Category: Yale Bulldogs
George Clooney, Oliver Stone And Ivy League Football
Hollywood, however indirectly, has been recreating pieces of college football history. In theaters now is Leatherheads and how a Princeton QB saved the NFL, and W which describes George W. Bush's days as a cheerleader at Yale and some (in)famous postga… more »
Legendary Yale RB Talks Football, Politics
Former Eli RB Calvin Hill talks Yale, Dallas Cowboys... and politics.
Take it from the Dallas Cowboys’ first 1,000-yard rusher: Barack Obama should be on a clear path to the White House.
Calvin Hill has always been political-minded. The fact that… more »
Questions Remain With Cornell Financial Aid Packages
This is the final part of a three-part series in which The Sun explores Cornell’s difficulties in athletic recruiting because of non-competitive financial aid packages.
The question Cornell coaches and Director of Athletics Andy Noel want answered is… more »
Financial Aid Threatens Ivy Competition
This is the second part of a three-part series in which The Sun explores Cornell’s difficulties in athletic recruiting because of non-competitive financial aid packages.
On Tuesday, The Sun reported that Cornell is losing athletic recruits to the oth… more »
Financial Aid Packages Threaten Cornell Athletics
This is the first part of a three-part series in which The Sun explores Cornell’s difficulties in athletic recruiting because of non-competitive financial aid packages.
One Cornell recruit faced the decision of a lifetime: come to one of the top athl… more »
New Book From Princeton Alum Details Ivy FB History
In the cutthroat world of book publishing, it's rare for a publisher to approach a novice author with a book idea. But that's exactly what happened to Mark Bernstein '83. Four years ago, Bernstein noticed a passing reference in the "Philadelphia Inquire… more »
Ivy League Documentary Now Completed
For Love & Honor Productions is proud to announce the completion of Eight: Ivy League Football and America, an original feature-length documentary film (TRT 96 minutes).
A world premiere, hosted by the Ivy Football Association, will be held on Th… more »
Carlisle Indian School Football Team is Subject of New Book
A recent book about the Carlisle Indian School football team talks about turn of the century football teams who played the famous school who counted Jim Thorpe as one of their members, and their links with many current Ivy League and Patriot League scho… more »
Busted Football Dreams
Yale's Mike Lehmann (’08) was once a standout prepster, until a click changed his plans.
The phones are ringing off the hook.
It is 2003. High-school senior Mike Lehmann ’08 had just finished his tour of Division I college football camps with stop… more »
Ivy League director Orleans to retire
The only full-time executive director the Ivy League has employed is retiring.
Jeffrey H. Orleans will step down June 30, 2009, after 25 years of service to the Ancient Eight. Amy Gutmann, president of the University of Pennsylvania and chair of the… more »
The Great Divide
Financial-aid initiatives spur fears of Ivy League arms race.
Since its formation in 1954, the Ivy League has been perhaps the most stable conference in Division I. It has enjoyed a remarkable level of parity and is still the only D-I league whose me… more »
Financial Aid Changes May Influence Ivy League
Columbia Spectator columnist mulls the impact of financial aid policies at Harvard, Yale and Princeton and how it could affect the rest of the Ivy League.
With recent changes in the financial aid programs at Harvard and Yale, a new question faces the… more »
College Coaches Live Nomadic Lives
Respected Express-Times columnist Ed Laubach talks about the new darling of the NFL Giants' coaching staff in Steve Spagnulo, coordinators at the FCS level, and Spagnulo's link to a little school in Easton, PA.
Bet you can't name the offensive and de… more »
West Texas Senior Picks Academics, Yale
Most high school football players with aspirations of playing in college would love to be able to have the choices Bedford Booth did.
Booth, Midland High's starting free safety for the last two seasons, wanted to continue his football career. But as… more »
Cyclones' Ellis Becomes Yale Bulldog
Tennessee offensive lineman chooses Yale... after considering some good advice from Appalachian State head football coach Jerry Moore.
ELIZABETHTON -- Elizabethton Cyclone offensive-lineman Evan Ellis signed his national letter of intent to attend Ya… more »