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After spending the fall in greyshirt at Cornell, Anthony Knox has committed to Rutgers for the 2026-27 season.

Quote from: dbilmes on January 06, 2026, 10:46:39 AM

Quote from: ugarte on January 05, 2026, 10:33:07 PMdon't want to start a new thread for this but Harvard's excellent QB transferred to TCU

He graduated from Harvard last month, so he was planning all along on transferring to a big-time football school to improve his NFL prospects.

Cornell has a lot of this year's seniors in the transfer portal.  Unfortunately, they also have what what be a 2026-27 junior LB Keith Williams also in the portal. He's received offers already from the U. of Minnesota and Northwestern.  That's the NIL world we live in today.

Was curious how Brian Earl was doing at Willam & Mary this year, they're off to a 11-3 start.

Some late additions to the recruit list.

After just one season in Ithaca, Anthony Knox is changing course.

The four-time New Jersey State champion wrestler on Thursday, Dec. 18, announced he'd decommitted from Cornell University.

"It's with very careful consideration I have decided to de commit from Cornell University. This was not an easy decision and I truly do love everyone involved with the Cornell Wrestling Program. However, I'm excited to see what this process has in store for me."

Knox didn't provide a reason for the shift. He was not on the Cornell wrestling roster as of press time and apparently hadn't wrestled in a match yet this season.

https://www.aol.com/news/4x-nj-state-champ-wrestler-021511895.html

Official announcement.

Toerper

Quote from: billhoward link=;) date=1765910672Liked Cornell's line about "officially hired from IC once Toerper passes a background check."

That sounds not like "want to be sure this is not Michigan Football V2.0" versus it was leaking out, Cornell wanted to get ahead of the story, and the disclaimer provided wiggle room in case the deal couldn't be closed. Also, saves money on relocation fees.

It's standard for all new hires. Also Mike Toerper's wife works at Cornell which saves them on commuting costs. 

Well my guess for who might be the new DC to replace Jared Backus was wrong.  I thought it might be UPenn DC Bob Benson.  Breaking news:

Cornell (FCS - NY): Ithaca (D-III - NY) head coach Mike Toerper is stepping down and will become defensive coordinator at Cornell.

UPenn has hired University of New Hampshire head coach Rick Santos to head their football program.

I have a pretty good idea who the new DC might be. Look at UPenn's DC Bob Benson to possibly get the job for a couple of reasons:

1. The job application said they were looking for an experienced DC with Ivy League experience.

2. Most importantly, Dan Swanstrom knows him well from his time on the UPenn staff.  Benson was also on the staff with Cornell's current defense line coach while they both were at Colorado School of Mines.

I was surprised when Dan Swanstrom kept him on staff when he came. Defense against both the run and pass is an area that needs vast improvement. To be fair, part of the problem has been not being able to recruit Dl with adequate size. Not unlike Cornell's inability to recruit centers with good height in basketball.

Yale lost to #2 seed Montana State 21-13, but they showed the Ivy League can play against the best FCS teams.  Hope we see Cornell in the football playoffs in the near future as well.

Saw this little writeup on incoming QB Eli MacNeal:

Eli MacNeal is the starting quarterback for the Carlsbad Lancers and a senior in the class of 2026. He stands 6′0″ and weighs about 180 lbs. � Over the past two seasons as a starter, he has completed approximately 76.9% of his passes overall — with a 79% completion rate in the most recent season. � In the 2025 season alone, MacNeal threw for roughly 2100 yards and recorded 31 touchdowns across 10 games, with only 3

Quote from: scoop85 on December 04, 2025, 08:55:54 AMOur 2025 class was ranked #1 in the Ivies by 247 Sports, and this class looks solid too.

It most likely won't be ranked #1 in the Ivy League, but I agree, it's still a solid looking class if it holds.

Early signing period started today through Friday.  Some slight changes to the list so far.