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Methodically plowing ahead, Dawson slogged through mud and churned past the waiting arms of Holy Cross??€™ five-man defensive line. With his carries coming in twos and threes—interrupted only by the occasional Fitzpatrick attempt after an ineffective opening series—Dawson lugged the Harvard offense the length of the field a yard at a time throughout the first quarter...
...obliged and Edwards exploded for 152 yards on seven receptions, including one score, emphatically announcing his ascension to the upper echelon of Ivy receivers. The Crusaders would be foolish to commit such an egregious error twice, but it remains to be seen whether any strategy can prop up Holy Cross??€™ overmatched secondary against the Crimson’s passing game...
...Crusaders’ coverage with relative ease, and if he is open, Fitzpatrick will have little difficulty finding him. The duo shamed several cornerbacks last season with perfectly placed balls lofted long down the middle of the field—often on broken plays—and Holy Cross??€™ secondary shouldn’t expect to do much better. If Edwards happens to catch a pass with defenders between him and the endzone, his elusiveness will leave would-be tacklers just as frustrated—and his yards after catch will leave coaches scratching their heads...
...Holy Cross??€™ rushing attack features the same 1-2 combination smothered by the Crimson defense when the two squads last met. Steve Silva and Gideon Akande managed just 47 yards on 17 carries in Harvard’s 43-23 victory—a tandem effort abbreviated by the Crusaders’ decision to abandon the run altogether late in the game. The woeful numbers were less the product of lackluster running than poor protection from the offensive line. The Crimson recorded nine tackles behind the line of scrimmage and applied pressure in the backfield on virtually every...
...battle for control of the line of scrimmage will again decide the fate of Holy Cross??€™ running game, but the shape of the scrum will be decidely different this go around. The Crusaders return none of their offensive linemen from last year’s matchup with Harvard. The corps is composed of two sophomores and three juniors, with the two underclassmen both lined up left of the center. What the quintet lacks in experience is offset by its collective girth. Averaging just under 287 lbs.—right tackle Lee Chase alone weighs...