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...seeming more and more likely to offer the most captivating matchup of all: Harvard and Yale, with the Ivy championship hanging in the balance...
Still, this is too favorable of a matchup for the Crimson. Columbia relies on its passing game, specifically the combination of senior signal-caller Craig Hormann and speedy sophomore wideout Austin Knowlin, and Harvard has a truly elite secondary. The Lions are woeful against the run, allowing 267 yards per game, which promises Murphy his full array of offensive options...
Tomorrow’s matchup could have an equally significant impact in 2007. If Harvard successfully holds home turf, it retains first place in the league. A Big Green win drops the Crimson down to a tie for second—with Dartmouth...
...meantime, the Eli will almost surely move to 7-0 tomorrow. This matchup is shaping up like a slasher flick: Yale’s top-ranked running game, averaging four touchdowns and upwards of 300 yards per game, slashing through the helpless, shrieking, league-worst Lions defense, which routinely lets opponents top 250 yards rushing. Mike McLeod, who has already sewn up Ivy Player of the Year honors, had a subpar afternoon last weekend--147 yards and three touchdowns in a triple-overtime win at Penn...
...that doesn’t even include preseason All-American Andrew Berry. But in a sea of talent, his numbers consistently stick out. On Saturday, cornerback Steven Williams continued his eye-popping senior season. Although Williams’ credentials are hard to dispute—coming into the matchup against Princeton he had four interceptions and nine pass breakups on the season—the corner credits his defensive teammates with his success. “I’d love to say that I’m out there making Deion-esque great plays, but that?...