Football recruiting: Rankin to Darmouth

Barry Faulkner

NEWPORT BEACH - Newport Harbor High senior Andy Rankin has verbally

committed to attend Dartmouth College, where he will play football.

Rankin, who visited the Hanover, N.H. campus last weekend, committed

Tuesday night during a home visit from Joe Perry, the program’s offensive

coordinator.

Rankin, a 6-foot-3, 210-pounder, was All-Newport-Mesa District and

second-team All-Sea View League last fall, when he amassed 65 tackles to

help the Sailors (11-3) reach the CIF Southern Section Division VI

championship game.

Rankin, who chose Dartmouth over Brown and Columbia, played a reserve

role for the 1999 CIF Division VI champions.

“I really felt comfortable with the coaches and they thought I had a

chance to play early there. And, I’m playing a position I really like.”

Rankin, who plans to major in either history or political science,

will join former Corona del Mar High outside linebacker Seth Richardson

in Hanover. Richardson was a sophomore last year, when the Big Green

finished 2-8, 1-6 in the Ivy League.