Friday, March 8, 2024

Vestal's McNamara Decides on Statesmen

Yet another strong student athlete for the incoming Class of 2028 just announced on Twitter/X yesterday when Vestal HS (NY) SR DE/OLB/TE Logan McNamara stated he has "committed to [Hobart] to continue my athletic and academic career!"

A fairly versatile athlete, with good size (6' 195 lbs.) and speed (4.62 40-yard dash), I imagine Logan will get consideration for offense and defense. He has sound fundamentals as a OLB/DE. He scrapes to the ball well and has a quick first step on blitzes and pass rushing plays. He's not a bad blocker or receiver either as a FB/HB/TE. You can check out his highlight reel here


Please join me in welcoming Logan and the extended McNamara family into the Hobart College Football one. 

More recruiting news to come. Thanks for reading and go 'Bart!


Monday, March 4, 2024

2024 Season Schedule Release

The 130th season of Hobart College Football will kick off Friday, September 6th against long-time area and Empire 8 rival, Alfred University. Based on prior seasons, it's a pretty safe bet this will be a "Friday Night Lights" game. 

The Statesmen will look to improve upon last season's 7-4 overall mark and can lean on some "home cooking" with key conference matchups against Libert League rivals Ithaca and Union at the "Boz" this fall. 

Hobart will turn some national heads with a long Week 2 road trip to national semifinalists Randolph Macon of the ODAC (VA). This is a playoff type of matchup and it's great to see it on the schedule. After the long trip to and from VA, the Statesmen will return home and welcome new OOC opponent, Moravian University, to the Boz in Week 3.


Week 4 has the Statesmen back on the road to PA to resume what's been a good series against another steadily improving Landmark team in Keystone College.

Week 5 should and will be circled on every Hobart fan's calendar as the defending LL champions, Ithaca College, will make the short ride up to Geneva for a critical conference game to kick off October. Hobart will then go on the road to take on Buffalo State and Saint Lawrence, with a likely Homecoming / Family Weekend game against rivals, Union College. That game will have added significance with former OC and QB Coach Jon Drach just taking over the Garnet Chargers (Dutchmen, ahem). This game could have national and post-season implications going into it also.

Week 9 will be an important road trip to RPI before the Statesmen get a long-awaited bye week. I can't recall the last time Hobart had a bye this late in the season (will have to research that some). 

Week 11 and Senior Day will take place at the "Boz" to wrap up the regular season against Rochester. With this type of schedule, the Statesmen will be challenged but have good opportunities to compete for post-season play, especially with several key matchups at home.

It's a challenging gauntlet for sure, but if Hobart can survive it, they will be in prime position for some big things come November. I can't wait to see how it will play out. 

Only 186 days until kickoff. Go 'Bart! 


Sunday, March 3, 2024

Webster Thomas' Meyers Picks Hobart

The Webster Thomas Titans Football twitter account (NY) announced over the weekend that one of their own - SR TE/DE Sean Meyers - has committed to Hobart College. 

I wasn't able to find much information about Sean, other than he played in Section V for the Titans and based on a few short highlight clips, he's a solid pass catching TE and a solid pass rusher on defense. Where he ends up as a Statesmen will be decided upon by the coaching staff come preseason.  


Please join me in welcoming Sean and the extended Meyers family to the Hobart College Football one.

Thanks, as always for reading, and go 'Bart! 


Bernard's Phillips Selects Statesmen

SR WR/DB Jaden Phillips of Bernard HS (NJ) took to Twitter over the weekend to announce he is "very excited to announce my commitment to continue my academic and athletic career at Hobart and William Smith College. I want to give thanks to my family, coaches and teammates through this process and keeping me going!"

Jaden is a tall (6' 2") cover corner and/or safety, who has great field vision and movement to the football. You can check out his highlight reel here


Please join me in welcoming Jaden and the extended Phillips family to the Hobart College Football one. 

More recruiting news and perhaps the 2024 schedule coming up this week!

Go 'Bart! 

