Word: quarterback
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...those of you who look at Harvard's football schedule and say, "Oh, the first four games are warmups for the REAL season," well, you're dead wrong this time. Today's home opener with UMass will test the talent of a new quarterback, the game-breaking abilities of a prodigal wide receiver, and the patience of Big Ten fans in New England...
Unfortunately, the re-arrival of Curry is offset by the loss of starting quarterback Tim Davenport. Davenport, the riflearmed senior, toiled patiently for the two previous seasons behind King Total Offense Jim Kubacki, and finally gained a starting berth this autumn...
Burke St. John, a stocky sophomore, looks like the longshot here. Although a "strong option runner," according to Restic, no soph has ever started a game at quarterback since Restic rode in seven seasons...
...thing seems to be certain-- the infamous Restic multiflex will be doing a lot less flexing this weekend. A new quarterback will mean a simpler offense, as the green signalcaller needs more than 48 hours to learn Restic's intricacies...
...Davenport returned to Cambridge in August as Harvard's number one quarterback after two years of playing understudy to Jim Kubacki--two years of paying his dues on the bench, of anxiously watching, cheering from the sidelines, learning, all in preparation for his senior year when he would take the field to lead the Crimson. He played just one game before chance sidelined him for yet another season--his last...