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Tomorrow, everyone’s focus will be on the All-Ivy running back matchup of Harvard’s Clifton Dawson and Brown’s Nick Hartigan. But it may end up being quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick who steals the show when Harvard takes on the Bears at Brown Stadium in Providence, R.I. After all, he’s made a habit...
...Fitzpatrick came into the game in relief of injured quarterback Neil Rose ’03 with the Crimson trailing 18-7. The then-sophomore had previously enjoyed fame as the engineer of Harvard’s largest-ever comeback win against Dartmouth the previous year. Fitzpatrick had also relieved Rose in the season opening win against Holy Cross...
...less than a minute left in the second quarter, he switched to a passing attack, completing tosses of 32, 18 and finally 19 yards to grab a 19-18 Crimson advantage as the half ended. Harvard never relinquished the lead, winning 26-24 and putting the role of starting quarterback into question for the remainder of the season...
With fledgling quarterback Joseph DiGiacomo at its helm, the Bears’ offense relies heavily upon Hartigan, not just to log more than two dozen carries a contest or accumulate 100 yards, but to divert attention from and create opportunities for its unproven air attack...
...question, he’s the catalyst for their offense, especially with a young quarterback,” Harvard coach Tim Murphy said. “Our job at all costs is to stop the run. That may open us up to passing, but if you’re going to stop their offense, you’ve got to stop...