The Hawks have been ranked 22nd/23rd in the preseason national polls despite graduating a quarterback who passed for 27 touchdowns a year ago, and seeing a running back who gained 1,802 yards last fall, transfer to Miami of Ohio.
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Monmouth Preview
Monmouth comes into the 2026 season looking to erase the bitter taste of what it felt was an NCAA playoff snub last year when it finished 9-3.
Lehigh Preview
The Mountain Hawks had to hustle to replace head coach Kevin Cahill after he returned to Yale, but Rich Nagy, promoted from defensive coordinator, has to like what his predecessor left behind.
Lehigh, which went 12-0 in the regular season last fall before dropping a tight game to Villanova in the FCS Playoffs, brings back a ton of firepower at quarterback and running back who will benefit from a veteran offensive line that should their life easier. There's a reason why both preseason polls have them ranked 11th in the nation.
Merrimack Preview
Merrimack finished last year 4-8 overall and 0-7 away from home, with one of the wins coming over Division II Saint Anselm. To their credit, the Warriors started and finished strong with a 21-17 loss at FBS Kent State in their opener, and a 27-26 win over Fordham in their finale.
What to make of Merrimack for 2026?
An (Almost) Perfect Green-White
HANOVER – The problem for football coaches in an intrasquad game is, if the offense is looking like world beaters, you start worrying about your defense.
And if the defense is dominating, you can’t help but worry about your offense.
All of which is why the series bridging the third and fourth quarters of Saturday’s highly entertaining Green-White Game played out almost perfectly in Dartmouth coach Sammy McCorkle’s view.
Captains, Awards, Statistics
2026 Captains
Voted by their teammates as captains for the 2026 season are quarterback Grayson Saunier of Lafayette, La., safety Harrison Keith of Fairfield, Conn., and defensive lineman Joshua Johnson of Statesboro, Ga., all rising seniors.
The Green-White Plan And Coach McCorkle Q&A
HANOVER – In part because it led to the poaching of their players in the transfer portal, a significant number of FBS football coaches stopped holding spring games and replaced them with one final practice.
The NCAA closed the second portal window this year but the number of spring games at the FBS level still continued to fall.
As they used to say in these parts, “It’s different at Dartmouth.”
Practice 10 Begins Final Week Of Spring
HANOVER – The goal for Dartmouth’s final week of spring football is to reach a crescendo in Saturday’s Green-White Game.
Unfortunately, getting to that point might be a little easier than expected after the week kicked off Tuesday with practice coach Sammy McCorkle finding the offensive performance flat.
Big Green Achieves Its Goals
HANOVER – Sammy McCorkle came into the ninth practice of the spring with one clear objective and added a second along the way.
Mission accomplished.
Make that missions – plural – accomplished.
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