Connecticut Ivy Leaguer (3)
I believe the answer is:
eli
'connecticut ivy leaguer' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for eli that I've seen before include "Highest priest at Shiloh" , "Old Testament priest, the prophet Samuel's teacher" , "High priest in the Book of Samuel" , "Man's name" , "patriarch" .)