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Every Penalty Counts: While the Crimson committed only six penalties for 39 yards, several of them hurt big. On the first play of the game, sophomore running back Nick Palazzo broke outside to the left and picked up 21 yards. Of course, one of the reasons he had so much room was because a teammate was holding. In what can only be considered a bad omen, Harvard lost nine yards before it completed a legal play...
With an already decimated backfield (tomorrow's starters will once again be third- and-fourth stringers Matt Leiszler and Nick Palazzo), Harvard's inability to run ruined the balanced attack and forced Rose and the passing game into uncomfortable situations. Lehigh, with its ability to shut down the run, will force the Crimson to make big plays...
...halftime statistics fully illustrated the Crimson's domination. Harvard had 400 yards of total offense to Cornell's 87. Sophomore tailback Nick Palazzo ran for 107 yards and Rose had 184 yards on 12-17 passing. Cornell's leading rusher at the half was Rahne, meanwhile, completed only six of 21 attempts for 49 yards. Harvard amassed 19 first downs to the Big Red's three...
Well, in all honesty, the transformation is hard to fathom. In the first half, Harvard amassed 400 offensive yards, scored four touchdowns, had 184 yards through the air from junior quarterback Neil Rose and 107 yards on the ground from sophomore tailback Nick Palazzo. It looked as though Harvard was en route to scoring 40 or more points for the third straight game...
Senior back Nick Haigh, a native of Cambridge and graduate of local Belmont Hill School, headed in a pass from Stimpson in the first half, before assisting on Skumawitz' tally in the second half...