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...despite losing stud cornerback Andrew Berry ’09 to graduation, the Crimson believes the combination of last year’s Ivy Rookie of the Year Matthew Hanson, fifth-year senior Ryan Barnes, senior Derrick Barker, and junior Collin Zych should stack up against the league??s top receivers.“We have a really talented secondary, so if we can stop the run and force [opponents] to throw the ball, I’m really confident,” says senior defensive end Ryan Burkhead.But above all, this year’s Crimson squad...
...little bit special about them. I think while in a certain world you might think that might be great for Harvard football, I think anything you do to try to distinguish athletes as being different from other students would not be a good thing.”The Ivy League??s resistance to handing out athletic scholarships is motivated by the conference’s understanding of its unique role in collegiate football. According to Murphy, the Ivy League is clear in its pursuit to educate those who deserve it most, whether it?...
...Rather than wither in the spotlight, Harvard’s new starters surpassed the achievements of their predecessors, holding opponents to 190.4 yards per game through the air—nearly seven yards better than the year before—and the league??s lowest opponent completion percentage, at only 53 percent...
...allowed sophomore Jamie Rees to score his first goal in a Harvard uniform.The seven points that Akpan collected from the two games took him past the century mark in career points, and he now sits at 104. For his weekend’s efforts, Akpan was named the Ivy League??s Co-Player of the Week.The accolade is just the most recent of a long list that he has already accumulated this year. After being named a semifinalist for the Hermann Trophy—awarded to the top collegiate soccer player—last season, the Missouri Athletic...
...make a difference. Take, for example, Joe Maddon, the celebrated manager of the Tampa Bay Rays. In his third year in Tampa, Maddon took the Rays to the World Series—after finishing dead last his first two years. Maddon is now regarded as one of the league??s best, because he succeeded in flipping that switch...