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...quarter. And they’ve won a lot of those close games.”An area in need of improvement for the Crimson this weekend will be special teams. The game against the Lions featured a missed extra point, several mishandled returns, and a snap over the punter??s head, which led to a Columbia touchdown. As if that were not enough, Harvard, last in the league in net punting average, also gave up a 76-yard punt return for a quick six points.Thus this weekend could be a sink-or-swim opportunity for the Crimson?...
...fact, Harvard hasn’t returned a punt for touchdown since 2004, when Brian Edwards ’05 took one back against Yale.Instead, we’ve been treated to a series of gaffes—missed extra points, fumbled returns, a snap over the punter??s head, a blocked punt against Lehigh (the Crimson actually blocked one in the same game), and a punt return TD—all within the first eight games. And, for the moment, no one has stepped up to fill the role of playmaker.“What we need...
...offense, going 25-for-40 for 376 yards, and the defense managed three interceptions and forced two fumbles, one of which was returned for a touchdown. But what Saturday’s game also exposed was Harvard’s only question mark: special teams. A snap over the punter??s head resulted in a quick Lions touchdown, another punt was returned by Columbia’s Austin Knowlin for a touchdown, and junior Patrick Long missed an extra point and a field goal. And the Crimson’s special teams troubles are not a recent phenomenon...
Kingston has already had an impressive career as a punter??averaging over 36 yards per punt in each of his first three seasons. In his very first varsity game as a freshman, Kingston booted a 79 yard punt against Lafayette—the longest punt for a Harvard kicker in over 100 years...
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