Word: tailback
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...Quakers—who boast one of the nation’s best rushing defenses—Murphy made what may have been his boldest call yet. On Harvard’s opening series, the Crimson ran 13 plays. All but four of them were handoffs to senior tailback Josh Staph, who gained the majority of his 54 rushing yards on that drive alone. Harvard didn’t score on the series, but that was not necessarily the point...
Both teams have depth at the tailback position...
Junior Jay Schulze leads a talented trio of backs for the Elis. Schulze, who struggled with injuries in the beginning of the season, has emerged as Yale’s most reliable tailback. He rushed for 147 yards and three touchdowns against Fordham early in the season and tallied Yale’s only two touchdowns against Princeton last week...
Promising freshman tailback Robert Carr, who rushed for 185 yards on 29 carries in Yale’s 32-27 loss to Dartmouth, has been sidelined by injuries as of late. Sophomore Pat Bydume has substituted for Carr as Yale’s secondary option in the backfield and has had decent success, rushing for 60 yards on 11 carries in a 28-14 loss to Columbia on October...
Both backs are finally healthy after struggling with leg injuries during mid-season. Staph, a bruising fullback-turned-tailback, showed his potential in Harvard’s opener, rushing for 152 yards and three touchdowns in a 27-20 victory against Brown. Palazzo, a 5’6 dart, has been superb, averaging 5.1 yards per carry and rushing for seven touchdowns this year. ADVANTAGE: HARVARD