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...days when Fitzpatrick had to battle for the quarterback job are long past. In Saturday’s whitewashing of Holy Cross, however, Fitzpatrick ended up ceding his place on the field to four other signal callers before...
...used to making big plays on the offensive side of the ball, surprisingly made his presence felt on defense. On fourth and two late in the second quarter, the Crusaders faked a punt. Edwards, who had been deep to receive the kick, bolted up field and into coverage, intercepting quarterback John O’Neil’s heave down the right sideline...
...sync with junior linebacker Matt Thomas and Everett flying all over the field. The linebacker duo combined for nine tackles and put constant pressure on O’Neil, who finished the day with only 70 yards in the air. The tandem twice forced the Crusaders’ quarterback to throw the ball before he wanted, and both times the ball ended up in the hands of Crimson senior safety Ricky Williamson...
...Holy Cross’ next possession, Thomas charged his way through the backfield to sack quarterback John O’Neil for a six-yard loss. It was the first of many times Thomas would harass the beleaguered signal caller and send him tumbling to the turf—or into an ill-advised toss, like the one a couple of plays later when Thomas scrambled up from the ground to hit O’Neil as he threw, launching the ball sky-high and straight into Williamson’s waiting arms for the first of his two interceptions...
Confesor has since graduated, leaving the task of taming the Harvard defensive backfield to Sean Gruber, who has emerged as the Crusaders’ most reliable receiving option in the wake of his departure. At 6’0, Gruber provides a large target for quarterback John O’Neil, who failed to hit much of anything last season against the Crimson. Struggling mightily in the first half, O’Neil was lifted in favor of his backup, who enjoyed little more success...