The Ivy League Football team will be sending its all-star team to Japan to play against the Japanese football team in the Dream Japan Bowl on Saturday, according to an announcement posted on the Ivy League team's website.
This is the second year the two teams have played against each other, with the Ivy League team reportedly defeating the Japanese team by a narrow margin of 24-20 in last year's tournament. announcement.
The match will be played at Japan's $1.4 billion National Stadium, which hosted the opening ceremony of the 2020 Summer Olympics. The three-story venue can accommodate 68,000 fans and will be used for soccer, rugby and track and field events, according to a statement.
The Ivy League team is made up of talented players from Harvard University, Brown University, Columbia University, Penn, and other Ivy League schools. They will be coached by Brown University head coach James Perry and the rest of the staff, the university said. Website.
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The Ivy League team has ✔️ arrived in Japan and ✔️ gotten used to it. Today, preparations began with the team's first practice on the road for the match against the Japanese All-Star team. @xl1996 in Tokyo later this week. 🌿🏈 pic.twitter.com/By1LVYrHTH
— Ivy League (@IvyLeague) January 15, 2024
The 52-man roster is made up of seniors, graduate students and recently graduated former players from seven of the eight Ivy League schools. Yale has no players on its roster. The Daily Caller asked Yale University for comment on why, but as of press time had not yet received a response.
Notable members of the team included Dartmouth lineman Nikolas Schwitzgebel and Penn lineman Jake Rigos, both of whom were named 2023 Most Valuable Players. First Team All Ivy. The team also included Penn defensive lineman Micah Morris, Cornell receiver Nicholas Lavoie and Cornell kicker/punter Jackson Kennedy, all of whom made the second team.
The two quarterbacks who made the long trip are Columbia QB Joe Green and Dartmouth QB Nick Howard. (Related: Grab your pitchforks, NFL fans: NFL streaming playoff game ratings are set and we're all doomed)
The players will arrive in Tokyo on Sunday and, in addition to practicing and preparing for the match, will also take part in a number of sightseeing and cultural events. Players have already visited the U.S. Embassy and the historic city of Kamakura, which was the political center of Japan from 1185 to 1333 AD. around Ivy League website.
Visit to Kamakura.
Following the first practice, the Ivy delegation toured the historic city of Kamakura. This coastal city was the political center of Japan during the Kamakura period from 1185 to 1333. 🌿🏈 pic.twitter.com/Hnam92VjSj
— Ivy League (@IvyLeague) January 15, 2024
The Ivy League said the game will be broadcast on ESPN+ on a delayed basis on January 24, four days after the game. twitter.
