Word: gavin
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...With 3:31 remaining and Harvard nursing a 35-30 lead, an interception of an errant Rose pass gave Penn a final opportunity to win the game. Quaker QB Gavin Hoffman took advantage, leading Penn to the Harvard 16-yard line. From there, he found receiver Rob Milanese in the corner of the end zone for the touchdown. A missed two-point conversion kept the Penn lead at 36-35. Harvard then executed a near-perfect two-minute drill and advanced all the way to the 16-yard line. But Robbie Wright's 32-yard field goal attempt was wide...
...Harvard's defensive backfield is much improved from last year's squad. Despite that improvement, there were shades of the 1999 team in the air last Saturday against Penn. As junior quarterback Gavin Hoffman worked his way down the field with less than two minutes remaining for the winning score, it seemed as if the Crimson defensive backs had forgotten what they had learned this season...
...ensuing Penn drive, junior quarterback Gavin Hoffman was sacked on third-and-four by senior defensive tackle R.D. Kern, which forced a Quaker punt...
Last year, when Penn played at the Stadium, it faced a fourth down-and-forever from midfield with little time remaining. Quarterback Gavin Hoffman, a star transfer from Northwestern, served up a 50-yard Hail Mary that found the hands of a Penn receiver in the end zone, giving the Quakers an improbable 21-17 victory...
However, one thing practice cannot provide for the Crimson is the real Gavin Hoffman, the real Penn offense, and the real atmosphere of a stadium of hostile fans in the most important game in the players' football lives...