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So much for my Jay Paterno to Yale theory
Tony Reno, a former Yale assistant, is the new Yale’s Joel E. Smilow ‘54 Head Coach of Football. He was the defensive backs and special teams coach at Harvard for the past three seasons.

Reno introduced as head coach – Yale Daily News
New Yale football coach Tony Reno: [...]

Yale coach Tom Williams resigns after lying about Rhodes candidacy – Campus Rivalry, USA Today
Yale Accepts Coach Williams’ Resignation – Yale Sports Publicity
Yale Bulldogs head coach Tom Williams has resigned effective the end of the year. A controversy over Williams’ Rhodes Scholarship claims that came up in November is the official reason.
When the Williams story [...]

FOOTBALL | Quakers, Elis battle for first – Yale Daily News
Keys to the Game: Yale-Penn – Yale Daily News
Yale quarterback Patrick Witt presents stiff test for Penn defense – The Daily Pennsylvanian
Penn, Yale ready for early Ivy showdown
Yale-Penn Square Off in Philly Saturday – Yale Sports Publicty
With the season half over and the non-league [...]

FOOTBALL | Elis hit the road – Yale Daily News
Leopards seeing red in the red zone – The Morning Call
Home, Sweet Home – The Lafayette
Yale Visits Lafayette Saturday – Yale Sports Publicity
The Yale Bulldogs (3–1, 2–0 Ivy) make their second trip to the Lehigh Valley in 3 games tomorrow when they face the Lafayette Leopards [...]

Great win for the Bulldogs over the Big Green

FOOTBALL | Yale crushes Dartmouth, 30-0 – Yale Daily News
YALE FOOTBALL: Defense found its footing against Dartmouth (video) – New Haven Register
Yale Shuts Out Dartmouth, 30-0 – Yale Sports Publicity
Coming Saturday, another trip to the Lehigh Valley vs. Lafayette.
I kept typing Darthmouth this week. I’d be much [...]

Yale (2-1, 1-0) looks to rebound and stay undefeated in the Ivy League as they host the Big Green of Dartmouth (1-2, 0-1). The game is not televised, but is available via streaming video for $8.95.
A few headlines:
FOOTBALL: Keys to the game – Yale Daily News
Yale Hosts Dartmouth Saturday at Bowl – Yale Sports Publicity

Yale Bulldogs (2-0, 1-0) heads to Bethlehem, Pa. to play the Lehigh Valley Mountain Hawks (3-1, 1-1) in non-Ivy League action at 12:30 today (RSN, if you get it). Yale is 15-5 overall against Lehigh — I’m surprised they have only played each other 20 times.
FOOTBALL | Defense to be tested by high-flying Mountain Hawks [...]

Good win for the Bulldogs, now 2-0 (1-0). Great looking match-up too with Yale’s beautiful blue and white vs. Cornell’s red and white.
HEADLINES
FOOTBALL _ Cornell comeback curbed – Yale Daily News
YALE FOOTBALL: Bulldogs drop Cornell in Ivy League opener New Haven Register
Cornell falls to Yale in Ivy League opener – The Ithaca Journal

My introduction to college football was Yale, my father’s alma mater. I got to hear all about the great Yale teams and The Game (he’s still bitter about 1968, but glad he didn’t sell his ticket). I’m going to try and follow and blog a little bit more about the Bulldogs this season.
The season has [...]

D.C.’s Team Officially Renamed the Nationals – The Post
It is official, they are the Nationals (new and improved Web site) and have a logo and the two hat designs I posted earlier today. Everyone was wearing the red cap (see video from The Post) on the stage, so I have to wonder if the MLB [...]