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Senior receiver Brian Edwards, who is used to making big plays on the offensive side of the ball, surprisingly made his presence felt on defense. On fourth and two late in the second quarter, the Crusaders faked a punt. Edwards, who had been deep to receive the kick, bolted up field and into coverage, intercepting quarterback John O’Neil’s heave down the right sideline...
While the senior receiver only managed three catches for 28 yards in the sloppy conditions, he also made and impact on special teams, returning a punt 87 yards untouched for a touchdown...
...think the punt team is a strength for our team in general,” said King of the coverage squad. “I just try to make their job a little easier by keeping the ball in the air as long as possible and keep the other team’s offense in bad field position...
Elsewhere in the special teams, the Crimson’s return teams should be strong. Senior Brian Edwards will handle the punt returning duties, and Edwards, along with sophomore Clifton Dawson and junior Corey Waller, will be the primary kick returners...
Sophomore Danny Brown, who was slated to help share the load on punt returns, tore his ACL and is out for the season. But even with Brown’s injury, Harvard looks to have a quick and potentially explosive return team to go along with what Murphy hopes will be a much-improved kicking squad...