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Columbia cornerback Prosper Nwokocha, who reeled in both interceptions for the Lions in the closing minutes of the fourth quarter, came into Saturday’s game with a mission—to exact revenge on the coach and program he felt had scorned him in the recruiting process...
...Before coming here, Harvard was my number one choice,” Nwokocha said. “I just wanted to take this game and just shove it [in their faces...
Nwokocha’s older brother, Okechukwu Nwokocha ‘01, was a four-year letterman and tailback for the Crimson beginning in 1997. As his brother was thriving at Harvard, Murphy told the current Columbia back that he would recruit him when he was as young as a seventh-grader...
...choice to kickoff deep after cutting Harvard’s lead to 14-10 in the second quarter. Byrnes fielded the kick at his 11-yard line, picked up a couple blocks and promptly executed the sixth longest run-back in Harvard history—the first since Chuck Nwokocha ’01 took a 94-yarder to the house against Yale in 2000. “I didn’t expect them to kick it deep,” Byrnes said...
...performances I’ve seen over the past two seasons, the defense and special teams also provided many superlative efforts. I remember when Dante Balestracci intercepted two Dartmouth passes and returned them both for touchdowns in a 49-7 thrashing of the Big Green. I remember when Chuck Nwokocha ’01 stunned the Yalies in last year’s Game when he streaked 94 yards to return an Eli kickoff for a touchdown...