The Ivy Feature... Old Man River Joe Paterno, a 1950 Brown graduate, will be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in December. While all sports fans are aware of his coaching career at Penn State, his on-field exploits at Brown are lesser known. Peter Mackie investigates. A Hall of Fame Career Reggie Williams received his College Football Hall of Fame plaque at the halftime of Saturday's game with Columbia. It was the latest in a long list of honors for the 1976 Dartmouth graduate. Click for a profile from Jack DeGange, who was the school's publicist during Williams' college days. Gridiron Grandioso Noah Van Niel scored two touchdowns last week for Harvard and was named as a Draddy Award semifinalist. The Boston Globe's John Powers writes that he is also preparing for his career — as an opera singer. Ivy's Abound MLB's ALCS & NLCS are looking more like the Ivy League Championship Series', with a host of Ivy alums in all four front offices — including Princeton grad and Indian GM Mark Shapiro. Defender of the Sea Turtle Katie Bradshaw of the Cornell field hockey team knows a few things about defense. Over the summer she found herself defending at a slightly different venue — preserving the loggerhead sea turtle population at Fort Fisher State Recreation Area in N.C. Crimson Connecting The Crimson City Hockey Clinic is a non-profit clinic providing free ice time and positive role models to Boston youth ... And it's run completely by Harvard hockey players. Click here for more. On The Way To 15 Harvard freshman football player Iffi Obukwelu spent much of Wednesday morning learning about math – with Julia Hogan Jackson’s second grade class from Fletcher Maynard Academy. Nice Catch Senior wideout Paul Raymond is turning out to be a real catch for Brown. He's a two-time indoor Heps 60-meter dash champion after having never run track before, and after three games this year on the gridiron, he leads the League in receiving yards per game. Click here for more. For Pete's Sake Peter Nash went from Columbia hoops to the ever-growing world of hip hop. Now the Ivy Leaguer-turned-rapper is pursuing his love of 19th century baseball history with a documentary on the way. Back for His Injuries forced Lee Driftmier to the sidelines last year during Yale's championship run. Now the senior linebacker is back for a fifth-year with his sights set on some hardware of his own. The Sweetest Moment It was the worst of times ... and then the best of times. One sweet moment ... or two for that matter. Click here to read about Coach Mike Cingiser and Brown basketball's magical weekend in 1982. Life of the Yale Party As Mike McLeod makes quick work of the Yale recordbook, his Bulldogs keep moving up in the national polls. Chris Elsberry of the Connecticut Post took in this weekend's Yale-Cornell matchup and was struck by the fun. Perceptions vs. Reality When AJ Tracey was being recruited out of high school, he had to check his perceptions at the door. The native of Choctaw, Okla. only knew what producers in Hollywood wanted him to know about the Ivy League. Now the senior looks back on the reality of being an Ivy - and the pride associated with it. Berry Nostalgic History occurs every day, but Saturday will mark a major milestone in the 104 years of Harvard football — the first home night game in school history. Andrew Berry, junior cornerback and preseason All-American selection, honors the significance with a look to the past. Hallowed Grounds Some of our nation's oldest stadiums have housed the rich history of Ivy League football for over one hundred years. Click here to read ESPN's feature on Franklin Field, Harvard Stadium and the Yale Bowl. Ivy-Covered Relief Princeton graduate Ross Ohlendorf became the first Ivy Leaguer to play for the Yankees in nearly two decades and he struck out five of the first eight batters he faced. Newsday's Joe Gergen has the story. 2007 Ivies in the NFL With the 2007 NFL season right around the corner, the Ivy League will certainly make its presence felt this year with a total of eleven former players suiting up for Week One action — including two squads with three Ivies each. A New Lease A horrific snowboarding injury in Utah nearly took Gavin Blades' life. But the once promising Yale soccer player is back on the sidelines - as a Student Assistant Coach for the Bulldogs - and looking to regain his old form. "Live Wire" John Doman has roamed the gridiron of Franklin Field, served in Vietnam and earned an MBA along the way. Now the former Penn football player is right where he wants to be — as a mainstay on one of HBO's most popular television series'. Trading Spaces Not many professional athletes get a second chance in the sports industry. Yet former Princeton University catcher Tim Lahey is living proof that some players can reinvent themselves, while making the most of an opportunity. Black & White With the off-season hirings of Tommy Amaker at Harvard and Sydney Johnson at Princeton, the Ivy League now has six black head men's basketball coaches. Tony Lane of the Valley News in New Hampshire recently explored that trend. School of Hard Knocks Chris Nowinski made the jump from the Harvard gridiron to the squared circle of the WWE. Now the Crimson football player-turned-pro wrestler is making a difference by educating others on brain injuries. The Game Relived It's a rivalry that dates back over a century — becoming one of the most storied in college sports along the way. But in the 131 years of the Harvard-Yale football game, no meeting will be more remembered than the legendary 1968 edition. Ivy Senior Awards As happens every year, an amazing crop of Ivy Leaguers graduates and moves on. And every year we stop and take notice of the schools' major athletic awardwinners (of whom 65 percent have won acclaim in both competition and the classroom).     The Ivy Trivia...

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