most beautiful chamber of commerce day of the year so far, here's a look back toward our Vermont hillside home from our "back 40." Now maybe you understand why we're bringing in a little help keeping the field cut down this year. ;-)
