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Directly. In the fourth quarter, Morris lined up under center on third-and-two and, after receiving the direct snap, scooted for nine yards. Earlier, Morris had taken a handoff from Rodney Byrnes on an end-around reverse, but was tackled for a loss.
The drive culminated with Rose’s third TD pass of the half, a 5-yarder to sophomore receiver Rodney Byrnes, who caught six passes in the game—just three less than he had during all of last season.
Later in the quarter, the Crimson used trickery to add to its lead. On first down from the Holy Cross 34, Byrnes went in motion and took a pitch from Rose. But instead of heading upfield, Byrnes—a former high school quarterback—set up just outside...
“I can’t throw with my [receiving] gloves on,” Byrnes said at the postgame press conference. “So I just threw it as hard as I could.”
It’s not Morris’ team merely because his highlight reel is longer than Braveheart, though he certainly had his share of ridiculously athletic and acrobatic plays against the Crusaders. Take your pick of Morris’ 60-yard, fingertip touchdown grab or his unbelieveable red-zone...