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More importantly, Rose made no mistakes for the second week in a row. He threw no interceptions, and only took one sack against a team that led the league in sacks. Contrast his performance to that of Penn's Gavin Hoffman, who uncharacteristically was sacked four times...
...plays, especially on defense. There was junior safety Niall Murphy on Saturday, erratic for much of the season, sacking near-legendary Penn quarterback Gavin Hoffman on a third-and-long to end a drive. There was junior Rodney Thomas, taking advantage of Penn miscommunication to block the ensuing punt. There were seniors Marc Laborsky and Eric LaHaie, nailing Hoffman on consecutive plays in the next drive. The Laborsky hit sent Hoffman's helmet flying...
After senior quarterback Neil Rose tied the game at 14 on a 20-yard slant to Morris with 11:23 left in the third quarter, the Penn offense drove into Harvard territory on the ensuing possession. From the 49, Quaker quarterback Gavin Hoffman fired a pass over the middle of the field that was initially caught by senior wideout Rob Milanese at the Crimson 15. Sophomore cornerback Benny Butler, who was playing tight coverage, hit Milanese and dislodged the ball, and Alford made an acrobatic play to snag the ball in mid-air for his third interception of the season...
...Hoffman spreads the ball around—six receivers have at least 10 catches—but his favorite target is Rob Milanese, who has 42 catches on the year...
...Crimson will look to its front four to pressure Hoffman and stop the run. The Harvard line is led by senior defensive end Mark Laborsky, who leads the league with nine sacks, and has two interceptions and two fumble recoveries...