Wednesday, April 29, 2026

The Call Of The Woods


A 6-foot-2, 190-pound wide receiver prospect named Omarian Sanders posted short videos from his "official visit" recruiting trip to Dartmouth from his home in Lehi, Utah, midway between Salt Lake and Provo. This will give you an idea of the social media aspect of recruiting in 2026.

Here the high school junior is setting up for his photo shoot:
Here's part of the shoot itself:

And here are a couple of posts from that shoot:



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I asked Sammy McCorkle for last night's BGA Overtime for thoughts regarding graduating offensive lineman Delby Lemieux not being chosen in the NFL Draft and instead signing with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent. From the post:

If (Sammy) McCorkle was surprised that former offensive tackle Delby Lemieux was not picked in the NFL Draft, he is one of many who think there was a bright side for the graduating senior not having his name called.

"To tell you the truth, it's almost better if you don't get picked late, because then you can kind of pick where you want to go," he said. "You can look at rosters and see what the depth chart looks like. It's my opinion, but I just have always felt that way. You're better off going free agent than late.

Regarding another issue in the news, McCorkle gave a big thumbs up to the NCAA's five-for-five eligibility proposal.

Find last night's BGA Overtime practice recap HERE.

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FCS Football Central on SI has a piece headlined Which FCS Playoff Contenders Have the Most Returning Experience in 2026? that is a first step toward quantifying talent on 2026 teams. An explanation from that posting: 
We selected programs that are expected to compete for a spot in the FCS Playoffs, or even a possible Celebration Bowl appearance. Teams that were in the FCS Playoffs last season were also included. We excluded a few programs (South Carolina State, Yale, etc.) due to these teams not having updated rosters.

More details:

Each team was assigned a percentage of returning contributors on offense and defense. ... A "returning contributor" is defined as a player who played a significant amount of snaps for their team in 2025 (Roughly 200 or more snaps). We also included players who missed last season with injury, but were projected to be starters before being sidelined. This was adjusted for positions that can make a bigger statistical impact on lower snap counts.

Click HERE to see how 2026 Dartmouth opponents Harvard, Lehigh and Monmouth stack up among the 42 teams listed. (Dartmouth could not be included because its 2026 roster has not yet been posted.)

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Dartmouth has announced its commencement speaker and it's a familiar name:

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EXTRA POINT
Yesterday was Griff the Wonder Dog's 12th birthday and we celebrated with two of his favorite things. First, a hike up the mountain:


And then his favorite canned dinner (and no, he didn't blow out the candle ;-).

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