Word: fourth
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...There aren't many good fourth-and-10 calls," said Penn Coach Al Bagnoli. "It was a great play by the quarterback and receiver...
This weekend, Harvard rallied from a 14-0 deficit and was up 17-14 when it forced Penn into a fourth-and-10 from midfield. Penn quarterback Gavin Hoffman scrambled forward, possibly crossing the line of scrimmage ("From my vantage point, he was over," Murphy said), and heaved the ball to the goal line, where Brandon Carson turned and made the catch for the shocking...
That call could have gone either way, and if it had gone in Harvard's favor, the Crimson would still be only a game back in the League. Against Cornell, a 24-23 loss, bad luck victimized Harvard on fourth down again. Kacyvenski made what seemed to be a game-sealing interception with Harvard up 23-10. Instead, a bad defensive holding call on Waller gave the Big Red new life, and Cornell scored two quick touchdowns to win that game...
Despite its No. 9 ranking, Harvard received the eighth seed, its highest ever in the tournament, in part because it captured its fourth Ivy crown in the last five years...
...Harvard, which is making its fourth consecutive trip to the NCAA tournament and received a bye in the first round, will face a battle-hardened B.C. squad that has already competed in three playoff contests just to get to this stage of the tournament...