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...Penn's last scoring drive, Hoffman completed his longest pass of the day, to senior wide receiver Jason Battung who gathered the ball in over senior safety Mike Brooks. Brooks had good coverage on Battung, but he didn't turn to see the ball in time...
Similarly, on the next play, Hoffman found junior wide receiver Rob Milanese who was covered well by junior cornerback Andy Fried but Fried just didn't turn to see the ball coming and Milanese made the play for the winning score...
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...
...Saturday in Philadelphia, it was Hoffman's fourth-quarter heroics that again led to a Quaker victory...
...remaining, Penn had a golden-- and perhaps final--opportunity to win the game when cornerback Fred Plaza intercepted Harvard junior quarterback Neil Rose's errant throw at the Harvard 35. But the Harvard defense, as it had done most of the day, held its ground, and forced Hoffman to a fourth down. The pressure came, and Hoffman had no choice but to throw the ball straight up in the air, which then landed harmlessly on the ground...