Word: punt
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After a stalled offensive drive gave the Crimson fourth-and-5 at midfield, Harvard Coach Tim Murphy sent a special weapon out amid his punt unit — sophomore linebacker Dante Balestracci...
Following an incomplete pass on third-and-5 from midfield, punter Adam Kingston trotted onto the field as Harvard lined up to punt. But it was sophomore linebacker Dante Balestracci, not Kingston, who took the snap. Dashing to the right, Balestracci gained the first down, then lateralled the ball to Kingston, who sped 36 yards to the Yale eight-yard line...
...between Fratto’s two scores, Yale tried The Game’s first fake punt from Harvard’s 43-yard line. Sophomore holder Alvin Cowan hoped to catch Harvard’s special teams off guard, throwing to Yale senior wide receiver Billy Brown. Harvard senior cornerback Willie Alford was in excellent position, batting away Cowan’s pass and giving possession back to the Crimson...
...possession, Yale received the ball at its own 26-yard line with a chance to score a go-ahead touchdown, but went three-and-out with 6:41 remaining the third quarter. It was the first three-and-out forced by either team, and the result was the first punt of the game in the middle of the third quarter...
...cornerback Willie Alford, a three-year starter who broke up a fake-punt pass play and scooped up a fumble against Yale. In a conference where the passing game is getting more wide open and the receivers are getting bigger, Alford has been one of the top cover men in the league...