Word: drives
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Instead, Harvard's offense once again failed to put together a drive when it needed to the most. Its offensive line went from great to terrible during halftime, and it coughed up two crucial turnovers. Defensively, Harvard continued to show a lack of big-play ability in the secondary. Losing senior corner Kane Waller to a thigh injury didn't help, but the Crimson looks uncomfortable in nickel situations and tentative when protecting a lead. The defensive backs appear to play tight, which slows them down...
Football's easy when you're on a roll, but Harvard needs to learn to stop its opponent when the other team has the momentum. The only ways to do that are a long, crowd-silencing drive on offense or a takeaway on defense. If this team develops the ability to come up with big plays when it needs them most, it should go into the Yale game...
...Crimson composed itself on the next drive, using a balanced attack of the running and passing to keep Fordham off balance...
Keyed by a 35-yard completion from Wilford to freshman wide receiver Kyle Cremarosa and runs of eight and five yards by Menick, Harvard drove inside the Fordham 15-yard line. There the drive stalled, however, and the Crimson settled for a 35-yard field goal by senior kicker Mike Giampaolo...
After the Rams' offense punted on their next drive, their defense once again came up with a big play as junior cornerback Ray Reddin picked off a Wilford pass at the Crimson...