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...Quaker will be charged with getting Ali the ball. Penn Coach Gary Steele has decided to bench senior QB Doug Hensch, who has completed 49 percent of his passes for 943 yards while starting the first eight games of the season. Junior Eric Hull will take over the starting job, and sophomore Fitz McKinnon is expected to see first-quarter action...
...Harvard quarterbacks have thrown for only 716 yards and connected only four times for touchdowns. Even the Crimson's 52-37 stomping of Brown last week was accomplished mainly by the ground game. Priore, who has sat on the bench for much of the season and has completed only seven of 20 aerial attempts for 100 yards, will be given the starting nod for the second week...
...Hampshire, burdened by last week's death of Coach Bobby Kullen, have given Dick Umile--who will finish the year behind the bench--something to look forward to with a 3-0 start...
Only a true Redskin fan can appreciate the beauty of the victory. I could almost taste the 13 fabulous catches by veteran Art Monk and smell the gutsiness of "Hog" Joe Jacoby, coming off the bench to replace injured All-Pro offensive lineman Jim Lachey. And the coup de grace: an unthinkable quarterback draw by aging Jeff Rutledge with under 30 seconds left and no timeouts...
...while sitting on the bench, those injuredseniors saw their final chance for an Ivy Leaguetitle reduced to a mere glimmer of hope.Big Green, 17-0 in Hanover...