Friday, March 1, 2024

Ballston Spa's Powell Picks Statesmen

Don't tell my "In the D3FB Huddle" co-host and Ballston Spa Mayor Frank Rossi, but BSHS SR WR/DB Jacob Powell is leaving the Capitol Region for the Finger Lakes! Kidding aside, Mayor Rossi is very happy for Jacob that he is continuing this career as a student athlete at Hobart. 

Powell was a dual threat for BSHS (NY), helping them make the playoffs for the first time since 2019. He contributed 450 total yards of offense and 7 TDs in his SR season while adding 40 tackles, 4 TFL, 5 INT, 2 PBUs and 0 pass completions allowed as a DB.

You can check out his highlight reel here


Please join me (and Mayor Rossi) in welcoming Jacob and the extended Powell family to the Hobart College Football one!

Thanks, as always, for reading and go 'Bart!

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Delaware Academy Dynamic Duo Doubles Down on Hobart

Today on Twitter/X Delaware Academy HS (Delhi, NY) SR WR/FS Tanner Bracchy announced that he is "110% committed to @HobartFootball! I would like to thank my family and friends for always being there. I would like to thank @Coach_DeWall for giving me this amazing opportunity! Go Statesmen!"

A shifty speedster, Bracchy moves well in space and has great field vision. He's a bit undersized at 5' 11" and 160 lbs., but you can see from his highlight reel he can make a big play at any time. 


Bracchy's DAHS teammate will be joining him on the Statesmen roster. That teammate is SR TE/DE Angelo Krzyston who also tweeted that he is "Committed to the Hobart way! Thank you to my friends and family who helped me through this process. Thank you to @Coach_DeWall for giving me this amazing opportunity!"


Krzyston is a big and tall (6'5" and 227 lbs.) TE / pass rusher that will be a player both the offense and the defense sides of the ball will be interested in adding to their group. You can check out his highlight reel here. 

This is a rare, one-two punch for Hobart to get two HS teammates as a "package deal" (well, not technically, but you get what I mean).  

Please join me in welcoming both the Bracchy and Krzyston families into the Hobart College Football one.

Thanks, as always for checking the blog and go 'Bart!

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Release the Hounds! Hobart to Take on Moravian in Week 3

There was a huge scheduling announcement today from one of the major powers of D3 when the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse released their 2024 slate on Twitter / X to the tune of Jay Z's "New York."  The Eagles, who won the WIAC in 2023 and lost to North Central, 55-42, in the National Quarterfinals, are heading to Troy, NY to take on RPI on Thursday, September 5th. Kickoff is scheduled for 5 PM ET. 

This follows the recent trend of D3 powerhouses going for broke with big scheduling swings and I have to give credit to the Engineers for taking the call here. It shows well on their program and their willingness to take on top teams. 

A little under the radar was this announcement, from the Landmark Conference's Moravian University Greyhounds. They released their 2024 schedule and I noticed that they will be travelling to Geneva in Week 3 to play our Hobart College Statesmen. 


This should be a winnable game for the home team, as the Greyhounds haven't finished better than 5-5 dating back to the 2015 season. Last season Moravian went 4-6 overall and 3-3 in the newly created Landmark Conference. 

I would imagine this means Saint John Fisher will be off the OOC schedule for Hobart, but we will have to wait to see how the rest of the schedule shakes out. We can back into Liberty League games based on schedules released by teams like Ithaca, but given the LL's "island" (i.e., no conference scheduling partner like others in Region 2 and 3) status, it remains to be seen if games like Alfred, Morrisville State and Keystone will stick or be swapped out. 

In the meantime, it'll be nice to see a new school line up against the Statesmen. According to the HWSAthletics.com archive, Hobart has never played the Greyhounds. 

That's all for now. Stay tuned for more news as it unfolds. Good luck to the Statesmen hoops and hockey teams in their playoff games this weekend. Hoping for the best with Hobart lacrosse tonight also. 

Thanks for reading and go 'Bart!