Welcome to Portal 31.

Hopefully this will give you an added perspective of Yale football, some bonus notes and links to interesting tidbits about Yale and the Ivy League.

I probably thought there was a better chance of interviewing Walter Camp than posting blogs not so long ago, but if Harvard Stadium can put in fieldturf, I guess I can start blogging.

I have been in the newspaper business since 1991 when I started freelancing at the Evening Sentinel in Ansonia.

I moved on to the Connecticut Post in 1993 and to the Register in 1999, where I was named sports editor in March of this year. This is my fourth season as fulltime beat writer for Yale, but I have covered Yale games and events since the mid-1990s. Actually, my first Yale assignment was covering the retirment announcement of Carm Cozza -- as nice a gentleman as you will ever meet.

I hope you enjoy this blog and feel free to contact me with any questions.

Sean Barker