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...Harvard’s inability to move the ball left the Bulldogs with consistently good field position. The Yale defense, which ranked last in the league in pass defense coming into the game, held Harvard to just 218 yards of total offense. The Crimson went three-and-out on five of its first six possessions and managed only 68 first half yards...
...Yale ended what little suspense was left early in the fourth quarter by taking advantage of one of its many short-field opportunities. After a sack of Pizzotti pinned Harvard at its own 3-yard line junior punter Matt Schindel muffed his attempted punt out of bounds, where the ball was whistled out at the 8. On the next play McLeod, who finished the season as the leading Ivy rusher, took a handoff and ran around right tackle into the end zone, giving Yale a 27-7 lead...
...Harvard’s next possession Dawson uncharacteristically fumbled and Yale safety Steve Santoro returned the ball 38 yards for another touchdown and a 34-7 Bulldog lead. Santoro was the star of a great defensive performance, finishing the game with an interception and a sack to go along with the fumble recovery...
Mike Berg can’t see the future. But three weeks ago against Dartmouth, the senior defensive tackle looked like a prophet.How else could a guy get a sack, cause a fumble, and recover the loose ball, all on a play intended to be a handoff to the running back?“Everyone thinks it was a handoff,” Berg explains. “I think it was supposed to be a bootleg, because the guard I was lined up over pulled, and generally, you don’t account for the defensive tackle when you?...
...field. “I’m all over the place. I easily adapt to situations, so I guess if they need someone to play something random, I’m the guy to do it.”Because he has played on both sides of the ball, Sherlock has a comprehensive understanding of offensive and defensive strategy, easily able to read and prepare for the opponents at every position. “We keep saying we’re double majoring at Harvard—football and economics,” Sherlock says. “Seriously...