Hobart and William Smith Colleges Football

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Jacob Lees joined the Hobart and William Smith community during the summer of 2023. He's in his second season coaching the defensive line after coaching the outside

In 2022, Leake returned to his alma mater after an all-star playing career for the Statesmen. The cornerbacks coach was a three-time All-Liberty League selection at the position, including first team honors in 2019 and 2021. Leake also earned D3football.com all-region honors in each of his final two seasons. In 39 career games, he produced 127 tackles, 27 pass breakups and seven interceptions. Over the past two seasons, Leake has worked with three all-conference corners, including first team selections Abdoulaye Dialo and Zeshan Dixon. In 2024, Hobart ranked sixth in the nation in defensive touchdowns, including three pick sixes, 11th in passing yards allowed (150.5/gm) and 18th in interceptions (16) and set a Hobart season record for passing yards allowed per completion (9.5). As a student-athlete, Leake generated a career-high 55 tackles in 2019, helping the Statesmen go 9-2 including a 30-10 win at Cortland in the New York State Bowl. In 2021, he had 31 tackles and notched a career-high 11 passes defended as Hobart again went 9-2 and won the Bushnell Bowl at Westminster. Leake was invited to the New York Giants' 2022 rookie minicamp. Leake earned a bachelor's degree in psychology.

Higgins joined the Hobart football coaching staff ahead of the 2026 season. He comes to Geneva with more than more than 25 years of coaching experience. Most recently,

Kevin McDonough joined the Hobart football coaching staff as the co-special teams coordinator, tight ends and specialists coach before the start of the 2024 season.

Morgan joins the Statesmen following four seasons as the head coach at Buffalo State. Last season, his Bengals led the Liberty League and ranked 10th nationally

Now in his fifth season as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Murphy serves as the program's community engagement coordinator and offensive line coach. He helped the Statesmen earn a postseason bid in each of his first four seasons. Murphy has mentored 10 All-Liberty League linemen, including 2025 selections Ethan Kowalski, Aston Mejias and Quinn Broggy. Last season, Hobart's offensive line was 13th in the nation in tackles for loss allowed (3.55) and 42nd in sacks allowed (1.09). Both stats led the Liberty League. As community engagement coordinator, Murphy oversees the team's service efforts on campus and in the greater Geneva community, including the highly successful Tackles and Touchdowns for Ability Partners, which raises funds on behalf of the Ability Partners Foundation and Happiness House. Murphy was a four-year offensive lineman at Hobart. He helped the Statesmen to a 35-9 record during his career, including two NCAA playoff appearances. Murphy was a member of the 2014 team's 12-1 campaign that saw the Statesmen advance to the NCAA quarterfinals. Murphy graduated with a bachelor's degree in classics, classical languages, literature and linguistics.

Michael Cragg returns to the Hobart sideline for his 10th year as an assistant coach. This will be his fourth season as running backs coach. Cragg coached outside

The 2025 season marks Seth Williams' fifth season as Hobart's receivers coach and academic success coordinator.  Over the past four seasons, Williams has mentored