Word: handoffs
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With the ball on the 14-yard line, Mitchell attempted to hand off to Sam Mathews, but with captain Dante Balestracci and junior linebacker Bobby Everett both rushing the center, the line of scrimmage could not hold. Everett reached Mitchell before he managed to complete the handoff, jarring the ball loose. Though the Quakers recovered on their own one-yard line, the stingy Harvard defense allowed no breathing room on either of the next two plays from scrimmage...
Dawson finished the day with 159 yards on 32 carries, but struggled in the second half when the Lions defense began keying on the run. With the passing game limited, Dawson was hit several times in the second half immediately after receiving the handoff, averaging only 3.5 yards per carry after halftime...
After putting the Tigers inside Harvard territory by slicing through the defensive line for two 11-yard rushes in his first three carries, Veach took a handoff from quarterback Matt Verbit and blasted through an open hole at the line of scrimmage. Once on the other side, there was just daylight for the supposed second-stringer, as he outraced Crimson senior free safety Chris Raftery to the end zone for the 49-yard score...
...took the first handoff of the first overtime possession and darted across the line, senior linebacker Juano Queen put him to the turf immediately after just a one-yard gain. Senior defensive end Brad Payne and junior linebacker Bobby Everett saw to it that Veach met the same end on the next rush...
...Harvard goal line, the Crimson took over at their own five-yard line, nursing a 27-20 lead with 3:48 left to play. Four plays later—with the Leopards crowding the line of scrimmage to protect against the run—Dawson took a handoff from Schires, found a hole on the left side of the line, side-stepped a defender and sprinted down the sideline untouched for a 71-yard touchdown...