FB: New England Small College Athletic Conference

[Nescacman]

Exactly games have been close at half and Trinity ends up pulling away. In the past years Trinity has had the talent and wins second half battle. All I am saying could be a trap game. I still think Trinity will win but in this particular year of uncertainty who knows

I feel like we're beating a dead horse here, Charlie. Think of it this way; against Trinity, in the Cosgrove era, Colby's first half point differential is -11. While in just the second half of those games Colby's point differential is -17.

Do you really believe that those six extra second half points is a huge difference?
It seems pretty clear to me that Trinity has been winning both the first half battle and the second half battle fairly convincingly.


Lumber congrats to Bates (and Tufts) on 150. Here's when the rest of the NESCAC first began playing football:

Bates	1875
Tufts	1875
Trinity	1877
Amherst	1878
Wesleyan	1881
Williams	1881
Middlebury	1885
Bowdoin	1889
Hamilton	1890
Colby	1892

HS7-2, hope you are doing well, our friend.

Some might say that some of the programs on this list have never actually started played football.

[Nescacman]

Interesting news out of Pats camp...

https://www.si.com/nfl/patriots/news/new-england-patriots-sign-former-delaware-phil-lutz

Would be nice to see Lutz make the team, especially so close to home (another Joisey Boy)...

Yes Lumber, as we noted yesterday...

[nescac1]

Updated list of Williams 2026 commits, including other offers they announced via social media:

Ryan Murray - 6'4 225 Edge, Fairfield Prep (Middlebury and Hamilton)
Walker Moore - 6'5 230 TE/DE, Bronxville (Middlebury and Amherst)
Jack Fabiano - 5'11 190 RB/LB, Masconomet
Flynn Collins - 6'4 315 OL/DL, Jesuit H.S. (Air Force and Middlebury)
Finn Ryan - 6'1 195 DB, St. Paul's (Wesleyan, Amherst, Middlebury, Colby and Bowdoin)
Evan Sood - 6'1 230 LB, Williston
Jack Kripke - 6'3 230 DE, Brentwood School
William Machnik - 5'10 180 CB/WR, Deerfield
Danny Montesano - 6'4 240 TE/LB, Saint Joseph (Middlebury)
Benjamin Quinn - 6'3 250 DE/OL, Randolph H.S. (Trinity and Hamilton)
Michael Ballan, 5'10 WR/CB, Ramapo H.S. (Bates)
Joe Capasso, 5'11 185 QB, Notre Dame H.S.
Luke Backes, 6'0 185 QB/ATH, Upper Arlington H.S. (Middlebury and Bowdoin)

Amherst has also had a good number of announced recruits, including recently a particularly interesting commitment from Ben Curtis, a LB/RB from Loomis who had four low D1 offers.  Both Williams and, in particular, Amherst have fallen off their historical highs in recent years but both seem to be bringing some good talent in. 

[Nescacman]

Updated list of Williams 2026 commits, including other offers they announced via social media:

Ryan Murray - 6'4 225 Edge, Fairfield Prep (Middlebury and Hamilton)
Walker Moore - 6'5 230 TE/DE, Bronxville (Middlebury and Amherst)
Jack Fabiano - 5'11 190 RB/LB, Masconomet
Flynn Collins - 6'4 315 OL/DL, Jesuit H.S. (Air Force and Middlebury)
Finn Ryan - 6'1 195 DB, St. Paul's (Wesleyan, Amherst, Middlebury, Colby and Bowdoin)
Evan Sood - 6'1 230 LB, Williston
Jack Kripke - 6'3 230 DE, Brentwood School
William Machnik - 5'10 180 CB/WR, Deerfield
Danny Montesano - 6'4 240 TE/LB, Saint Joseph (Middlebury)
Benjamin Quinn - 6'3 250 DE/OL, Randolph H.S. (Trinity and Hamilton)
Michael Ballan, 5'10 WR/CB, Ramapo H.S. (Bates)

Amherst has also had a good number of announced recruits, including recently a particularly interesting commitment from Ben Curtis, a LB/RB from Loomis who had four low D1 offers.  Both Williams and, in particular, Amherst have fallen off their historical highs in recent years but both seem to be bringing some good talent in. 

Nice list but where are all the QBs??? Tough to win without one as discussed...

[lumbercat]

Let me remind that these are 2030 commits! We are very early in the recruiting cycle, none of these prospects have played a snap in their senior year. I've never seen Williams and especially Amherst out of the blocks this fast with this many early commits.

From my vantage point, Amherst is in a different recruiting mode this year which I think must be attributed to a change in administrative support following a couple of sub par recruiting years. As stated in a prior post they have a very impressive group of high quality commitments.

N1's info shows unprecedented early commits at Williams as well.

I can confirm Bates also has more early commits to date than any point in the past with some very talented prospects.

Maybe a changing trend in the NESCAC recruiting environment.

[Brady12]

Looking like Willams is working the family tree rout.  The Montesano's are big boy.


William Machnik - 5'10 180 CB/WR, Deerfield

Danny Montesano - 6'4 240 TE/LB, Saint Joseph (Middlebury)

[CC_Camels]

Lumber congrats to Bates (and Tufts) on 150. Here's when the rest of the NESCAC first began playing football:

Bates	1875
Tufts	1875
Trinity	1877
Amherst	1878
Wesleyan	1881
Williams	1881
Middlebury	1885
Bowdoin	1889
Hamilton	1890
Colby	1892

While I would love to see Conn College join the party, I realize that there is about a less that Zero chance of this ever happening...

[Nescacman]

Looking like Willams is working the family tree rout.  The Montesano's are big boy.


