Wednesday, December 03, 2025

National Signing Day Becomes national signing day

The local Valley News has about 10 minutes of postseason talk with Dartmouth football coach Sammy McCorkle HERE. McCorkle touches on the biggest takeaways from the season-ending loss at Brown, about what this year's seniors meant to the program, on improvements he's hoping to see on offense, defense and special teams next year, and what is on tap for the coaching staff and players with the season in the books.

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National Signing Day used to be the Christmas Day of college football recruiting. BGA used to update all day long on the old Signing Day, posting pictures shared by incoming player families, from social media and other sources. That's largely gone by the wayside with the new signing day.

If anyone cares to send along photos or links from today's ceremonies, I'll post 'em here. To send along a photo or link, email BGA by CLICKING HERE. That will address an email with the subject line, Recruit. And if in case you are wondering, it's all fine and good with the NCAA.

I'm not optimistic I'll be hearing from anyone given how the day has changed. While I won't hold my breath, here's the recruiting class as we (think we) know it:

• WR Blake Betette, 5-1, 185, Richard Northeast HS/South Carolina

• LB JJ Bolz, 6-2, 220, Bishop Verot HS/Florida

• DB Taiga Briskey, 6-1, 180, West Boca Raton HS/Florida

• DB David Brown III, 6-1, 162, Cypress Woods HS/Texas

• QB Jack Cannon, 6-2, 210, Holmdel HS/New Jersey 

• OL Tim Church, 6-5, 300, Buckingham Browne & Nichols/Massachusetts

• LB/WR George Duggins, 6-3, 200, Mona Shores HS/ Michigan

• DL August Dupree, 6-3, 215/Folson HS/California

• DE/TE Quinn Enguita, 6-4, 215, Bishop Verot HS/Florida.

• WR Kareem Fisher, 6-2, 180, St. Vincent Pallotti/Maryland

• RB/DB Jacob Henry, 5-11, 190, Maumelle HS/Arkansas

• S Kiyanté Ingram, 6-0, 195, McEachem HS/Georgia

• LB/DB Emory Jones, 6-1, 180, Cass Tech/Michigan

• DB/WR Gavin King, 6-4, 230, Loyola Academy/Illinois

• DL/TE Will Maloof, 6-5, 210, St. Peter's Prep/New Jersey

• WR George Loop, 5-11, 170, Isidore Newman/Louisiana

• LB Parker Maiers, 6-1, 220, Brebeuf Jesuit HS/Indianapolis

• OL Brody McLeod, 6-4, 280, Ponte Vedra HS/Florida

• OL Mikey McMahon, 6-4, 290, Bergen Catholic HS/New Jersey

• OL Jake Namnum, 6-2, 292, St. Josephs Prep/Pennsylvania

• K/P Tanner Pidwell, 6-2, 175, Park City HS/Utah

• TE Ayden Sadler, 6-5, 215, Green Hill HS/Tennessee

• OL Nick Schenkel, 6-4, 270, Liberty HS/Pennsylvania

• DL Roman Sosnovyy, 6-3, 245, Lyons Township HS/Illinois 


As always, additions and clarifications are encouraged in the Contract Form over there to the right or via the email link a couple of paragraphs back. 


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I was able to pull up a page from NJ.com headlined National Signing Day, 2025: Where are N.J. D1 football prospects signing to play? and it included the the three New Jersey players listed above: OL Mikey McMahon, DL/TE Will Maloof and QB Jack Cannon.


The accompanying profile of Cannon includes these final statistics from 2025:


Passing: 160-224 (71.4 percent), 2,747 yards, 30 touchdowns, seven interceptions

Rushing: 212 carries for 1,673 yards and 33 touchdowns


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They come and they go. Graduating and moving on with hopes of playing elsewhere are a Dartmouth wide receiver and an offensive lineman:


Also looking for a new home is 2025 grad Micah Green, who was listed on the St. Thomas roster this. year but did not play:

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Craig Haley's prediction on the Stats Perform site for the second round of the FCS Playoffs: Montana State 38, Yale 17. Find a writeup HERE.

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EXTRA POINT

The final count for the first measurable snowfall of the season here at our Vermont hillside home was six inches. Continuing on the weather front, our first really cold nights of the year are on the way. Overnight lows for the five nights starting tomorrow: minus-2, 6, 19, 2, minus-2. Brrrr.

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