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After Palazzo, the rest of the Crimson’s options at tailback have slowly but surely fallen by the wayside, as well...
Sophomore Rodney Byrnes, the Crimson’s explosive “Slash”, played a significant amount at tailback over the past two weeks, but injuries also slowed him down and he was ineffective in the backfield last week against Dartmouth. Plus, Byrnes has been making a much more immediate impact at the wide receiver position, as he had six receptions Saturday...
While Harvard’s defensive performance was stellar, the unspectacular Crimson offense was not without its bright spots. After senior Nick Pallazo was sidelined early by a recurring shoulder injury, Harvard found its ground game in freshman tailback Ryan Tyler...
With 4:09 to go in the first quarter, Tyler put the Crimson on the board with 5-yard touchdown run tying the score, 7-7. Tyler, who saw his first action last week at Dartmouth, became the first Crimson tailback to rush for over 100 yards this year and the first Harvard freshman to ever perform the feat, by carrying the ball 19 times for 120 total yards...
Murphy was impressed by what he saw from his freshman tailback...