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...This year, Puchtel tosses in thirteen points—with a three here, a three-point play there— in about three minutes...
...biggest difference in coming back to Cambridge is not points-per-game average. It’s lack of notoriety. On the Minnesota campus, after a big game, Puchtel was a star. After a huge victory here, he is welcomed with problem sets instead of post-game interviews—tired looks instead of hugs of gratitude. As every student at Harvard knows, it is simply a different environment—and one that, for Puchtel, has been difficult to get used...
...Harvard and Minnesota, you’re in two different worlds,” Puchtel says. “In a big Division I university, you play sports and you’re put on a platform; here, you play sports and its cool—but not to that degree...
...Puchtel’s fifteen minutes of fame might not be over yet. Last May, the Chicago Bears offered Puchtel a tryout, despite the fact that Puchtel had not played football since catching passes at tight end for the Crimson his freshman year. Although the transition back to football was difficult, he showed signs of progression—enough for him to pick up an agent and continue to explore his NFL options. The allure for teams rests in the hope that he can follow in the model of successful college basketball players-turned superstar tight ends such as Antonio...
...This support, however, does not extend into the realm of intramurals. Puchtel is allowed to participate in basketball because his collegiate eligibility has not run out, but as he still has collegiate football eligibility, any game he participates in for Cabot I.M. football is forfeit...