Newsletter of The Friends of Dartmouth Football Vol. 6, No. 1 Spring 2015

Tri-captains Dalyn Williams, Ryan McManus and Will McNamara The Sky is the Limit in 2015

How the Friends Help • Honors and Awards Inside A Look at the Recruiting Class • And more Newsletter of The Friends of Dartmouth Football

The Friends of Dartmouth Football organization has played a vital role in the dramatic turnaround of the Big Green football program. Thank you to those who have already given. Your help is greatly appreciated. There’s still time for everyone to be a part of the drive for championship No. 18. Visit Dartmouthsports.com/giving to donate online.

Friends Provide More Than A Virtual Jump On Opponents

Dartmouth Will Be Among First Teams To Benefit From Groundbreaking Technology If the Dartmouth football team is to win the 2015 Ivy League championship a perfect storm of conditions may play a role. First, a former college place- kicker is developing a novel use of revolutionary technology designed to provide football teams who use it an advantage over the opposition. Second, the former player offered Buddy Teevens, former Stanford kicker Derek Belch and the STRIVR tools the coach who recruited him to and headphones. on the field – invaluable to a Stanford the opportunity to buy the Dalyn Williams had the chance . The most surprising part system, which will be available to t o p u l l o n t h e h e a d s e t a n d of it all was the ability to turn around just a handful of schools this fall. headphones in Floren Varsity House 360 degrees and see my would-be That coach? Buddy Teevens. this spring when onetime Stanford running back and teammates. Oculus And finally, thanks to the Cardinal Derek Belch brought the is the next big thing for film study/ tremendous generosity of the Friends system east for a hands-on look. The player development.” of Dartmouth Football, a cutting edge D a r t m o u t h q u a r t e r b a c k , w a s technology that is expected to be on immediately sold. Used for the first time last year at many college campuses and in NFL “I was absolutely amazed when I Stanford, STRIVR will aid headquarters in the not-too-distant put the headset on,” he offered. “Not at just a handful of FBS schools and just future is coming to Hanover now. only was the picture extremely clear one FCS member this year – Dartmouth, STRIVR is an immersive “virtual but I was interacting mentally in a which, thanks to the Friends of reality” platform that essentially virtual world. Dartmouth Football has an exclusive places a football player onto the field “I was able to take mental reps agreement that assures it is the only through use of an Oculus rift headset by reading coverages without being school in the Ivy League to have the

2 Newsletter of The Friends of Dartmouth Football Virtual Reality, Continued Stanford coach David Shaw so appreciated the help it technology for the next two years. gave his team last year that he asked to invest in the “Being the best means having the best and this is company. Teevens hasn’t cracked open his wallet yet, and cutting-edge stuff,” Teevens said. “NFL teams are looking hasn’t been through a season with the system. But given what at it right now. Eventually everyone is going to want to he’s learned, what he’s seen, and his faith in the people behind have this. This puts us ahead of the curve.” it, he pushed for Dartmouth to be an early adopter. Belch unveiled the system to 10 NFL coaches and Denver Broncos’ GM John Elways at this year’s NFL Said Belch: “Buddy must have said six times when Combine and the reaction was swift and enthusiastic. we were showing it to him, ‘I know you and Trent are Tipped off about what his former kicker was doing this and I trust you.’ He said he was almost ‘in’ developing, Teevens texted Matt Doyle, the Stanford before even seeing it.” director of football operations, to find out more. Soon he was talking with Belch himself. Teevens was pleased to While the connection with Belch helped Dartmouth find out that one of the first to get a jump on the VR move- join the STRIVR effort was “Being the best means having the best ment, this isn’t like adding Trent Edwards, another of his another DVD player or two. recruits who went on from and this is cutting-edge stuff. NFL teams It was thanks to the resources Stanford to play five years at are looking at it right now. Eventually provided by Buddy's army, quarterback in the NFL. everyone is going to want to have this. The Friends of Football, that “Buddy wanted to learn an exclusive deal could be This puts us ahead of the curve.” more,” explained Belch, who secured. With a nod from was on Memorial Field Buddy Teevens Coach Teevens, Senior filming plays late in the spring Associate Athletic Director practice period with a Rubik’s cube-sized gizmo tiled Drew Galbraith was able to ink the commitment to with small digital cameras that are used to create the purchase the system in recent weeks. 360-degree picture that provides the virtual reality “We’ve done the best we can with what we’ve picture. “We spent 45 minutes on the phone talking. always had, but this is cutting edge stuff,” Teevens said. He’d heard and read about what we were doing and I “We’re excited and certainly appreciative that we can do thought it was a natural fit for Dartmouth.” this with the help of the Friends.” Williams, the Dartmouth quarterback, believes the When Teevens first put the headset on and a play investment will pay big dividends. began to develop in front of him his reaction was fairly “(STRIVR) will prove to be worth every penny,” he typical. stressed. “It is a very flexible tool and allows for most “I was stunned at how realistic it was,” the coach positions to be involved. This tool will speed up the said. “I’ve had something like that on before, and it was development of players and in my belief, in conjunction animation almost. This was the real thing. Literally, there with a great training program, could change an ordinary was a snap and I moved my hands to catch the ball – player into an outstanding one. The more underrated part which obviously was not present.” of its creation is definitely the coach's ability to see what each player looks at, which will allow coaches to teach There are other systems that use animation to technique better in the film room. simulate plays, but research has shown that the brain “I believe that with the addition of (STRIVR), assimilates information better with live action according practices will be more efficient. Coaches will have the to Belch, who unabashedly says STRIVR’s live action is ability to limit or expand practice reps for whoever they the best in the business. deem necessary and the lost reps can be made up via While the system is still in active development,

