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...teams sit tied atop the conference standings with 5-0 Ivy records, both 6-2 overall. Tomorrow’s victor will clinch a guaranteed share of the league title and put itself in a position to win the Ancient Eight outright with a win next week...
Because of this, Harvard will have to force Penn to make mistakes and take it out of its “small-ball” style of play. If the Crimson can turn this one into a shootout, the Quakers—seventh in the Ancient Eight in pass offense—may have trouble winning...
...Crimson has recently been carried by its own running game. Freshman Treavor Scales and junior Gino Gordon have combined to rush for eight touchdowns in the past two games. But the duo should have a tougher time tomorrow. Penn has allowed only one rushing touchdown all season and hasn’t allowed a 100-yard rusher in 21 games...
Tomorrow’s game may also end up being a battle inside the 20-yard line. Penn has the highest red-zone efficiency in the Ancient Eight, but kicker Andrew Sampson has only hit eight out of 17 attempted field goals...
Though the stakes are high, many Harvard players have experience in a game of this magnitude. It was just two years ago that Harvard blew out Yale in a battle of Ancient Eight undefeated teams, 37-6, to win the 2007 Ivy championship...