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...that effort, Northeastern succeeded. Fitzpatrick took far fewer chances downfield than he normally does and his receivers struggled to gain separation when he did. The longest Harvard completion of the day was just 23 yards, and even that required a brilliantly timed leaping grab from Tyler just to get his hands on the ball. The passes lofted long down the sidelines to the endzone were batted down by the Huskies’ shorter cornerbacks on every occasion...
...Crimson more than adequately adjusted to capitalize. Snapping quick passes to his wide receivers and finding seams in the Northeastern zone, Fitzpatrick efficiently marched the offense the length of the field time and again, rarely risking a dangerous throw when so many safe alternatives were available...
...philosophy of the offense today was we’re going to take what they give us,” Fitzpatrick said. “It wasn’t the usual throw a 50-yard pass, break off an 80-yard...
Completing 22 of his 37 passes for 206 yards—an average of 9.4 yards per catch—Fitzpatrick transformed coach Tim Murphy’s pro-set into something vaguely resembling a Harvard version of the west coast offense...
...They were weary of giving up that big pass play,” Fitzpatrick said. “The corners were playing very soft today, [and] they gave our receivers a lot of room and we just took those five-, six-yard gains in the air. That’s fine for us, and it’s as good as a run play on first down...