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...halfback, Harvard has no returning starters, having lost the likes of Ric LaCivita to graduation. Other losses from last year include goalkeeper Steve Kidder (honorable mention for All-Ivy as a junior) and fullback Brian Fearnett...
Lyman Bullard, another sophomore, will most likely take over a fullback spot in today's lineup. Bullard will be used as a "sweeper," in an effort to give more punch to a lackluster offensive corps. The sweeper will be used to drop back on defense as a safety, loosening one of the other forwards to head up the field on the attack...
Some noticeable absences from the scrimmage were captain Brian Hehir, out with a bad knee, and Eric Kurzweil, a starting linebacker, sidelined with a sore rib cage. Also missing were fullback Neal Miller and tight end Peter Curtin. All but Curtin should be ready by the Holy Cross game...
RUNNING BACKS: The entire Crimson starting backfield is returning with the incomparable Neal Miller at fullback and Alky Tsitsos and Ed Cronin at the halves. Miller, a human cannonball (he's listed at 5'9", 210 but he's about 2" shorter) is simply dynamite. He came out of nowhere last year to lead the team in rushing with 661 yards on 130 attempts, despite missing the Brown and most of the Yale games because of an injury. Tsitsos was second on the team in rushing, with 319 yards on 91 carries. Alky doesn't have great speed...
...Veteran fullback Steve Mead, the team's captain, is one of the players Ford must learn to live with. Ford says that Mead has proven to be a "heck of a captain," and that he is well respected by his teammates for his hard work and dedication...