Word: columbia
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Even if Sands can't play, Harvard's defense should still be strong enough to contain Columbia's offense, whose only score in last year's 45-7 Harvard victory was a bomb to tight end Bert Bondi...
Bondi, a First Team All-Ivy selection, provides one aerial threat, but Harvard Coach Tim Murphy said Columbia wide receiver Armond Dawkins could be another major threat...
...Lions also have a trio of running backs the coaches like so much that they moved 1996 leading rusher Jason Bivens to defense. Norman Hayes, who had 465 yards last year, is the main back. He came on strong late last year after Columbia had already played Harvard...
Without an experienced quarterback, Columbia will have trouble moving the ball against Harvard's eight-man fronts, which dare the other team to throw the ball...
Other teams might double-cover Patterson on passing downs until a second receiver steps up as a threat, but Murphy said he thinks Patterson will be difficult to double in three wide receiver formations. Columbia has its own problems in the secondary, however, because only free safety Chris Tillotson returns. Tillotson finished fourth in the nation last year with seven interceptions...