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...He’s good—really quick,” said Harvard safety Niall Murphy, who made six tackles and recorded an interception in the game. “We were really worried about him. They put him in the backfield, too, just trying to get him the ball. We were always watching...
...He’s never gone for long,” says Kevin Doherty, Harvard’s co-defensive coordinator and defensive backfield coach. “It’s amazing. There’s never a normal day [for him]. My dad has the same thing and it’s just amazing what some people have to go through that everyone else takes for granted...
...move makes sense—for one thing, the strong safety spot is highly similar to the linebacker position in Harvard’s “Attack Eight” scheme. Plus, Harvard could certainly use his experience in its relatively youthful backfield, which otherwise returns only junior Benny Butler from 2001. Few have as much as Murphy, who has manned the free safety position since his sophomore year...
Murphy’s transition back to the secondary leaves sophomore star Aaron Byrd, the projected starter there last spring when Murphy was moved to linebacker, as the odd man out of the starting mix in the defensive backfield. But Byrd doesn’t question the logic behind Murphy’s switch...
While the Crimson’s midfield dictated ball possession for much of the game, the Huskies limited Harvard’s shot opportunities by cramming defenders into the backfield...