Word: nwokocha
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There, are, however, limitations to Nwokocha's abilities. His diminutive stature makes getting tough yards up the middle a difficult proposition. Ordinarily, tough yardage might be the domain of the fullback, or at least an experienced fullback in the backfield could be used to blow open holes for the tailback...
...Nwokocha, kindly listed at 5'6 in the media guide, is blessed with speed and exceptional balance. The tailback has improved his running noticeably from limited action last year, and appears to have put last year's troubles holding on to the football behind...
...Nwokocha looked confident and aggressive at the corner of the Colgate defense, slipping through holes that a less-nimble back would have missed...
However, since junior fullback Damon Jones was lost for the season, Harvard is left without an experienced ball-carrier at the fullback position, and much of the ball-carrying load from that position, has been dumped on Nwokocha at tailback...
...Nwokocha's numbers from Saturday may be less than stellar, but this is more a manifestation of Harvard's losing the battle at line of scrimmage and of injuries forcing an unaccustomed workload on the running back than of poor play...