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“STRIVR will prove to be worth every penny. It is a very flexible tool and allows for most positions to be involved. This tool will speed up the development of players and in my belief, with conjunction of a great training program could change an ordinary player into an outstanding one.” All-Ivy League quarterback Dalyn Williams

Virtual Reality, Continued (STRIVR). For quarterbacks this tool the defense they will be practicing freshman ready even before they get has no limit: it will teach the correct against during the week. By the time on the field.” places to look pre-snap as well as they take the field on Tuesday post, how coverages take shape and afternoon for the first full practice of Teevens believes that it won’t be ultimately where to go with the the week they should have a much long before every school will covet football. It simply provides players better grasp of that week’s gameplan the STRIVR system. That Dartmouth and coaches another avenue to be than ever before. has it first will be another benefit. great. Who wants to be average?” But that won’t be the only use of “We are always looking for the system. differentiation and this is something So how does it work? By the start “The beauty of it is, it doesn’t just we’ll have for two years that no one of the preseason in late August the have to be the quarterback,” Teevens in the Ivy League will have,” said Dartmouth coaches will have broken s a i d . “ W e a r e u s i n g s o m e Joey McIntyre, whose responsibilties down the offensive and defensive imagination with it. We already did with the Dartmouth program include s c h e m e s r u n b y B i g G r e e n some things they haven’t done with it overseeing recruiting. “This will give opponents. Shown play cards, the before. us the ability to put a recruit in the “scout team” will re-enact the “You can use it to let an inside middle of the Green, or at the Skiway opponents’ plays as usual. backer see what the offense is doing. or in the middle of Memorial Field. Set up near the quarterback (or near Or a strong safety or an offensive or Then once they get on campus it will another player), the STRIVR “camera defensive lineman. We even filmed transition to football.” cube(s)” operated by Dartmouth from the center’s perspective. He’s Teevens gives McIntyre credit for personnel will film the scout team’s plays kind of the center of activity and we helping him see the potential of the for all of the coming season’s 10 can show what he’s seeing. Left and STRIVR system on and off the field, opponents. The video from each of the right. It’s a great way of schooling a and for doing early legwork on the cameras will then be emailed to STRIVR younger center.” purchase. and through the wonders of computers, Perhaps the system's most effective “Something I like is we can take all the angles recorded to memory cards use is for schooling not the starting it on the road recruiting,” Teevens will be mixed into a 360-degree view that quarterback, but the backups who don’t said. “All you need is the (headset) will be emailed back to Dartmouth. get the same number of live “reps” as and a computer. We can sit down the starter against the scout team. As the regular season progresses with a recruit and say, ‘Here, take a “They can go upstairs, put the Dartmouth quarterbacks will be look. This is what we do. This is how thing on and in half an hour they’ve dropped into the virtual field on a we read. This is how we progress.’ gotten 40 snaps,” said Teevens. “It Sunday afternoon or evening to There’s a lot of opportunities to use will be very helpful for getting our familiarize themselves in advance for this.”

