Word: neils
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...leading Harvard to a 28-21 victory and the Ivy League championship, the Crimson's usual suspects—guys like Neil Rose, Carl Morris and Willie Alford—played at the top form they had displayed all season...
...passing game was also clicking for Harvard, as it had in previous wins over Columbia and Cornell. Similarly, Neil Rose and Co. were facing a Penn defense that had only given up five passing TD's all season, and only 212 yards a game...
...been about coming back within individual games, like overcoming a 21-0 halftime deficit against Dartmouth two weeks ago. It's been about coming back from injuries to key players just about every game—Neil Rose and Josh Staph have led a season-long parade through the infirmary that didn't slow the Crimson's momentum...
After senior quarterback Neil Rose tied the game at 14 on a 20-yard slant to Morris with 11:23 left in the third quarter, the Penn offense drove into Harvard territory on the ensuing possession. From the 49, Quaker quarterback Gavin Hoffman fired a pass over the middle of the field that was initially caught by senior wideout Rob Milanese at the Crimson 15. Sophomore cornerback Benny Butler, who was playing tight coverage, hit Milanese and dislodged the ball, and Alford made an acrobatic play to snag the ball in mid-air for his third interception of the season...
...Saturday afternoon the Crimson devoured the Quakers with a zeal usually reserved for their breakfast cereal. Harvard came back dramatically after halftime to give the University of Pennsylvania a beating they will not soon forget. As predicted, Neil Rose and Carl Morris valiantly led Harvard past Penn’s imposing defense. With countless big plays when they mattered most, the Crimson showed that they had not only the ability, but also the will, to win. Harvard’s 28-21 victory guarantees we will win at least a share of this year’s Ivy League title...