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...knee is fine," Ferrara said after a recent scrimmage. "I'm at 90 percent. I'm going to be a step slower. But we went live today [i.e. game conditions], and there were no problems...
...problems indeed. In an intrasquad scrimmage, Ferrara looked comfortable behind a revamped offensive line, leading the now-familiar Tim Murphy offense like the Vin Ferrara of old. He executed the plays, hooked up with senior receiver Mike Halligan for a 30-yard touchdown pass and, surprisingly, ran the option...
...short, he did everything one would expect a healthy Ferrara...
Outstanding is a good way to characterize Ferrara's performance in his nine starts last season. Ferrara was the second-rated quarterback in the league, behind Columbia's Jamie Schwalbe. He completed nearly 60 percent of his 211 attempts, racked up 1500 yards in the air and rushed for another 128. He threw 10 touch-down passes and averaged 12 yards per completion, although opponents intercepted eight of his tosses...
...good as the numbers sound, Ferrara's real assets are his knack for quick thinking and his leadership abilities. It was those qualities that Harvard missed most in the Yale game. And, thankfully for the Crimson, knee injuries do nothing to dampen them...