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2015 Schedule Sept. 19 at Georgetown Sept. 26 SACRED HEART Oct. 3 at Penn* Oct. 10 YALE*+ Oct. 17 at Central Connecticut Oct. 24 COLUMBIA* Oct. 31 at Harvard* Nov. 7 CORNELL* Nov. 14 at Brown* Nov. 21 PRINCETON* *Ivy League +Homecoming

Buddy Teevens addresses the team at the conclusion of spring practice. Injury Free Green-White Caps Successful Spring Practice Freshman linebacker Ian Hansel- Returning All-Ivy quarterback Dalyn “We’ve just got to identify guys man scored touchdowns on a long Williams completed 19-of-34 passes for who will play. … You’ve got to have interception return as well as a short 233 yards with two interceptions and eight that you know you can count scoop-and-score and junior corner carried eight times for 52 yards. on. We will get there, but they’ve got Vernon Harris found the end zone on Williams was happy with how the a lot to learn.” an interception runback to help the offense played, but not satisfied. SPRING CHANGES defense outscore the offense in a “That’s probably going to be the Coach Teevens inked a new Green-White Game that capped best defense in the league, and multi-year contract with the College Dartmouth’s spring football practice. possibly the country if they do what to remain in Green and White for There was no tackling in what was they are supposed to do, and we years to come. Coach Clark, Coach essentially a rugged two-hand touch moved the ball on them,” he said. Dobes and Special Teams contest. At least in part because there “We’ve got things we have to Coordinator Sammy McCorkle also was no intended tackling there were work on as an offense. We need to have new multi-year deals. no significant injuries. score the ball in the red zone and run Joining the Dartmouth staff this “I was pleased,” Buddy Teevens some more different plays in the spring at running backs coach was Chad said after the game. “It was an intermediate area. But overall I was Nice, a three-year starter at tailback and efficient outing. We are not finished pleased with the spring game.” at Cornell. He coached the and it wasn’t a game, but it was a SPRING QUOTABLE past three years at Columbia. step forward. Don Dobes, Dartmouth Joey McIntyre will now serve as “It’s awkward and a little hard to defensive coordinator, on whether Director of Recruiting Operations know what’s happening down by the his unit can be as effective as it was a and External Relations. end zone because of the tackle year ago: The new Director of Football situation. Did the guy get into the “Oh, we’re going to be better. Operations is Dino Cauteruccio, a end zone? Will he make a play? It’s a “We have to keep them healthy, but North Carolina graduate and former skewed look. The biggest thing I’m yeah, we are going to be better.” head manager of the Tar Heel watching is between the 20s and Keith Clark, Dartmouth offensive football team who spent two years as from what I saw, the execution up coordinator, on reloading the ‘O’ line: the team’s operations assistant. the field was pretty clean.”

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Dartmouth’s seniors gather with coach Buddy Teevens at the front of the room at the annual breakup banquet. Big Green Celebrates Players Who Fashioned 8-2 Season

Earl Hamilton Freshman Award – Presented to the Special Teams Award member of the freshman (class) who has been selected by Safety David Caldwell the coaching staff as the player who has made the most John M. Manley '40 Award – Presented to the outstanding contribution to the team. member of the varsity football team who has Stephen Johnston demonstrated the most improvement through his efforts Award – Presented to the member in the weight room. of the varsity offense who is an underclassman and who, Safety Steve Dazzo by the vote of the coaching staff, has made the most 12th Man Award – Presented to the member of the significant contribution to the success of the team. varsity football team who has demonstrated hard work Quarterback Dalyn Williams and dedication regardless of playing time. Kenneth T. Young Award – Presented to the member Quarterback Alex Park of the varsity defense who is an underclassman who, by Lester R. Godwin Award – Presented to the senior vote of the coaching staff, has made the most significant football squad member who, through extraordinary contribution to the success of the team. perseverance, has risen above personal disadvantage to Linebacker Will McNamara contribute measurably to the team. Through the gift of Doten Award – Presented to a member of the the late Lester R. Godwin '30, Winchester, Mass. Mr. sophomore class who has made a significant contribution Godwin was president of the Dartmouth Alumni to the success of the varsity football team. Association of Eastern Massachusetts and active in class Kicker Alex Gakenheimer activities. The award is a wristwatch, suitably inscribed. Earl Hamilton Award – Presented to the senior Offensive Lineman Sean Ronan football player who has displayed a sincere friendliness The Hewitt Award – Presented to the varsity player and sense of humor plus appreciation of the outdoors who best epitomizes athletic performance with academic that were the late Mr. Hamilton's characteristics. achievement. Offensive Lineman Scottie Whitmore Kicker Riley Lyons Offensive Scout Award Gordon P. Bennett Award – Presented to the Wide receiver Charles Mack member of the varsity football team who has been Defensive Scout Award selected by the coaching staff as the outstanding Defensive back Kyran McKinney-Crudden offensive or defensive lineman and who exemplified the high degree of performance, sportsmanship and character

