Word: ball-control
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...first change is obvious from a distance. The Crimson now plays a much more skilled, ball-control, type of play. Rather than rushing the ball upfield, the team passes back, sets up plays, and works the ball to the wings. Confidence oozes out of this style of soccer, with its we're-in-control, you-come-and-take-it-away attitude...
...Crusaders' deliberate ball-control offense contrasted sharply with Harvard's dependence on the explosive big play. Although Crimson quarterback Ron Cuccia managed to put together a pair of sustained touchdown drives--including a 14-play, 79-yarder in the third quarter--the Holy Cross offense consistently ground out yardage and stayed on the field...
Although the squad practiced Thursday morning on the astroturf at B.U., Springfield's artificial surface caused some problems for the ball-control oriented Crimson. While the booters adjusted to the wildly skidding balls and lack of friction on the carpet, the kick-and-run Chiefs jumped out to a short-lived 1-0 lead...
...Crimson's troubles began late in the first quarter, when Yale quarterback John Rogan put together The Game's only sustained drive, using Cozza's patented ball-control offense superbly...
...resurrect his running game, but a fumble on the second half kickoff let Yale surge to a 14-0 advantage. Anxious to use the big tailwind, Restic ordered Buckley to throw in the third quarter; it didn't work. And by the time Harvard had wrested the ball from the ball-control Yale offense. Buckley had to go to the air again because time was running out. Besieged by a huge Yale pass rush (which could afford to blitz because it was not worried by the still-frail Buckley running the ball), and overwhelmed by a gusty wind, Buckley searched...