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...everybody’s information in here we played Brown three times that season, the last one coming in the semifinals of the national championship, but Digit failed to mention that,” Mleczko said drawing further laughter, which she followed up with a polite commentary on Murphy??s contributions to college hockey...
Smith’s youth is a rarity in Murphy??s and offensive line coach Jim Turner’s philosophy, but playing the 6’4, 250-lb center from Ohio was a necessity. The preseason No. 1 center, senior Joe Price, injured his back and will not play again. Additionally, senior Nate Torinus, who can play at both center and right guard, injured his ankle earlier in the week and had to sit out Saturday’s contest. That meant Smith played almost the entire game, but it doesn’t mean...
Murphy had great teachers of his own. His father, Dennis, is the long-time coach at Greater Lowell Tech’s highly successful program, and Murphy??s grandfather, Ed, coached Dracut High for a New England-record 48 years. Those football bloodlines have served him well, even if he bucked the family tradition when he chose Harvard over Holy Cross (Harvard’s opponent tomorrow) three years ago. Both elder Murphys were stars for the Crusaders—his grandfather as an All-American end, class of 1943, and his father as a wingback, graduating...
...Murphy??s flexibility has helped the Harvard coaching staff usher in a new cadre of defensive backs without losing much confidence in its defense. Harvard’s system is not unlike the one used by the New England Patriots, who frequently deploy three safeties in a package head coach Bill Belichick calls the “Big Nickel.” Sophomore Brian Niemczak, a safety in high school, will play the weak-side linebacker slot, while senior Xavier Goss takes over at free safety...
...Murphy??s transition back to the secondary leaves sophomore star Aaron Byrd, the projected starter there last spring when Murphy was moved to linebacker, as the odd man out of the starting mix in the defensive backfield. But Byrd doesn’t question the logic behind Murphy??s switch...