Word: punter
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...1970s and to the man who held most of Harvard’s receiving records before Patterson and Morris were born. Pat McInally ’75, was selected in the fifth round of the NFL draft and made his living as, of all things, an All-League punter. McInally had been the Crimson’s highest-ever Crimson selection until Kacyvenski in 2000. The laws of physics don’t change over time, presumably, and so it makes sense to ask someone who watched McInally grow...
...third quarter and facing a fourth-and-5 from midfield, Murphy sent the punt team onto the field. But instead of kicking away, Harvard snapped the ball to linebacker Dante Balestracci, who sprinted to his right before pitching the ball to punter Adam Kingston. The play got the Crimson to the 8-yard line, and set up another Harvard touchdown to extend the lead...
Trailing 14-7, Columbia attempted a fake punt. The Harvard defense, however, sniffed out the trickery, as junior cornerback Chris Raftery read the play and tackled Columbia’s punter, Nick Rudd, for a three-yard loss...
...expecting something. I saw that the punter immediately took off, and I knew something was up,” Raftery said. “I needed to make sure that he didn’t get outside. After that play I felt the momentum change...
Raftery, who earlier this season won Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week honors, was all over the field making plays in Saturday’s contest. He forced a fumble, picked off a Hunsberger pass over the middle of the field and tackled punter Nick Rudd on a fake attempt that gave the ball back to the potent Crimson offense...