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...line. Coming into action Saturday, Schindel had been 7-of-7 on field goals and hadn’t had one blocked all year. Both of those streaks came to an end against the Quakers. KING SITS One senior who may not have enjoyed his Senior Day experience was punter Mike King. He has been Harvard’s primary punter throughout the season, but he was benched Saturday in favor of junior Clem McDavid. King averaged 34.5 yards per punt on 33 punts for the Crimson, but Murphy felt improvement was needed. “I think the bottom...
...Bulldogs.Yale showed its true colors at Franklin Field last weekend, as it looked confused, out-matched, and under-prepared in falling behind 38-0 to Penn after three quarters on Saturday. The highlight of the Bulldogs’ season thus far is the adventurous illegal kick by the punter, who was bailed out when a Quakers player illegally kicked the loose football, giving Yale the opportunity to re-kick. The play occurred early in the second quarter, when the Bulldogs already trailed 21-0 and had recorded four-consecutive three-and-outs to start the game.Despite all of this, Yale...
...crowd of 12,023 silenced, Harvard fumbled the ensuing kickoff, giving Princeton possession on the Harvard 30.The defense managed to prevent a Tigers score on that drive, but the poor special teams play continued. At the beginning of the second quarter, a fake punt attempt by senior punter Mike King resulted in no gain and Princeton gained possession in Harvard territory.“Obviously we struggled at times in the kicking game today, and we paid the price. The bottom line is, they outexecuted us,” Harvard coach Tim Murphy said...
Penn’s rushing defense, ranked third in the nation, will shut down the Bison ground game, and the backup Bucknell punter Ryan Korn—who assumed the role after the starter Phil Azarik came down with mononucleosis—will probably pull a hamstring cleaning up after the three-and-outs. If the Quakers so desired, they could win by 50. Restraint and sportsmanship could cut that number almost in half, but Penn will easily cover the points...
Perhaps the most deflating, and an omen of a disappointing afternoon, was a roughing-the-punter call on Sherlock in the opening frame. The 15-yard personal foul extended the Lehigh drive that eventually led to the Mountain Lions’ first touchdown...