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Carson had stop-and-go'd senior Kane Waller 15 yards downfield and was three yards behind him when Hoffman threw the ball. Waller recovered but had his back turned the whole way and never saw the ball...
This year, Harvard's last three opponents have run 77 times for 64 yards. Penn ran the ball 37 times and got only 19 net yards. Part of the reason for Penn's ineffectiveness was that its stud running back, Kris Ryan, left at the beginning of the second quarter--but since he got hurt on a rushing attempt into the heart of the Harvard defense, you have to give the Crimson full credit...
This weekend, Harvard rallied from a 14-0 deficit and was up 17-14 when it forced Penn into a fourth-and-10 from midfield. Penn quarterback Gavin Hoffman scrambled forward, possibly crossing the line of scrimmage ("From my vantage point, he was over," Murphy said), and heaved the ball to the goal line, where Brandon Carson turned and made the catch for the shocking...
Wilford promptly threw another interception that gave Penn the ball at the 47, and the Quakers took advantage this time, with three third-down and one fourth-down conversion to take a 14-0 lead. Linden came in, and Harvard lost 28 yards on his first series. The Crimson defense forced a three-and-out, but then came the series ending with the interception in the end zone--Linden had a couple of open receivers yet threw into coverage...
...Harvard defense gave up only two combined first downs on Penn's first six possessions after the half. During that span, three plays after senior Mike Giampaolo missed a 30-yard attempt, Kacyvenski made an interception to give the offense the ball at the Penn 30, and Harvard scored to make it 14-7. Another three-and-out followed, and senior Terence Patterson returned a punt 77 yards to tie the game...