Word: punting
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...middle of the second quarter, Harvard had a 14-0 lead but certainly did not have the game locked up. Suddenly a Columbia double-reverse backfired, and the Lions had to punt from their own endzone...
...Harvard punt rush pressure, which up to this point had been ordinary, suddenly exploded. A group of players broke through the line, exploiting the weakness. Kris Thabit reached Lion kicker Al Pollard and intercepted the kick with his stomach. Teammate Mike Hirschland recovered the bouncing ball, and danced five yards into the endzone. Harvard led 21-0, and never looked back...
...next week, the same thing happened. Northeastern used a "tight punt" formation, with three link blockers, instead of the standard two, positioned between the line of scrimmage and the punter...
Midway through the second quarter, with Harvard ahead 14-10, the Huskies lined up in their tight punt formation deep in their own territory. Harvard sent a full pack of rushers, and a host busted through the front blocking line and went up against the three link blockers...
...Harvard coaching staff saw a few things that could be improved. Several times Yohe was tackled for a sack on plays in which it looked like he could have thrown the ball away in time. Once, Yohe was sacked back at his own 2-yd. line, forcing Harvard to punt from its own endzone...