6 Newsletter of The Friends of Dartmouth Football exhibited by Gordon P. Bennett '37. SPECIAL RECOGNITION Defensive lineman AJ Zuttah All-New England Frank Hershey Award – Presented to the senior Senior offensive lineman Scotty Whitmore football player who possesses a genuine zest for life, has Junior linebacker Will McNamara maintained a strong, positive attitude and has displayed a Junior defensive lineman AJ Zuttah sincere desire to win, which were the qualities of the late • Coach Hershey. FCS Athletic Directors Academic All-Star Defensive lineman Jeff Winthrop Senior wide receiver Ryan McManus The Coach Bob Blackman Trophy – Presented to the • member of the varsity football team selected by the football National Football Foundation & coaching staff who has contributed most to the success of College Hall of Fame Hampshire Honor Society the team. Senior safety Steve Dazzo Wide receiver Ryan McManus Senior kicker Riley Lyons Stubby Pearson Award – Established in 2007 and Senior offensive lineman Ben Spiritos presented to an underclassmen on the football team whose • character, leadership on campus, high academic standing Academic All-Ivy League and performance on the playing field most resembles that of Senior wide receiver Ryan McManus Charles (Stubby) Pearson '42, captain of the 1941 football Senior Riley Lyons team who died while serving in the U.S. Navy in World • War II. He also was captain of basketball, graduated Phi Spring Most Improved (by position) Beta Kappa and was valedictorian of his class. Gift of David Little '44 and Peter Little '81. Linebacker – Eric Meile Offensive lineman Jacob Flores Defensive Line – Jeremiah Douchee Manners Makyth Man Award – Presented to the Corner – Paddy Clancy member of the varsity football team who, in the judgment of Safety – Charlie Miller his teammates, has best conducted himself to the advantage Special Teams – David Smith of the college and displayed good manners in the sense of Offensive Line – Ben Hagaman William Wickham's phrase, "Manners Makyth Man.” Tight End – Cam Skaff Wide receiver Charlie Storey Quarterback – Jack Heneghan Reggie Williams Award – Presented to the member of Wide Receiver – Houston Brown the Dartmouth football program who through leadership in Running Back – Marcus Berg action and word has made Dartmouth a better place. Strength and Conditioning – Kyran McKinney- Wide receiver Jordan Aré Crudden

2014 Game Balls GAME DATE SCORE OFFENSE DEFENSE SPECIAL TEAMS Central Connecticut Sept. 20 35-25 Kyle Bramble Corbin Stall Evan Chrustic Pennsylvania Oct. 4 31-13 Ben Spiritos Evan Chrustic Ryan McManus Yale Oct. 11 38-31 Ryan McManus Vernon Harris Riley Lyons Holy Cross Oct. 18 24-21 Scottie Whitmore Troy Donahue Danny McManus Columbia Oct. 25 27-6 Victor Williams Cody Fulleton Lucas Bavaro Cornell Nov. 8 42-7 AJ Dillione Steve Dazzo Will Konstant Brown Nov. 15 44-21 Ryder Stone Chai Reese Will Guinee Princeton Nov. 22 41-10 Bo Patterson Eric Wickham Ben Kepley

