This, That And The Other Thing

BGA Overtime had a few thoughts and observations last night from the Princeton game. You-know-who x 2 will be stopping by tonight and, yeah, they both have some strong opinions. (BGA OT)

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Here's a 17-minute package of highlights from the Dartmouth-Princeton game Saturday that Tigers' coach Bob Surace called "big boy football:"

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The Ivy League weekly football honor roll can be a little curious. This week's selections from Dartmouth: punter Luke Armistead, running back Jacob Henry, quarterback Grayson Saunier, linebacker Steve Simpkins Jr. (LINK) 

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Princeton's win over Dartmouth has boosted the Tigers into the Top-25 in both polls, joining three other Dartmouth opponents. Week 10 Big Green opponent Brown joins the party as being among the "Others Receiving Votes" with one vote in the Coaches Poll.

	STATS	W-L*	Pts	Prev*
1	Tarleton State (48)	10-0	1415	1
2	Montana State (6)	9-1	1342	3
3	Youngstown State (2)	8-2	1295	4
4	South Dakota State (1)	8-2	1280	5
5	Northern Arizona	8-2	1169	6
6	Austin Peay	8-2	1047	7
7	Lamar	8-2	1029	13
7	Stephen F. Austin	9-1	1029	2
9	Tennessee Tech	9-1	986	9
10	South Dakota	7-3	978	8
11	North Dakota	7-4	887	11
12	Montana	7-3	811	12
13	Mercer	8-2	730	14
14	MONMOUTH	8-2	620	15
15	Illinois State	7-3	617	10
16	Campbell	8-2	547	16
17	LEHIGH	8-2	509	17
18	Weber State	6-4	458	18
19	HARVARD	7-1	426	T19
20	South Carolina State	8-2	274	24
21	Idaho State	6-4	212	22
22	UIW	6-4	143	NR
23	UC Davis	6-4	121	NR
24	Abilene Christian	5-5	120	23
25	PRINCETON	6-2	83	NR
	Dropped Out:  ETSU (19-tie), UAlbany (21), Chattanooga (25)
	Others Receiving Votes (schools listed on two or more ballots): 62; ETSU (6-4, 4-2 Southern): 59; Jackson State (7-2, 4-2 SWAC): 50; Villanova (6-4, 5-2 Patriot): 36; Idaho (5-5, 5-2 Big Sky): 34; Chattanooga (6-4, 5-2 Southern): 32; Central Connecticut State (6-3, 5-0 NEC): 31; UAlbany (6-4, 4-2 CAA): 29; Bryant (6-4, 4-2 CAA): 13; Richmond (6-4, 4-3 Patriot): 12; Southern Illinois (5-5, 3-3 MVFC): 9; Alabama A&M (7-3, 4-2 SWAC): 8; North Alabama (6-4, 4-2 UAC): 7; Western Illinois (6-4, 4-1 OVC): 5

	FCS Coaches	W-L*	Pts	Prev*
1	Tarleton State (26)	10-0	650	1
2	Montana State	9-1	606	3
3	Youngstown State	8-2	591	4
4	South Dakota State	8-2	576	5
5	Northern Arizona	8-2	536	6
6	Austin Peay	8-2	499	7
7	Stephen F. Austin	9-1	470	2
8	Lamar	8-2	464	12
9	Tennessee Tech	9-1	434	9
10	South Dakota	7-3	390	10
11	Mercer	8-2	385	11
T12	Montana	7-3	354	13
T12	North Dakota	7-4	354	15
14	MONMOUTH	8-2	331	14
15	LEHIGH	8-2	255	16
16	Campbell	8-2	241	19
17	Illinois State	7-3	222	8
18	South Carolina State	8-2	220	17
19	HARVARD	7-1	203	T22
20	Weber State	6-4	134	25
21	Idaho State	6-4	126	18
22	Jackson State	7-2	76	NR
23	PRINCETON	6-2	60	NR
24	Abilene Christian	5-5	34	T22
25	UAlbany	6-4	31	20
	Dropped Out: East Tennessee St. (21), Alabama A&M (24)
	Others Receiving Votes: East Tennessee St., 29; UC Davis, 27; UIW, 25; Chattanooga, 22; Dayton, 22; Central Connecticut St., 19; North Alabama, 11; Bryant, 10; Idaho, 10; Alabama A&M, 9; Villanova, 8; Morgan St., 7; Richmond, 4; Southeast Missouri St., 2; BROWN, 1; Butler, 1; UT Rio Grande Valley, 1.

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Elsewhere, two of Dartmouth's grad transfers in the FBS ranks are coming off solid performances.

Georgia Tech dropped a 44-17 decision to Louisville but former Big Green tight end Chris Corbo '26 had a solid game with six catches for 30 yards and his first touchdown of the season. Corbo now has 18 catches for 134 yards on the season.

Yardbarker has a piece headlined Way-Too-Early Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2027 NFL Mock Draft that offers up Corbo as the team's seventh-round draft pick. From the story (LINK):

Corbo offers an intriguing combination of size, receiving ability, and blocking potential. At 6-foot-5 and 250 pounds, he has the physical dimensions of an NFL tight end.

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While South Florida fell to 6-3 with a 20-17 loss to East Carolina, tailback DJ Crowther '26 posted his third 100-yard game of the season with 111 yards on 17 carries. He also had three catches for 42 yards. He leads the Bulls with 689 yards on the ground, averaging 5.0 yards per carry with seven rushing touchdowns. He's also fourth on the team in receptions with 12 catches for 142 yards and one touchdown.

An NFL Draft Diamonds piece headlined Top Fifth-Year American Conference Draft Prospects lists Crowther at No. 7 and writes (LINK):

Crowther is a hard-nosed downhill runner who combines excellent vision with contact balance and lateral agility. A 2025 First-Team All-Ivy selection at Dartmouth, he has quickly carved out a role in South Florida’s backfield. He earned American Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors after rushing for 101 yards and three touchdowns on eight carries against Delaware State. He runs with a physical edge, consistently bouncing off defenders and fighting for additional yardage. His receiving skills and willingness to handle pass-protection responsibilities add to his appeal as a dependable three-down back.

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Cornell freshman quarterback Michael McColgan, who Dartmouth will see this weekend if Garrett Bass-Sulpizio can't go because of injury, struggled throwing the ball in last week's loss to Penn (5-for-22 for 47 yards) but showed he can tuck and run with a game-high 83 yards on 16 carries. For a first look at him, check out these brief highlights:

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A story headlined Toast, bonfires and King Tut: Five unique FCS fan traditions has two Ivy League traditions among the five. You can surely tell from the headline which involves Dartmouth and if you've ever seen a game at Franklin Field, you know which involves Penn. Click HERE for the story.

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EXTRA POINT
Heading out shortly to get another vaccination, but don't worry. It's nothing to be even remotely concerned about. Quite the opposite, actually. I'll be letting you know the deal sometime around Nov. 28 (in case that clue hasn't already helped you figured out what's up. ;-)