Newsletter of The Friends of Dartmouth Football

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
Inside
How the Friends Help • Honors and Awards
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 Ivy League 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 placekicker 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
the coach who recruited him to
Stanford the opportunity to buy the
system, which will be available to
just a handful of schools this fall.
That coach? Buddy Teevens.
A n d fi n a l l y, t h a n k s t o t h e
tremendous generosity of the Friends
of Dartmouth Football, a cutting edge
technology that is expected to be on
many college campuses and in NFL
headquarters in the not-too-distant
future is coming to Hanover now.
STRIVR is an immersive “virtual
reality” platform that essentially
places a football player onto the field
through use of an Oculus rift headset
Buddy Teevens, former Stanford kicker Derek Belch and the STRIVR tools
and headphones.
Dalyn Williams had the chance
to pull on the headset and
headphones in Floren Varsity House
this spring when onetime Stanford
Cardinal Derek Belch brought the
system east for a hands-on look. The
Dartmouth quarterback, was
immediately sold.
“I was absolutely amazed when I
put the headset on,” he offered. “Not
only was the picture extremely clear
but I was interacting mentally in a
virtual world.
“I was able to take mental reps
by reading coverages without being
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on the field – invaluable to a
quarterback. The most surprising part
of it all was the ability to turn around
360 degrees and see my would-be
running back and teammates. Oculus
is the next big thing for film study/
player development.”
Used for the first time last year at
Stanford, STRIVR will aid quarterbacks
at just a handful of FBS schools and just
one FCS member this year – Dartmouth,
which, thanks to the Friends of
Dartmouth Football has an exclusive
agreement that assures it is the only
school in the Ivy League to have the
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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 movejoin the STRIVR effort was
ment, this isn’t like adding
“Being the best means having the best
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.
The Friends of Football, that
everyone is going to want to have this.
“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
Buddy Teevens C o a c h T e e v e n s , S e n i o r
was on Memorial Field
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
has no limit: it will teach the correct
places to look pre-snap as well as
post, how coverages take shape and
ultimately where to go with the
football. It simply provides players
and coaches another avenue to be
great. Who wants to be average?”
So how does it work? By the start
of the preseason in late August the
Dartmouth coaches will have broken
down the offensive and defensive
schemes run by Big Green
opponents. Shown play cards, the
“scout team” will re-enact the
opponents’ plays as usual.
Set up near the quarterback (or near
another player), the STRIVR “camera
cube(s)” operated by Dartmouth
personnel will film the scout team’s plays
for all of the coming season’s 10
opponents. The video from each of the
cameras will then be emailed to STRIVR
and through the wonders of computers,
all the angles recorded to memory cards
will be mixed into a 360-degree view that
will be emailed back to Dartmouth.
As the regular season progresses
Dartmouth quarterbacks will be
dropped into the virtual field on a
Sunday afternoon or evening to
familiarize themselves in advance for
the defense they will be practicing
against during the week. By the time
they take the field on Tuesday
afternoon for the first full practice of
the week they should have a much
better grasp of that week’s gameplan
than ever before.
But that won’t be the only use of
the system.
“The beauty of it is, it doesn’t just
have to be the quarterback,” Teevens
said. “We are using some
imagination with it. We already did
some things they haven’t done with it
before.
“You can use it to let an inside
backer see what the offense is doing.
Or a strong safety or an offensive or
defensive lineman. We even filmed
from the center’s perspective. He’s
kind of the center of activity and we
can show what he’s seeing. Left and
right. It’s a great way of schooling a
younger center.”
Perhaps the system's most effective
use is for schooling not the starting
quarterback, but the backups who don’t
get the same number of live “reps” as
the starter against the scout team.
“They can go upstairs, put the
thing on and in half an hour they’ve
gotten 40 snaps,” said Teevens. “It
will be very helpful for getting our
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freshman ready even before they get
on the field.”
Teevens believes that it won’t be
long before every school will covet
the STRIVR system. That Dartmouth
has it first will be another benefit.