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Jarion Brown, 6-2, 175, Baldwin, La./Loomis Chaffee – A talented dual-threat quarterback who drew comparisons to Dalyn Williams coming out of Franklin HS in Louisiana before taking a prep year in Connecticut. Also a defensive standout. Coach Teevens: “He’s a quarterback-athlete who can play a lot of different spots but we’re looking at him as a QB. He throws the ball well. He’s very maneuverable. He runs the ball very effectively." Bruce Dixon IV, 6-4, 205, Concord, N.C./Jay M. Robinson HS (Charlotte Pride) – Dixon passed for 1,330 yards and 23 touchdowns last fall playing for a home-school team. While he was classified by a recruiting site as a “pro style” quarterback, he also ran for 519 yards. He’s one of several talented basketball players in the class. Teevens: “A very athletic guy. Tall. Cam Newton is the guy you think of when you see him...He throws the ball well. He can move in the pocket and around the pocket." Harry Kraft, 5-8, 174, Chestnut Hill, Mass./Belmont Hill – A playmaker Buddy Teevens has known from the Manning Passing Academy. Played for former Dartmouth receiving great Mike Bobo. Teevens: “He is a compact quarterback who is very football savvy and a good competitor. Bobo likes his leadership skills and work ethic.” Darryl Mobley Jr., 6-2, 190, Austin, Texas/Hyde Park Baptist, HS – Walk-on who completed 72.3 percent of his varsity passes in a wide-open, spread attack, and averaged 11.2 yards per run last two years. Teevens: “Physically he is still maturing and growing. He has good athleticism and a good football mind." Scott Lloyd, 6-3, 210, Fullerton, Calif./Berkshire School – Tossed 32 touchdowns to three interceptions and had 12 rushing TDs in final high school season before prepping. Teevens: “Another guy with good feet and the ability to throw. Prep school allowed him to physically develop. We liked him a year ago and like him even more now.” Vito Penza, 6-3, 225, Youngstown, Ohio/Ursuline HS – Penza has drawn comparisons to Penn grad Billy Ragone, Princeton’s Quinn Epperly and a former Heisman Trophy winner. Taking over for the first time at QB as a senior, he ran for 979 yards and 12 touchdowns, and passed for 736 yards and five more scores. Teevens: "He is Tim Tebowish but throws the ball better. … In the spread attack he can be a devastating runner." RUNNING BACK Rashaad Cooper, 5-10, 190, Tracy, Calif./Kimball HS – Exploded for 337 yards and four TDs on just 16 carries in a game against three-time defending state champion Modesto Central Catholic. Teevens: “He is a good-size running back. He has good speed and vision. He’s a good blocker and is just a tough, physical, shifty runner." Andrew Robinson, 5-9, 170, Stanford, Calif./Sacred Heart Prep – Younger brother of former running back Pedro Robinson… Played on both sides of the ball as a prep. Walk-on who could see action in the secondary as well. Teevens: "He is a tough, physical guy. He could play running back or switch over and play free safety. ” Matthew Shearin, 5-7, 160, El Cajon, Calif./El Cajon Valley H.S. – Intriguing walk-on who ran for 1,527 yards and 18 touchdowns last fall. Teevens: "He is a very well put together running back/return guy who will add depth at the running back position." Miles Smith, 5-10, 205, Alpharetta, Ga./Alpharetta HS – Tough runner who brings to mind Dominick Pierre. Ran for 700 yards and 15 touchdowns. Averaged 13.1 yards per attempt running for 131 yards against Centennial. Teevens: “He’s a physical guy with good speed and good toughness. He is a heavy runner. You don’t like to tackle a guy like that. He has great balance, good ball skills and is a good blocker.” WIDE RECEIVER Drew Hunnicutt, 6-2, 190, Argyle, Texas/Liberty Christian HS – A jack-of-all-trades who was honored for his play at defensive back and has seen time at quarterback and on special teams. He is another well-rounded athlete. Teevens: “He’s kind of like Bo Patterson with a little better speed. He makes a lot of plays. He is a well-weight trained, physical guy who catches a lot of balls and he blocks very well."

