Sunday, August 16, 2026

Hello, Goodbye

Pro football is cruel.

Maybe Niko Lalos '20 knew the deal when he signed with the Patriots, so maybe he saw it as a way to make it known that he was available. Either way, less than a week after signing with the NFL team, he was waived to make room for a couple of new offensive linemen. From a story carried by Yahoo (LINK):
The Patriots officially placed Rupcich on season-ending injured reserve and waived long snapper Niko Lalos to make room on the 91-man roster.

Lalos, 28, served as the Patriots' long snapper for the August opener in place of incumbent Julian Ashby. The 6-foot-5, 269-pound convert from defensive end first signed after a workout in March. He was waived in May and returned last week to handle 12 preseason snaps on special teams. The Dartmouth alum entered the NFL with the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2020 and appeared in six games during his rookie year, recording six tackles, one fumble recovery and one interception. Tours with the New Orleans Saints and XFL's Seattle Sea Dragons followed.

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Speaking of former Dartmouth standouts, a site that provides "college, NFL Draft, dynasty & fantasy football content" offers this about the South Florida Bulls football team in a piece headlined 2026 G6 Fall Camp Report: What We Know Right Now (LINK):

The backfield looks like it will be led by D.J. Crowther, with Jason Collins Jr. right behind him. Crowther rushed for 929 yards and 10 touchdowns last season at Dartmouth and has been running with the first team in camp. Collins brings another productive FCS background, while Alvon Isaac gives USF a change-of-pace option who can contribute as a receiver and on special teams. This feels like a deeper rotation, but Crowther is clearly the back I would start with for fantasy.

Crowther '26, is coming off a breakout senior season at Dartmouth. Find his USF bio HERE.

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You read a transcription of his comments on BGA last week. Here's a brief audio/video snippet of Sammy McCorkle from last Monday's Ivy League media day posted by Dartmouth's social media:

 Accountability.

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SI's Pat Forde has a piece about FBS football headlined The 25 Most Intriguing College Football Quarterbacks for 2026 and his No. 9 choice is former Harvard standout Jaden Craig, now at TCU. From the story (LINK):

Harvard grad ends up a Horned Frog—not a storyline you come across very often. Craig lit up the Ivy League the last two seasons, throwing 48 touchdowns in 21 games to lead the Crimson to the FCS playoffs for the first time. (Ivy League teams had historically declined postseason bids.) It’s a leap up to Power 4 FBS football, but Craig had the physical tools to win the starting job in Sonny Dykes’s always productive offense. But as would be expected for the son of a pediatrician and grandson of an anthropology professor, Craig’s biggest strength might be his mental game. If Bill Belichick is the prime story of the TCU–North Carolina opener in Dublin, Craig will be a strong second.

Green Alert Take: It's always fun to follow how Dartmouth grad transfers do at their next stop, but it will be fun as well to see how Craig's talent transfers to the FBS. In two starts against Dartmouth, Craig was 49-73 (67.1 percent) for 633 yards, five touchdowns and two interceptions in a pair of wins.

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EXTRA POINT
Have you played Kubb? That Certain Dartmouth '14 gave us a set last year and we had a lot of fun yesterday playing the game called "Viking Chess" with TCD'14 and That Fellow Who Roots For A Baseball Team That Shall Not Be Named.

Don't know about Kubb? Here's a very basic explanation. It looks simple, but believe it or not, there's something to that Viking Chess piece.

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