Jake Duncan

WRs Coach @HanoverFTBL

[Hanover Panthers @HanoverPanthers]

Deckard Returns Home as Member of the Panther Football Coaching Staff! #StripeStandard

[Steve Gates @Gates_CassHC]

One of the toughest players I’ve ever coached, Hanover College got a good one. @CassFootball @OfficialGHSA @GHSFdaily @NwGaFootball @PrincipalRevard

[Desiree @DesireeAmerica4]

This is actual brotherhood. NHL star Johnny Gaudreau was killed by a drunk driver before he could play for this Olympic team.

When Team USA won gold yesterday, they didn’t just hold his jersey. They pulled his two babies onto the ice and put them right in the center of the world's biggest stage. A completely heart-wrenching moment

[SportsCenter @SportsCenter]

🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸

[Jake Duncan @JakeDunc]

Hanover friends and alumni, there is still time to donate to our football program using the link below! We appreciate all of your support!!

https://t.co/NY2GcMYtdo

[Jake Duncan @JakeDunc]

Hanover friends and alumni, today is our annual Athletics Day of Giving! We are currently at 6% of our fundraising goal. Please consider visiting the link below and help us reach our goal as a program! We appreciate all the support our program receives!
https://t.co/NY2GcMYtdo

[Chase Burton @ChaseBurton02]

Congrats B-Wall! He’s a bad dude!

[AFCA @WeAreAFCA]

🏆2025 AFCA D3 All-American 2nd Team Defense

[Coach Dan Casey @CoachDanCasey]

"WR Willingness" is a legitimate trait.

A WR who is willing to:

- Insert into the Box to Block in the Run Game
- Run Full Speed on a Clearout Route
- Bump into the Slot to Block on a Screen
- Run a Jet Sweep
- Compete on Special Teams

... is INFINITELY more valuable.

[Panther Football '26 @Oswego_Football]

2025 Panther Football!!

Wednesday:
IHSA 8A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Kickoff: 6:00pm
📍NIU
Day: 180

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Nick Saban on Leadership.

“Leadership is about helping somebody else for their benefit, not yours.” - Nick Saban

True leadership isn’t about power.

It’s about lifting others up and putting the team first.

Lead for impact.

[Jake Duncan @JakeDunc]

Grateful to spend Thanksgiving with this group of guys! Roll 'Thers!

[Hanover Football @HanoverFTBL]

Congratulations to our young men and coaches on this well deserved recognition!

Offensive Player of the Year
Defensive Player of the Year
Special Teams Player of the Year
Coach of the Year
Coordinator of the Year
13 First Team All HCAC
4 Second Team All HCAC
2 Honorable Mention

[Panther Football '26 @Oswego_Football]

Panthers beat Lockport 10-7!!!!

STATE BOUND!!!

[Jordan J. Gush @JordanGush]

“They drop a ball, we say: ‘Catch the ball!’ That’s the worst coaching point in the history of coaching.” – Nick Saban

[Luke Falk @coachlukefalk]

“Respect Everyone, Fear No One.”

That was another “Leachism” posted all over our football building—and it’s critical when it comes to how you prepare and how you perceive the game ahead.

When I was a college coach, we played a “lesser” opponent. Our QB had just come off an incredible run and had been named National Player of the Week a few weeks prior. This game though? He was… fine. Average.

From the outside, he played well. But he and I both knew it wasn’t his best.

After the game, he pulled back the curtain: “I overlooked this team. I didn’t prepare like I should have.” He’d let the perception of the opponent dictate his preparation. He didn’t respect them.

Fortunately, we still won big that day. But when I was a player in college, I wasn’t so lucky. Twice I lost to FCS teams (yes, twice). The root cause? Walking into those games thinking, they’re just an FCS team… not USC, Oregon, or Stanford.

That mindset got us punched in the mouth.

On the flip side, you can’t fear your opponent either.
In my first career NFL start, we were facing the defending Super Bowl champions—the New England Patriots. The night before the game, one of our coaches, who’d been in the league for over thirty-five years, put up their defensive rankings (which I recommend not doing if you are a coach):
-First in Pass Defense
-First in Turnovers
-First in Rush Defense
-First in Points Allowed
-First in Sacks
-First in EVERYTHING…

Then he said, “Wow! I’ve never seen anything like this before!”

“Wow” was right! Not to mention they also had the greatest quarterback and coach in NFL history. We walked into that game, or at least I did, beaten in our minds before we even
took the field.

So how do you protect yourself from falling into either trap?
Focus on what you can control.

In college, we’d get detailed scouting reports: “6'4", long wingspan, very fast, great hips—avoid throwing at him.”

I stopped reading them. I’d just watch film and make my own notes. I focused on my job and responsibility.

The beauty? Coach Leach didn’t care about the external either.

His philosophy: Do your job. Execute. Kick their ass.

It freed me from obsessing over certain players, conference awards, or NFL projections.

Most games, I didn’t even know the names of the guys I was competing against until I’d see them drafted months later and think, “Oh yeah, that guy was pretty dang good!” There
were a few exceptions, of course, like Vita Vea, Buddha Baker, Harry Gaines, and Harrison Phillips… Those guys were damn good.

This type of mentality was at the core of Leach’s Air Raid philosophy and worked the same way. Stick to your identity.

Run your stuff. Prepare the same, whether it’s David or Goliath.

Respect Everyone. Fear No One.

Nobody’s better than you, and nobody’s less than you. Treat
every opponent the same.

Keep your preparation the same. And focus only on what
you can control.

#MindStrength

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[Hanover Football @HanoverFTBL]

PANTHERS WIN!

A 48-0 triumph at Bluffton featuring 3 takeaways on defense and 301 yards rushing clinches our 4th HCAC Championship under Coach Theo. Our programs 12th HCAC Title is the most in the league since the conference was founded in 1989!

[Chase Burton @ChaseBurton02]

Couldn’t be happier for our program. These kids won this title back in December. Still work to be done. H-C!!

[Hanover Panthers @HanoverPanthers]

Hanover Claims HCAC Title with Win at Bluffton

Full Recap - https://t.co/KpBUtG7yXi

[Jake Duncan @JakeDunc]

Gameday! #ONE