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...example, in 1999 Penn quarterback Gavin Hoffman completed a Hail Mary pass at the buzzer after his foot appeared to cross the line of scrimmage. That can only be chalked up to pure luck. However, when Hoffman pulled the trick again this year--erasing a five-point deficit with just three minutes to go--things become more suspicious...
...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...
...There was an important difference against Penn last Saturday compared to last season. On each of Hoffman's passes late in the game, a Harvard defensive player was in position to make a play on the ball. Last year, receivers would break free against a porous Crimson defense...
...Yale defense then took control, punishing Penn quarterback Gavin Hoffman and disrupting the Quaker offense until the end of the game...