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With star junior quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick sidelined with a broken hand and junior Garret Schires making his first career start, the Harvard football team came into Saturday’s game against Lafayette unsure if it could keep its offensive juggernaut going...
After junior linebacker Bobby Everett intercepted Lafayette quarterback Marko Glavic’s pass at the Harvard goal line, the Crimson took over at their own five-yard line, nursing a 27-20 lead with 3:48 left to play. Four plays later—with the Leopards crowding the line of scrimmage to protect against the run—Dawson took a handoff from Schires, found a hole on the left side of the line, side-stepped a defender and sprinted down the sideline untouched for a 71-yard touchdown...
...catch. On the Leopards’ next possession, senior linebacker Dante Balestracci and junior defensive tackle Matthew McBurney teamed up to make the play of the game. As Glavic dropped back to pass deep in his own territory, Balestracci came on a blitz up the middle and nailed the quarterback just as he was about to pass, knocking the ball loose. McBurney fell on the ball and the Crimson took over on Lafayette’s 16-yard line...
...junior back-up quarterback filled the biggest set of cleats in the Ivy League admirably, shaking off a less-than-stellar first quarter to complete 11 of his final 14 passes for 174 yards and a touchdown...
...been here three years, and I’ve gotten to see two great quarterbacks, Neil Rose [’02-’03] and now Ryan [Fitzpatrick], who’s an outstanding quarterback,” Schires said. “So you learn a lot just sitting on the sidelines...