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Dartmouth quarterback commit Jack Cannon of Holmdel has been named the MaxPreps New Jersey High School Football Player of the Year. Find stories HERE and HERE.
Cannon also was named yesterday to the All-New Jersey first team HERE.
And finally, the High School on SI site posted a piece headlined, Vote: Which was the single-best individual performance of the 2025 New Jersey high school football season? Cannon is one of the candidates. From that story (LINK):
On November 7, Holmdel High School senior quarterback Jack Cannon — Dartmouth- bound and long recognized as a steady leader for the Hornets — delivered one of the most productive performances in school history during a Central Jersey Group 3 semifinal against rival Neptune. In a 65-42 win, Cannon accounted for nine total touchdowns, throwing six and rushing for three, in a game that firmly established his place among the program's most accomplished players.
And . . .
Cannon was efficient from the start, completing 12 of 14 passes (85.7%) for 250 yards. His six touchdown throws demonstrated control and accuracy. … In addition to his passing output, Cannon added 175 rushing yards on 12 carries, averaging 14.6 yards per attempt. His three rushing touchdowns came on runs of 38, 25, and 18 yards, each contributing to Holmdel's ability to stay ahead throughout the night.
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A follow on yesterday's post about nonconference schedules. Harvard released its out-of-conference slate later in the day and it features the previously reported game at New Hampshire as well as games against Colgate and Holy Cross. (LINK)
Green Alert Take: Harvard has been criticized the past few years for playing relatively easy nonconference schedules, and that subject came after the Crimson was thrashed by Villanova in the FCS Playoffs. That being the case, the Harvard release goes to great lengths to suggest next year's schedule is more competitive than this year's records would lead you to believe. It addresses Colgate's 5-7 record this year by noting that "three of its losses (came) to nationally ranked teams by a combined 30 points, including two by single digits." Also from the release: "An FCS tournament finalist in 2003, the Raiders have earned a spot in the postseason 11 times and advanced past the first round in their last two appearances (2015, 2018)." Regarding Holy Cross, the release says the team "finished with a 3-4 record in the Patriot League in 2025, and ended its season by splitting its last six games, with wins in its last two outings, to post a 3-9 overall record. Three of the Crusaders' defeats came against nationally ranked opposition. . . . Holy Cross has advanced to the postseason four times since 2019 (six times overall), and was a quarterfinalist in 2022."
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HERO Sports picks Montana State to defeat Yale on Saturday, 38-17, the same score Craig Haley had in his prediction on the Stats Perform site. From HERO (LINK):
“How cool would it be to see the Ivy League champ go to one of the Dakotas or Montana teams for a game?”
What was once wishful thinking has turned into reality.
Yale’s epic comeback win at Youngstown State was quite the debut for the Ivy League in the FCS playoffs. It at least helped get people’s minds off of Harvard’s woeful performance at Villanova.
The Bulldogs may run into a buzzsaw Saturday, though, getting a glimpse of what it takes to compete at a top-tier FCS level.
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The Ivy League went all-out in its promotion of the Yale-Montana State playoff game. The league office posted . . . wait for it . . . all of 135 words before rehashing some league-wide news. (LINK)
Green Alert Take: Seriously?
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EXTRA POINT
That forecast predicting the temperature to drop last night to minus-2 degrees here in West Newbury, Vt., was off by a bit. When I headed downstairs at about 6 this morning it was minus-7.9.
By the way, the Cold Moon was impressive last night. (LINK)
