Two More Gets

Andrew Weiss


Yes, I did forget to mention that Ramapo QB Andrew Weiss has also decided to come to Columbia. Weiss is also a punter, which may or may not help him get on the field faster in the coming years. So again, we seem to be making a stronger recruiting presence in northern New Jersey than in the past.

This Andrew Weiss is not to be confused with last year's prospect also named Andrew Weiss and also a QB, but he was from MAINE and did not end up at CU.

The defensive line prospect I mentioned a few days ago, Anthony Villamagna from Houston, has also decided to come to Morningside Heights.

Some readers have asked me how many of these players I've mentioned are official "early decision" students and how many aren't. The answer is that I honestly don't know, and I don't know if it's helpful to try to find out, as recruiting in the Ivies can be a very fluid thing. We don't require our athletes to sign letters of intent like they do in the BCS.


Yale Latest
Both Holy Cross skipper Tom Gilmore and UMass Head Coach Don Brown are now out of the running to take over the top job at Yale.

Since we're talking about another school, I'm not as wary of speculating a little about what's going on in New Haven.

At first glance, and based on some reports in the New Haven Register, it would seem that one or two of the school's top choices spurned Yale's offers. That particularly seems to be the case with Don Brown.

At the very least, a delay beyond Christmas will start to hurt the Elis as this is really the height of recruiting season and uncertainty usually hurts recruiting.

On the other hand, even a late announcement can be helpful if it turns out Yale brings in some kind of superstar no one was expecting.

But at least it's comforting to know that there is at least one industry where there is a healthy hiring atmosphere for job candidates!