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...line did a great job,” Rose said. “They got to see the offensive line last year—how they operated, how they worked together. Being behind that line was just like being behind our line last year...
That is no small praise coming from Rose. The 2001unit included First-Team All-Ivy selections Justin Stark and center Jason Hove. More than that, many of the seniors who saw time on the line last season were part of Rose’s blocking group or lived in his dorm—which meant that they were used to each other and intuitively trusted one another...
...contrast, with the exception of Soriano, Rose had very little work with the new line, since he spent the spring at home in Hawaii and injuries prevented him from practicing much of the pre-season. Sure, the linemen had worked together with the backups, but it was reasonable to assume that, at least in its first game, there might be a plethora of false starts or holding penalties. Instead, there was only one such penalty...
...knew this was going to be the game they finally got to jell,” Rose said...
...much of what an offensive line does during the game is only visible when it screws up, the unit made itself very visible early in the game. Twice in the first half, Harvard decided to go for it on fourth down and one yard to go and both times, Rose simply took the snap and surged ahead with his line to get the necessary gain...