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Foster Still Hurt, Crone Will Start
Harvard's ability to run depends to a large extent on its ability to pass. Qurterback Rod Foster will not continue to rip off six yards a carry on roll-outs if he doesn't start completing more passes. It is possible that Eric Crone would be a more effective quarterback against the Elis. A much better passer than Foster, Crone might have a chance to exploit a Yale defensive secondary that does not compare to the Yale line. Harvard's ends have been open all season, and they'll probably be open again Saturday...
...Crone will not have too much time to drop back and look for his free receivers, however. Yale's pass rush has dumped opposing quarterbacks six times in the last two games for minus 49 yards. Crone has shown a tendency to take a lot of time looking for receivers, which is effective against the Brown pass rush, but suicidal against the Yale rush. Screen passes have been useless in trying to slow down the rush as the Elis nailed three screens for no gain in the last two games...
Meanwhile, a healthy Eric Crone, the Crimson's signal caller in last week's game with Brown, was named one of the Backs of the Week by the ECAC for his performance against the Bruins...
...ECAC didn't seem to think Crone had much trouble passing against Brown. In voting him one of five Backs of the Week, the ECAC was impressed with his completion of 14 out of 18 passes for 196 yards. Crone, a sophomore, also ran for two Crimson touchdowns...