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Third stringer Rodney Thomas turned in a respectable performance in relief of Josh Staph, rushing for 61 yards on 17 carries, but the team missed Staph??s newfound ability to break tackles...
...Staph??s story reads like a script from the minds that brought us “The Mighty Ducks,” “The Replacements” and the more recent “Hardball.” Injured one year and mired in obscurity the next, Staph wasn’t invited to camp his junior year because Harvard Coach Tim Murphy felt he “wasn’t far enough along” in his development. He persevered and eventually stuck on the roster, only to see limited action behind starting fullback...
Then junior tailback Matt Leiszler got hurt during the summer and Murphy, left with very few options, called Staph??s number...
...looked back. His rumbles through the gaps created by the offensive line were hardly things of beauty, but showed every ounce of the rugged determination that got him through years of waiting, facing rejection and getting hurt. When senior quarterback Neil Rose had difficulty hitting his receivers early on, Staph??s dogged dashes kept Harvard within striking distance...