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With the score knotted at zero and the Crimson offense stumbling out of the gate, linebacker Matt Thomas wrapped up Holy Cross quarterback John O’Neil mid-release, sending the ball high and well off-target—and Williamson backpedaling in pursuit...
Holy Cross’ defense had clamped down to force a Harvard punt from the end zone and the Crusaders were driving deep inside Crimson territory. O’Neil found receiver Sean Gruber ahead of his coverage running a slant across midfield. The two connected and Gruber appeared to be headed for paydirt, a score that would have drawn Holy Cross within a touchdown...
Again under pressure, O’Neil looked toward the sideline as linebacker Bobby Everett dragged him to the turf by his shoulder pads...
Blame a lot of that pursuit on senior linebacker Bobby Everett. Last year, Everett made opponents pay for focusing their coverage on the more-heralded Balestracci. And Saturday he seemed to be everywhere at once, driving a scrambling O’Neil out of bounds or lunging over sprawled offensive linemen to recover that Williamson-induced fumble...
...Japan Tobacco. JT itself gave up on the venture when its contract expired this month, selling its stake to Chinese partners for a measly $18 million. The Marlboro Man will have to be faster on his feet if he wants to grab this bull by the horns. --By Neil Gough/Beijing...