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...sidestep in the backfield cleared 10 yards of green space which Dawson seized in an instant, and the Crusader who grabbed his lower half at the four-yard line was already too late. As on his first score, Dawson dragged his frame, a linebacker heavy, just far enough for the touchdown...
...Holy Cross’ next possession, Thomas charged his way through the backfield to sack quarterback John O’Neil for a six-yard loss. It was the first of many times Thomas would harass the beleaguered signal caller and send him tumbling to the turf—or into an ill-advised toss, like the one a couple of plays later when Thomas scrambled up from the ground to hit O’Neil as he threw, launching the ball sky-high and straight into Williamson’s waiting arms for the first of his two interceptions...
Should the Crimson penetrate the backfield, Holy Cross quarterback John O’Neil poses a negligible threat with his legs. He has rushed just 10 times this season for a measly 20 yards, and hesitated to abandon the pocket’s protection in the face of Harvard’s rush in 2003, when he gained eight yards on two carries...
Confesor has since graduated, leaving the task of taming the Harvard defensive backfield to Sean Gruber, who has emerged as the Crusaders’ most reliable receiving option in the wake of his departure. At 6’0, Gruber provides a large target for quarterback John O’Neil, who failed to hit much of anything last season against the Crimson. Struggling mightily in the first half, O’Neil was lifted in favor of his backup, who enjoyed little more success...
...cede fewer inches to opposing wide receivers than Crimson defensive backs have in the past, making O’Neil’s margin for error even smaller than last year, when Sonkur and Benny Butler ’04 (5’8) prowled the defensive backfield...