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...inability of the Crimson to get junior wideout Terence Patterson involved in the offense was a huge part of the complete offensive meltdown on Saturday that produced not a single drive of 50 yards...
Last season, despite being largely overshadowed by the outstanding then-senior tandem of Colby Skelton and Jared Chupaila--who are numbers one and four on Harvard's all-time receptions list, respectively--Patterson was likely the most dangerous big-play threat on offense...
Last season the 6'0, 195-pound receiver caught 45 balls for 455 yards, and was involved in the offense in several ways, including a 62-yard reverse that accounted for one of his four touchdowns on the year. Patterson also completed one-of-two pass attempts for 34 yards...
Despite making five grabs on Saturday, Patterson was largely a non-factor. He was usually hit by a host of defenders as soon as the ball arrived, and had only 18 yards on four catches through the first three quarters, while the game was still in doubt. The Crimson was able to do little in the way of setting up interior screens or the like to get Patterson the ball in the broken field...
When healthy, the 1998 Crimson squad clearly contains the weapons and depth to win, but recent injuries will force the team to deal with adversity. In addition to serious injuries to all three of Harvard's top running backs, Linden and Patterson have suffered injuries causing both to miss practice time--though both played Saturday--and Kacyvenski has been stricken with food poisoning and could not hold down food Friday or Saturday before the game...