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That dominating performance--easily one of the best Crimson efforts in the last five seasons--received recognition this past week as senior quarterback Vin Ferrara and sophomore tailback Eion Hu received league and regional awards...
...Ferrara came away with the most honors. He received what is called the "triple-crown" of regional weekly football honors--Offensive Player of the Week by the Ivy League and the ECAC, and the Gold Helmet Award as the top offensive player in New England. In addition, Ferrara was named Harvard Athlete of the Week...
Against Columbia, Ferrara completed 22 of 32 passes for 245 yards and two touchdowns and did not throw an interception. He also carried the ball 11 times for 30 yards and a touchdown...
...those expectations, Harvard's victory seemed Pyrrhic at best. The Crimson gave up 397 yards total offense, blew an 18-point lead and, in general, had to coax a John Elwayesque late-game performance out at senior quarterback Vin Ferrara to snatch the win. Conventional wisdom was that Saturday's game was hardly a promising beginning...
...second, the Crimson showed considerable improvement over last season in three main areas. First, the team's offense was better than ever. Intent on eroding Columbia's perimeter defense going into the game, Harvard followed through with a deft mixture of short-range passing and off-tackle running. Ferrara(22-32-245 passing, 11-45 running) and running backs Eion Hu (18-73 rushing) and Kweli Thompson (12-65) stood out in these endeavors, but kudos also go out to the offensive line, which showed a mastery of myriad blocking routes...