“We are always looking for
differentiation and this is something
we’ll have for two years that no one
in the Ivy League will have,” said
Joey McIntyre, whose responsibilties
with the Dartmouth program include
overseeing recruiting. “This will give
us the ability to put a recruit in the
middle of the Green, or at the Skiway
or in the middle of Memorial Field.
Then once they get on campus it will
transition to football.”
Teevens gives McIntyre credit for
helping him see the potential of the
STRIVR system on and off the field,
and for doing early legwork on the
purchase.
“Something I like is we can take
it on the road recruiting,” Teevens
said. “All you need is the (headset)
and a computer. We can sit down
with a recruit and say, ‘Here, take a
look. This is what we do. This is how
we read. This is how we progress.’
There’s a lot of opportunities to use
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 Hanselman scored touchdowns on a long
interception return as well as a short
scoop-and-score and junior corner
Vernon Harris found the end zone on
an interception runback to help the
defense outscore the offense in a
Green-White Game that capped
Dartmouth’s spring football practice.
There was no tackling in what was
essentially a rugged two-hand touch
contest. At least in part because there
was no intended tackling there were
no significant injuries.
“I was pleased,” Buddy Teevens
said after the game. “It was an
efficient outing. We are not finished
and it wasn’t a game, but it was a
step forward.
“It’s awkward and a little hard to
know what’s happening down by the
end zone because of the tackle
situation. Did the guy get into the
end zone? Will he make a play? It’s a
skewed look. The biggest thing I’m
watching is between the 20s and
from what I saw, the execution up
the field was pretty clean.”
Returning All-Ivy quarterback Dalyn
Williams completed 19-of-34 passes for
233 yards with two interceptions and
carried eight times for 52 yards.
Williams was happy with how the
offense played, but not satisfied.
“That’s probably going to be the
best defense in the league, and
possibly the country if they do what
they are supposed to do, and we
moved the ball on them,” he said.
“We’ve got things we have to
work on as an offense. We need to
score the ball in the red zone and run
some more different plays in the
intermediate area. But overall I was
pleased with the spring game.”
“We’ve just got to identify guys
who will play. … You’ve got to have
eight that you know you can count
on. We will get there, but they’ve got
a lot to learn.”
SPRING CHANGES
Coach Teevens inked a new
multi-year contract with the College
to remain in Green and White for
years to come. Coach Clark, Coach
Dobes and Special Teams
Coordinator Sammy McCorkle also
have new multi-year deals.
Joining the Dartmouth staff this
spring at running backs coach was Chad
Nice, a three-year starter at tailback and
wide receiver at Cornell. He coached the
past three years at Columbia.
SPRING QUOTABLE
Joey McIntyre will now serve as
Don Dobes, Dartmouth
Director of Recruiting Operations
defensive coordinator, on whether
his unit can be as effective as it was a and External Relations.
year ago:
The new Director of Football
“Oh, we’re going to be better.
Operations is Dino Cauteruccio, a
North Carolina graduate and former
“We have to keep them healthy, but
yeah, we are going to be better.”
head manager of the Tar Heel
football team who spent two years as
Keith Clark, Dartmouth offensive
coordinator, on reloading the ‘O’ line: the team’s operations assistant.
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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
Special Teams Award
Safety David Caldwell
Earl Hamilton Freshman Award – Presented to the
member of the freshman (class) who has been selected by
the coaching staff as the player who has made the most
outstanding contribution to the team.
Tight End Stephen Johnston
Jake Crouthamel Award – Presented to the member
of the varsity offense who is an underclassman and who,
by the vote of the coaching staff, has made the most
significant contribution to the success of the team.
Quarterback Dalyn Williams
Kenneth T. Young Award – Presented to the member
of the varsity defense who is an underclassman who, by
vote of the coaching staff, has made the most significant
contribution to the success of the team.
Linebacker Will McNamara
Doten Award – Presented to a member of the
sophomore class who has made a significant contribution
to the success of the varsity football team.
Kicker Alex Gakenheimer
Earl Hamilton Award – Presented to the senior
football player who has displayed a sincere friendliness
and sense of humor plus appreciation of the outdoors
that were the late Mr. Hamilton's characteristics.
