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Sophomore quarterback Jay Snowden--who had relieved Ferrara mid-way through the third period--replaced the Jess-mobile Ferrara to run the Crimson's goal-line offense...
...After Snowden was dropped in the backfield for a three-yard loss on first down, Harvard called its second time-out with 45 seconds to play. On second down and goal from the Yale seven, Snowden plunged over the left side of the offensive line, diving forward to the two-yard line. With 34 ticks remaining on the clock, the Crimson spent its final timeout of the game...
...third down, Harvard again went to the option--Snowden pitched to Hu, who burst into the Yale end zone, powering behind sophomore left tackle Matt Birk and senior left guard Dan Vereb to give the Crimson the go-ahead score and a 22-21 victory at the Yale Bowl...
...told me 'if you say no to Harvard, it will be hard telling people your whole life that you could have gone there and didn't,'" Snowden recalls. "'It's just not the same...
...coaches, who must find prime athletes who can also hurdle the academic standards set by the admissions office. But the relative lack of sway that coaches have over who gets in makes Harvard seem a more relaxed alternative to the high-pressure recruiting of traditional athletic powers like Snowden's alternative suitor, Brigham Young...