Word: tailback
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...turnovers than any school in the nation and, just as importantly, has yet to turn the ball over in the fourth quarter. From the beginning of the season, Coach Murphy has highlighted the need for the big play late in the game on both sides of the ball. Junior tailback Nick Palazzo broke free on a 2nd-and-7 to pick up 14 yards, extending a drive that enabled the Crimson to milk the clock and hold a dwindling lead...
...Crimson capitalized on the Quakers' sole turnover—a momentum-shifting interception by senior cornerback Willie Alford—as well as a blocked punt by senior tailback Rodney Thomas, and another record-setting performance from All-Ivy and potential All-American wide receiver Carl Morris...
Another big play proved important in changing the momentum of the game. With 8:55 left in the fourth quarter, Penn lined up to punt the ball away from its own 41. A miscommunication on Penn's punt defense squad allowed senior tailback Rodney Thomas to come clean and block the Crimson's first punt in over two years...
Harvard took over at the 30 and scored two plays later when Rose found senior tailback Josh Staph wide open over the middle to give the Crimson a 28-14 cushion with 8:42 left in the game...
...Junior tailback Nick Palazzo and Staph combined for 142 yards on the ground, and Palazzo punched in a one-yard touchdown in the second quarter to begin the Crimson's comeback. Though Penn tailback Kris Ryan racked up 138 yards, most of those were the result of a 66-yard TD scamper in the first quarter that gave the Quakers a 14-0 lead...