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Trailing 21-16, senior quarterback Vin Ferrara--having been benched after throwing an interception early in the third quarter--re-entered the game with 1:34 remaining at Harvard's 38-yard line. On first-and-10, the veteran signal-caller completed a sideline pass to junior tight end Andy Laurence for a gain of 19 yards to the Yale 43-yard line...
With the clock running, Ferrara found senior tight end Adam Golla for five yards on an out pattern. Then, on second-and-five, the Crimson finally got the break it had been looking for all season. Ferrara overthrew junior tailback Eion Hu--the ball tipped off Hu's hands, ricocheted off a Yale defender and into Golla's well-positioned...
Harvard didn't give up on Saturday and it shouldn't give up now. The offense still ground it out in the second half. The defense still hit hard on every play. Vin Ferrara tried to stop a meaningless touchdown late in the game and the Crimson punt-return team even got their hands on a punt. Harvard also stopped a point-after attempt...
...Harvard has one completion for more than 30 yards all season. Vin Ferrara has a strong arm and is probably aching to throw a long bomb at least once this season. Even if the Crimson feels that the deep pass is not one that it can routinely complete, Harvard should use it as a bluffing mechanism. Harvard had the ball against Dartmouth with 19 seconds to go in the first half and one timeout left. Murphy had Ferrara kneel down. In the language of Dick Vitale, "Throw the rock, baabbbyyy...
...same vein of keeping teams honest, Harvard should use more play-action on first down. Teams routinely stack eight men on the line against the Crimson on first down, knowing full well that Hu between the tackles is coming next. The inevitable result is third and long. Ferrara says that the offense is best when it is on the attack. Sounds good...