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...still low over the jagged Koh-I-Baba range when Chiclet-5 pulls out of the U.S. Army outpost above Bamiyan, in Afghanistan's central highlands. It is a small force: the six Chiclet team members, an Afghan translator, five regular Army troops along for backup and a two members of the local tribal militia. What they lack in numbers they more than make up for firepower: M-16s, an M-60 machinegun, 9 mm pistols, grenades, and radios that can call in air support in minutes...
Since Harvard has no proven backup point guard, Harvey was forced to take over the majority of the ball-handling duties against Fairfield, driving down his offensive numbers. Harvey had fewer looks at the basket running up the point, and wound up scoring a mere seven points...
Sophomore backup Ryan Fitzpatrick filled in effectively in Rose’s absence, completing 87-of-138 passes for 1,020 yards and eight touchdowns, all without an interception. Fitzpatrick also leads Harvard in rushing this season, running for 416 yards and three touchdowns...
With his 212-yard, two-touchdown passing day, Holt had cemented himself as the Crimson’s single-season record-holder both in passing yards, with 1,351, and passing touchdowns with 16. In just one season, Holt had catapulted himself from career backup to All-Ivy quarterback, an amazing ascent that would ultimately land him in the Harvard Varsity Club Hall of Fame...
...sophomore backup also got the start against Cornell, even though by that point Rose says he was healthy enough to play. Fitzpatrick masterminded the 52-23 blowout over the Big Red while Rose paced frantically along the sidelines, waiting for a chance to come...