Word: flankers
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...first quarter through the first three minutes of the second--Harvard used the hard-nosed running of sophomore tailback Eion Hu and a 20-yard completion from Ferrara to freshman split end Coby Skelton to drive from its own 32 to the Cornell nine. There, Ferrara hit junior flanker Mike Halligan at the knees on a right post-pattern for the squad's first touchdown of the game...
Three Crimson plays later, quarterback Vin Ferrara looked for junior Flanker Mike Halligan but found Bucknell strong safety John Henry. The interception gave the Bison the ball on the Harvard 32. Four plays later it was, as Yogi Berra would say, deja vu all over again: Glus lobbed the ball to Gentile on the same slow-curl route over the middle, putting the Bison...
...beautiful, 24-yard touchdown pass from Ferrara to senior flanker William Newell on the next Harvard drive halved the Bison lead, but Bucknell continued to pull away in the second quarter. Glus hit sophomore wide-receiver John Sakowski on a deep post-pattern for a 54-yard TD on the next drive and then threw a 46-yard Hail Mary to junior wide receiver John Notebloom, who made a spectacular juggling catch for the score...
...went to practice and saw the team needed a number eight, so I told the coach I played number eight," recalls Oberg, who actually played flanker throughout high school. "I bluffed my way. I'm not sure how many of the guys figured it out. I'm sure the coach did after a while...
...number-eight position is usually held by a powerfully built veteran who directs the team's offense, while the flanker is a light wing who rapidly moves the ball forward...