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After sitting out two consecutive weeks with a high ankle sprain, wide receiver Rodney Byrnes made his return felt immediately on Saturday. The junior led all Harvard receivers with five catches for 89 yards, and more importantly injected some energy into a Harvard offense that has been hampered by injuries...
But it was Byrnes who put an early charge into the struggling offense on Saturday.
With junior wide receiver Rodney Byrnes still recovering from an ankle injury sustained while returning a kickoff against Brown last week, Harvard relied heavily on junior wide receiver Brian Edwards to contribute. Edwards did not disappoint, amassing a career-high 180 yards on seven receptions, including two touchdowns.
“I think it’s really critical that Brian played well today, because we don’t have Rodney Byrnes,” said Harvard coach Tim Murphy. “All of a sudden we’re very thin in the receiving core...
Notes: Junior wide receiver Rodney Byrnes will most likely return to the lineup for the Crimson on Saturday. Byrnes injured his left ankle on a kick return in the third quarter of last weekend’s game. Murphy will wait until game time to make a final decision.