John M. Manley '40 Award – Presented to the
member of the varsity football team who has
demonstrated the most improvement through his efforts
in the weight room.
Safety Steve Dazzo
12th Man Award – Presented to the member of the
varsity football team who has demonstrated hard work
and dedication regardless of playing time.
Quarterback Alex Park
Lester R. Godwin Award – Presented to the senior
football squad member who, through extraordinary
perseverance, has risen above personal disadvantage to
contribute measurably to the team. Through the gift of
the late Lester R. Godwin '30, Winchester, Mass. Mr.
Godwin was president of the Dartmouth Alumni
Association of Eastern Massachusetts and active in class
activities. The award is a wristwatch, suitably inscribed.
Offensive Lineman Sean Ronan The Hewitt Award – Presented to the varsity player
who best epitomizes athletic performance with academic
achievement.
Kicker Riley Lyons Gordon P. Bennett Award – Presented to the
member of the varsity football team who has been
selected by the coaching staff as the outstanding
offensive or defensive lineman and who exemplified the
high degree of performance, sportsmanship and character
Offensive Lineman Scottie Whitmore
Offensive Scout Award
Wide receiver Charles Mack
Defensive Scout Award
Defensive back Kyran McKinney-Crudden
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exhibited by Gordon P. Bennett '37.
Defensive lineman AJ Zuttah Frank Hershey Award – Presented to the senior
football player who possesses a genuine zest for life, has
maintained a strong, positive attitude and has displayed a
sincere desire to win, which were the qualities of the late
Coach Hershey.
Defensive lineman Jeff Winthrop
The Coach Bob Blackman Trophy – Presented to the
member of the varsity football team selected by the football
coaching staff who has contributed most to the success of
the team.
Wide receiver Ryan McManus Stubby Pearson Award – Established in 2007 and
presented to an underclassmen on the football team whose
character, leadership on campus, high academic standing
and performance on the playing field most resembles that of
Charles (Stubby) Pearson '42, captain of the 1941 football
team who died while serving in the U.S. Navy in World
War II. He also was captain of basketball, graduated Phi
Beta Kappa and was valedictorian of his class. Gift of David
Little '44 and Peter Little '81.
Offensive lineman Jacob Flores Manners Makyth Man Award – Presented to the
member of the varsity football team who, in the judgment of
his teammates, has best conducted himself to the advantage
of the college and displayed good manners in the sense of
William Wickham's phrase, "Manners Makyth Man.”
Wide receiver Charlie Storey
Reggie Williams Award – Presented to the member of
the Dartmouth football program who through leadership in
action and word has made Dartmouth a better place.
Wide receiver Jordan Aré
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
All-New England
Senior offensive lineman Scotty Whitmore
Junior linebacker Will McNamara
Junior defensive lineman AJ Zuttah
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FCS Athletic Directors Academic All-Star
Senior wide receiver Ryan McManus
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National Football Foundation &
College Hall of Fame Hampshire Honor Society
Senior safety Steve Dazzo
Senior kicker Riley Lyons
Senior offensive lineman Ben Spiritos
•
Academic All-Ivy League
Senior wide receiver Ryan McManus
Senior placekicker Riley Lyons
•
Spring Most Improved (by position)
Linebacker – Eric Meile
Defensive Line – Jeremiah Douchee
Corner – Paddy Clancy
Safety – Charlie Miller
Special Teams – David Smith
Offensive Line – Ben Hagaman
Tight End – Cam Skaff
Quarterback – Jack Heneghan
Wide Receiver – Houston Brown
Running Back – Marcus Berg
Strength and Conditioning – Kyran McKinneyCrudden
2014 Game Balls
GAME
DATE
SCORE
DEFENSE
SPECIAL TEAMS
Central Connecticut
Sept. 20
35-25
Kyle Bramble
OFFENSE
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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The Class of 2019 Recruits
QUARTERBACK
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."
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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."
OFFENSIVE LINE
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
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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."
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The 18th Annual
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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.
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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
6 p.m.
Dinner and Awards
7 p.m.
Raffle and Auction
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 samhopkins@dartmouth.edu. Or
curtoberg@comcast.net
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