Word: quarterback
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...didn’t hurt, of course, that the quarterback controversy between Rose and Fitzpatrick—which was slowly petering out with Rose’s standout performance against Princeton last week—took another positive turn for the captain in practice this week. Harvard coach Tim Murphy, deciding he wanted to put his “11 best athletes” on the field, worked on using Fitzpatrick at wide receiver. Not exactly a confidence-booster for the plethora of young receivers waiting in the wings, but it was a novel experiment. Fitzpatrick lined up about...
Rose is no social leper. No one’s saying that. But being a quarterback at Harvard takes a lot out of you. And sometimes, leaving can put a lot back...
...diehard fan. You remember Conor Black, don’t you? Not a very tall guy, backed up Rose in 2000, completed all four of his career passes? Black, now a junior, steadily rose up the depth chart as a freshman until he was the No. 2 option at quarterback...
...However, I must add that despite the fact that I miss it, I do not regret my decision in the least bit,” Black continues. He’ll tell you that as a Crimson quarterback, his social sphere was largely restricted to his teammates—not a bad thing, he’ll insist. “I met a lot of people through my football experience who I became friends with and learned a lot from.” Nor is this, he’ll point out, necessarily something every player suffers from...
...like for him. There was class, and there were meals, but the day began and often ended with hours of watching game tape in addition to regular practices. Chalk some of this up to Murphy’s offense, one of the few in college football that allows quarterbacks to freely alter protection schemes from the line of scrimmage. Run properly, this allows the quarterback that much more time and vastly better reads. But in order to be run right, Murphy’s offense requires a lot more homework than most offenses even on the highest levels, as well...