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...offensive realignment- which moves Pete Varney back to tight end, Bruce Freeman to split end, Denis Sullivan to flanker and Steve Harrison into the backfield with Tom Miller- Yovicsin said he has been considering the change for several weeks...
...didn't do it earlier," he explained, "because we weren't sure how well the offensive line would block and we thought Varney would be more helpful as a blocker in the backfield...
Whether that means Yovicsin thinks the offensive line matured sufficiently against Norheastern to handle the Rutgers defensive front four or that he is moving toward quickness and speed in his backfield will become clear today...
...team lost two other players during the week as well. Senior Scottie Guild, who had been on the squad for two years, felt that his time had come. When Coach Yovicsin finished shuffling around the backfield, it turned out that Guild's time had not come, and Guild decided that three years was too much...
Replacing Varney in the starting backfield is junior Steve Harrison, last year's second leading rusher, who had moved out to flanker in Coach John Yovicsin's new pro set offense...