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Cooley is primarily worried about Harvard's backfield. 'You have a hard time defensing that (Mike) Bassett boy," he said, "because he can do most anything out there. And (Bill) Grana will keep you honest on those off tackle runs. But you can't just worry about these two," he went on. "(Hobie) Armstrong will kill you coming around end if you're not careful...
Dick Beiger is once again the defensive quarterback, and Bob Stringer will replace Grana on the defense...
...case last year, this season the Crimson's biggest threat will be on running plays. Quarterback Mike Bassett is a good running quarterback, and he knows how to utilize the talents of his backfield, which includes such proven line crashers as Bill Grana and Scott Harshbarger, and break away specialists Hobie Armstrong, Bill Taylor, and Hank Hatch...
Bassett will probably do his passing from a roll-out pattern (giving him a chance to run if this proves expedient), while Humenuk and Bartolet will tend to drop back and hurl longer missiles. As the season progresses, halfbacks Taylor and Harshbarger, and maybe even fullback Grana might be doing some passing. If such a situation materializes, and if the line can provide the necessary blocking and pass protection, the Harvard attack, potentially explosive on the ground or in the air, will be difficult to defense...
...Grana could do little to cut into the CRIMSON'S enormous bulge, but he did gain 145 yards on 22 attempts for a new series record...