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...lined up in a pro set and handed the ball to the fourth-string running back, sophomore Nick Palazzo, who gained three yards. Senior Chuck Nwokocha, the first-string running back, was sidelined in the first game of the season with an injury. Second- and third-string backs Matt Leiszler, a sophomore, and junior Jared Lewis were injured in the second and third quarters, respectively, leaving Palazzo as the only healthy back remaining for Harvard...
Nwokocha looks to be out for at least one month and sophomore running back Matt Leiszler will take over at tailback...
...Leiszler took advantage of his opportunities against Holy Cross, rushing for 59 yards on only 9 carries including a 31-yard touchdown run at the end of the second quarter...
Nevertheless, look for Harvard to concentrate on it's passing game against Brown. Leiszler, like Nwokocha, is a small running back at 5' 8 and 170 pounds. Harvard will try to spread the defense by using lots of multiple receiver sets in order to pass the ball downfield and open up running lanes for Leiszler...
...thought Matt Leiszler did a tremendous job," Murphy said. "I talked to our team about him as a great example of perseverance and fighting through adversity. I'm always looking for kids who can do that because they have a tendency to play a level up as opposed to some guys who won't ever have a chance to fight through adversity and won't know how to deal with it. That was a very gutsy effort by Matt today...