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...Although the Bears made a second-half push, pulling within two scores at 31-21, a failed onside kick ensured a solid Harvard win over last year’s Ivy League champs.GRAND OLE FLAGSIn Week One, Crimson penalties wiped out big plays.Against Holy Cross, Harvard senior linebacker Michael Berg sacked Crusaders quarterback Brian McSharry on a fourth and ten late in the game, only to have it called back due to a Harvard offsides penalty. Earlier on, the Crimson looked to have stopped the Crusaders on a third and ten when Tully was called for roughing the passer.This week...
...Crimson coach Tim Murphy said after the game. “Our defensive line put a tremendous amount of pressure on Brown in general, and on [Brown quarterback Joe DiGiacomo] in particular.”That pressure held the Bears signal-caller, whom senior defensive tackle Michael Berg called one of the best quarterbacks that Harvard will face this year, to a mere 50 percent completion rate.A big part of the reason why: the line sacked DiGiacomo four times, giving the Crimson 13 total in only two games.Junior defensive end Desmond Bryant had 1.5 sacks Saturday, while sophomore defensive tackle...
Player to Watch: Mike Berg. Crimson's most heralded player not named Dawson leads a polished D-line...
...strong, fast kids that they’re kind of rotating in there by committee until they find out who’s the hot guy, but it doesn’t seem like their running game has missed a beat.”Senior defensive tackle Mike Berg, however, is still optimistic.“We have our gameplan we employ, so we prepare similarly for all three running backs,” Berg said. “They all have similar running styles, none of them are night and day, but all three are still very strong, very...
...play there. But they’re excellent athletes, very tough kids, and under the circumstances, they did a great job today.”But it does help when the defensive line is getting plenty of pressure on its own. Senior defensive end Mike Berg had a sack and numerous pressures, while sophomore defensive tackle Matt Curtis added a pair of sacks and plenty of hurries. Berg had another sack on a fourth-and-goal play in the fourth quarter negated by a penalty, but on the third Holy Cross fourth-and-goal effort his pressure of McSharry forced...