William Machnik - 5'10 180 CB/WR, Deerfield

Danny Montesano - 6'4 240 TE/LB, Saint Joseph (Middlebury)

Hopefully, Bobby Maimaron doesn't have a brother.

[Trin9-0]

Updated list of Williams 2026 commits, including other offers they announced via social media:

Ryan Murray - 6'4 225 Edge, Fairfield Prep (Middlebury and Hamilton)
Walker Moore - 6'5 230 TE/DE, Bronxville (Middlebury and Amherst)
Jack Fabiano - 5'11 190 RB/LB, Masconomet
Flynn Collins - 6'4 315 OL/DL, Jesuit H.S. (Air Force and Middlebury)
Finn Ryan - 6'1 195 DB, St. Paul's (Wesleyan, Amherst, Middlebury, Colby and Bowdoin)
Evan Sood - 6'1 230 LB, Williston
Jack Kripke - 6'3 230 DE, Brentwood School
William Machnik - 5'10 180 CB/WR, Deerfield
Danny Montesano - 6'4 240 TE/LB, Saint Joseph (Middlebury)
Benjamin Quinn - 6'3 250 DE/OL, Randolph H.S. (Trinity and Hamilton)
Michael Ballan, 5'10 WR/CB, Ramapo H.S. (Bates)

Amherst has also had a good number of announced recruits, including recently a particularly interesting commitment from Ben Curtis, a LB/RB from Loomis who had four low D1 offers.  Both Williams and, in particular, Amherst have fallen off their historical highs in recent years but both seem to be bringing some good talent in. 

Nice list but where are all the QBs??? Tough to win without one as discussed...

Ask and you shall receive Nescacman! This Williams commitment was just announced yesterday:
Joe Capasso, 5'11", 185 QB, Notre Dame, West Haven, CT

Although it's possible he's been recruited for defense or as an "athlete".

I've seen him play and he's good but not sure he's a difference-maker at quarterback in the NESCAC. Film available here.

[Nescacman]

Updated list of Williams 2026 commits, including other offers they announced via social media:

Ryan Murray - 6'4 225 Edge, Fairfield Prep (Middlebury and Hamilton)
Walker Moore - 6'5 230 TE/DE, Bronxville (Middlebury and Amherst)
Jack Fabiano - 5'11 190 RB/LB, Masconomet
Flynn Collins - 6'4 315 OL/DL, Jesuit H.S. (Air Force and Middlebury)
Finn Ryan - 6'1 195 DB, St. Paul's (Wesleyan, Amherst, Middlebury, Colby and Bowdoin)
Evan Sood - 6'1 230 LB, Williston
Jack Kripke - 6'3 230 DE, Brentwood School
William Machnik - 5'10 180 CB/WR, Deerfield
Danny Montesano - 6'4 240 TE/LB, Saint Joseph (Middlebury)
Benjamin Quinn - 6'3 250 DE/OL, Randolph H.S. (Trinity and Hamilton)
Michael Ballan, 5'10 WR/CB, Ramapo H.S. (Bates)

Amherst has also had a good number of announced recruits, including recently a particularly interesting commitment from Ben Curtis, a LB/RB from Loomis who had four low D1 offers.  Both Williams and, in particular, Amherst have fallen off their historical highs in recent years but both seem to be bringing some good talent in. 

Nice list but where are all the QBs??? Tough to win without one as discussed...

Ask and you shall receive Nescacman! This Williams commitment was just announced yesterday:
Joe Capasso, 5'11", 185 QB, Notre Dame, West Haven, CT

Although it's possible he's been recruited for defense or as an "athlete".

I've seen him play and he's good but not sure he's a difference-maker at quarterback in the NESCAC. Film available here.

Thanks Hs7-2...film is not bad but he's definitely under-sized. If he's listed at 5'11", he's 5'9" at most. He won't see over even a "height-challenged" NESCAC OL. Not sure this is the answer the Purple Cow faithful are looking for, right N1???

[LochNescac]

Here's to the start of the fall campaign & wishing well to every player for an injury free season.

I agree with several other posters; this could be a VERY competitive league this year...hope to see some close games down to the wire!!

[RamapoRUFan]

I have posted 2025 Team Previews for Amherst, Trinity and Middlebury at https://nescacfootballreport.com/team-overviews/

[MapleBBQChicken]

Thought it was worth highlighting that legendary Middlebury OL Kevin Woodring '20 is joining the Midd coaching staff this season as the OL coach after two years coaching at Sacred Heart.

Middlebury's previous OL coach, NESCAC veteran Dave Caputi (Midd '81), is shifting to coaching the TEs and RBs. This will be Coach Caputi's 43rd consecutive season coaching in the NESCAC, having spent time at five of the league's ten schools.

St. Clair Ryan, who held the TE/RB role at Midd last year, is now coaching at Bowdoin. Wishing him all the best (except week 2 in Vermont).

[Nescacman]

I have posted 2025 Team Previews for Amherst, Trinity and Middlebury at https://nescacfootballreport.com/team-overviews/

Ramapo HS (Raiders) or Ramapo College (Roadrunners)...that is the question....

[Nescacman]

Important vote today by the NESCAC "cabal" aka, the NESCAC College President's, on football roster limits for 2025.

As a reminder, the NESCAC football roster limit was previously changed to 84 for 2025 (from unlimited as a result of the pandemic). There is a debate about whether to keep it at that number or allow some upper flexibility for those schools with higher roster numbers. One potential idea being floated is to have a hard roster of 84 student-athletes eligible to compete in games in 2025 but allow schools to practice with more than 84. Those "practice squad" players not on the 84 man roster would not be eligible to play in games in 2025 but could otherwise practice with the team. If the student-athlete makes the team in 2026, they would be eligible to play in games then.

Will be interesting to see how this turns out...

NM