8 Newsletter of The Friends of Dartmouth Football Dylan Mellor, 6-1, 190, Purcellville, Va./Woodgrove HS – Smooth receiver who caught 72 passes for 1,118 yards and 18 touchdowns as a senior and totaled 139 catches and 31 touchdowns in his career. Teevens: “He had a lot of views at the Division I level. Duke in particular made a run at him. We think that in terms of maturity at the receiver position, he comes in with a skillset that will help us right off the bat." Emmanuel Soto, 6-2 1/2, 190, Davie, Fla./University School of Nova – Coming in from Air Force Academy and will have to sit out the 2015 season. Athletic receiver offered by Purdue, Vanderbilt and Tulane among others. Teevens: “A taller, acrobatic receiver. Similar to Michael Reilly with good speed and the ability to return kicks and punts.” TIGHT END Kevin Barrett, 6-6, 217, Saco, Maine/Thornton Academy – Long and lean coming in, he first considered playing college basketball. In addition to tight end he played linebacker on two state championship teams. Teevens: “A good basketball player. We liked his athleticism. He needs physical development as he goes, but he runs well and he catches the ball well. He is probably like Cam Poole coming in."

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Phil Berton, 6-4, 255, Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park and River Forest HS – Chose Dartmouth over several FCS scholarship offers and was on Harvard’s board. One of the heftier lacrosse players you will see. Teevens: "A tough guy from the Chicago area. He has real good feet, real good size and range. He’s going to continue to grow." Matt Kaskey, 6-6, 295, Winnetka, Ill./New Trier HS – A first-team All-Chicagoland choice who brings great size to the line. Uncle FJ Fee lettered on Teevens’ ’91 Ivy League champions. Teevens: “He’s a big, athletic guy with good feet. He could be a tackle or a guard as well. He will be a physical guy inside and help us build our depth up front.” John Kilcommons, 6-3, 297, Berwynn, Ill./Nazareth Academy – Demonstrated at the Dartmouth camp that he can pass block as well as run block. Teevens: “He might get his first look at tackle but could also play inside for us. He’s a tough, physical lineman in keeping with the type of player we have been bringing in.” Patrick Kilcommons, 6-2, 280, Berwynn, Ill./Nazareth Academy – Like his identical twin brother he could see time at different positions on the line including center. Showed his coachability under Keith Clark at the Dartmouth camp. Teevens: “We recruited Patrick and John individually and liked them both independently. They are tough guys who are good road graders.” Zach Sammartino, 6-4, 286, Pittsburgh, Pa./North Hills HS – Originally looked at as a defensive lineman. Big and strong. And yes, he’s a newphew of Hall-of-Fame wrestler Bruno Sammartino. Teevens: “He’s a tough, physical guy as you might expect being related to Bruno. A very competitive guy. He is physically probably further along than most of the young guys coming in." INTERIOR DEFENSIVE LINE Brandon Chu, 6-0, 288, Plano, Texas/Trinity Christian HS – A powerful player with a good motor and a low center of gravity. Another player Dartmouth coaches came to know and appreciate by having him at their camp. Teevens: “He’s a stout, inside guy, a defensive tackle/nose guard with good feet and good quickness.” Jackson Perry, 6-2, 275, Las Vegas, Nev./Bishop Gorman HS – Chose Dartmouth after originally deciding on Vanderbilt. Also drew interest from Nebraska and UCLA among others. ESPN three-star recruit out of one of the top high school programs in the nation. Teevens: "He is a heralded player who was offered I-A scholarships. He has a wrestler’s body control with good foot quickness, and has a chance to help right away.” DEFENSIVE END David Chalmers, 6-3, 260, Leesburg, Va./Tuscarora HS – Posted 12 sacks while helping Tuscarora hold opponents to just over 11 points per game in a 14-1 season. Earned a spot on the all-state first team in Virginia but will likely miss his freshman year after knee surgery. Teevens: "He has good size and good athleticism and runs

