While it's only Week 2, you have to think about whether or not this is a bad omen for what many, myself included, thought was a potential breakthrough season for the Statesmen? Hobart (1-1) lost to Morrisville State for the first time Saturday, 26-13, giving up two fumbles that were returned for TDs.
Whether it was injury-related or disciplinary in nature, 5th year SR QB David Krewson did not start nor play Saturday. Hobart was without a few starters, actually, so the next Hobart Football podcast should be an interesting one to say the least.
Third string SO QB Johnny Colombi did his best in relief, passing for 157 yards, 1 TD and 1 INT. He also rushed for 55 yards. It's still hard to believe a team that Hobart defeated 41-0 last season and only won 2 games in 2021 would best them today.
The Statesmen outgained the Mustangs (2-0) by over 150 yards, but turnovers, a missed FG and penalties (7 for -56 yards) killed Hobart today. It was definitely the worst loss in the DeWall era since the 56-7 shellacking by Brockport in Week 1 of 2018 (but remember that Golden Eagles team made it to the national semifinals, so this is actually worse, in my opinion). Even Ted Baker, who's called games for the Statesmen since 2005, said he "couldn't remember" seeing Hobart play so badly.
I guess the only positive is that this wasn't a league game, but realistically losing to team like Morrisville does not bode well for the rest of the season. Hobart will have a lot of soul searching to do, as it seems like the weight of great expectations may have knocked them off kilter for the rest of 2022.
Will have more on this one soon. Still can't believe what happened.
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