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Bowdoin College announced yesterday that Harvard's present line coach, James C. Lentz, has been named head coach of football and lacrosse. He'll assume his duties on September 1, when Bowdoin begins football practice...
Harvard's football coach, John M. Yovicsin, said yesterday that Lentz's appointment had been "in the wind for two or three weeks," but he has not selected a replacement. "I have a lot of things on my mind, but nothing definite," he said...
...Lentz has been a coaching assistant to Yovicsin for 16 years, eleven at Harvard and five at Gettysburg College. The Crimson coach said that "Harvard has played extremely successfully defensively under Jim Lentz...
...understanding the Harvard system lies in the phrases "contain defense" and "position responsibilities." The first describes the general philosophy of Head Coach John Yovicsin and long-time assistant Jim Lentz. The theory is simple: give up short yardage but prevent the long gain. It is the "three yards and a cloud of dust" school in reverse. As long as they give up no more than four yards a play the defenders are dong their job. Statistics show that the best teams rarely can run more than 14 plays in succession without a mistake, and poorer teams less. So Harvard...
...speed and agility. There is very little scrimmage, and not nearly so much hitting the offense or dummies in practice. The coaches concentrate on developing new moves and finesse and just assume that we know the fundamentals." He added that his Harvard coaches--especially defensive line specialist Limmy Lentz, prepared him as well, and often better, than the other rookies. "The Harvard coaches could coach anywhere in the country," he said...