9 Newsletter of The Friends of Dartmouth Football well. We’re looking at him as a four-year guy after he gets 100 percent back." Jimmy McHugh, 6-3, 265, Moorestown, N.J./Moorestown HS – An athletic player who could play defensive end or “three-technique”. A physical player with good speed and a chance to help early. Teevens: “He reminds me of Evan Chrustic in terms of how he loves to play and his physicality. He’s a hard-working guy who has a chance to help us right off the bat.” Kalil Washington 6-1, 220, Robinson, Texas/Robinson HS – A promising “rush” end with good athletic ability. Played a high level of football in Texas. A weight-trained powerlifter. Teevens: “He’s a physical guy who runs well and who will add depth and talent right away. As a pass-rushing, edge type of guy he will be a nice addition.” LINEBACKER Harrison Farber, 6-2 1/2, 208, Cresskill, N.J./Cresskill HS – A versatile athlete who would be right at home at wide receiver but will get his first look on the defensive side. Teevens: “A long, tall and rangy linebacker with pass rush ability. He has drop-back coverage skills but can come off the edge like Flo Orimolade or Will Konstant.” Jonathan Jefferies, 6-2, 190, Fresno, Calif./Edison HS – Penciled in at linebacker after earning postseason honors as a tight end. Plays a little like rising senior Eric Wickham. Teevens: "He’s rangy and runs well. I like his attitude. With him and the others guys coming in I think we really did a nice job with the linebacker corps." Jake Moen, 6-4, 235, Gilroy, Calif./Christopher HS – Played varsity since eighth grade, posting a whopping 613 tackles. Selected Monterey Bay League Most Valuable Player last fall. Also a highly regarded tight end. Teevens: "Jake is a tough, physical guy. He can run and he will really hit you. He had a lot of options out there. He is in the mode of Bronson Green and Willie Mac(Namara).” Nathan Nunez, 6-2, 225, Amherst, Ohio/Steele HS – Another linebacker-tight end who posted 160 tackles over his final two years, including 84 stops as a senior. An all-county selection. Teevens: "He’s tough and physical and reminds me a little of Ian Hanselman with his size. Like Ian, there is a presence right off the bat. He someone you can tell loves the game and is a very smart player.” Jack Traynor, 6-0, 220, Lake Forest, Ill./Lake Forest HS – All-time leading tackler in Illinois state history, breaking 24-year-old state record as a three-year starter. Penned a first-person account of his college decision for local paper. Teevens: "He’s another tough, tough guy. He reminds me of Will McNamara. He is all over the place. He sees the ball. He has a good head for the game. He’s a physical guy who just makes plays." DEFENSIVE BACK Rivers Cahee, 5-11, 185, Lafayette, La./Taft School – Another athletic Louisianan who acclimated to the north by prepping in New England. Drew recruiting attention at running back. Teevens: “A good-sized cover corner similar to Vernon Harris. He has the ability to play inside as well. He’s someone with very good athleticism we can see contributing early.” Nick Peart, 5-9, 176, Plantation, Fla./American Heritage HS – Won a pair of state championships at American Heritage. Expected to get his first look at safety but capable of playing on the corner. Teevens: "He’s a smart player who runs well. He is a tough, physical guy who can cover downfield but also play the middle of the field when necessary. He’s a nickel/safety kind of guy who reminds me a little of Frankie Hernandez." Robert Straton, 6-0, 195 – Honolulu, Hawaii/Punahou School – A safety from a strong football school who goes by “Bun," which is pronounced Boon. President Barack Obama and linebacker Manti Te‘o are Punahou products. Teevens: "We just like the way he plays. He covers ground. He had some options, Army and a few others, but we really liked what we saw, and feel he’s someone who can help us at safety." PUNTER Jack Katzman, 6-0, 175, Paradise Valley, Ariz./Brophy Prep – Averaged about 40.7 yards on 46 punts. Brother, Jon, is a junior punter for the Green and father Jim ’89 kicked for Buddy Teevens in his first stint in Hanover. Teevens: "He really worked on his game and improved himself steadily through the course of the year. He had some other options but decided to join his brother here." 10 Newsletter of The Friends of Dartmouth Football

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The 18th Annual Dartmouth Football Golf Classic & Auction Head Coach Buddy Teevens ’79 invites Alumni and Friends of Dartmouth Football to join him and the Dartmouth football staff on Saturday, June 20, 2015 at Hanover Country Club.

Schedule of Events 9:15 a.m. Semi-Annual Friends of Football Meeting at the Hanover Inn

11 a.m. Lunch/Registration at Hanover Country Club

12: 30 p.m. Golf – Shotgun Start Tickets, golf, vacations,

6 p.m. Dinner and Awards Dartmouth memorabilia

7 p.m. Raffle and Auction and much, much more!

Net proceeds will go directly to the Football Program to finance numerous important improvements including: • Recruiting and scouting software • Supplemental funding for coaches’ recruiting travel • Attracting and retaining elite coaches • Cutting-edge training and medical equipment • Professional development of the coaching staff: visits to clinics, NFL camps and major college spring practices • Enhanced technology • Purchase of nutritional supplements

For more information call Sam Hopkins at (603) 646-9061 or email [email protected]. Or [email protected]

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