Word: tailbacks
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...three touchdowns increase his season total to nine, just four short of the record held by Chris Menick ’00. He leads the nation in points per game with 18...Dawson has now rushed for 100 yards or more in nine consecutive games...Lafayette tailback Jonathan Hurt was forced from the game after suffering a triceps contusion in the first quarter. Converted fullback Joe McCourt assumed the bulk of the carries, rushing for 101 yards...Cornerback Gary Sonkur, suffering from an injured shoulder (AC sprain), was inactive. He was replaced by Danny Tanner, who recorded seven tackles...
...order to legitimize his two-headed-quarterback system, Tavani devised an offensive scheme that would utilize the talents of both signal callers. Running the double or speed-option offense, in which the quarterback decides whether to keep the ball or give it to the tailback, Tavani has been able to bring his inexperienced quarterbacks along together, easing them into the responsibilities of the role...
Those sets will feature senior fullback Joe McCourt—who has led the Leopards in rushing the past three seasons—and sophomore tailback Jonathan Hurt. The two have split the ball-carrying duties so far this season with impressive results—the Leopards have amassed 703 yards on the ground in their first four games. McCourt, who leads the way with 53 attempts for 254 yards, moved from tailback to fullback in the off-season in order to accommodate Hurt’s explosiveness. So far this year, Hurt has 218 yards on 49 carries, despite...
...must force Lafayette to throw the ball, which is not their overwhelming strength,” Harvard coach Tim Murphy wrote in an e-mail, “as well as playing more ‘assignment’ football to account for the [quarterback, tailback...
...converted tailback wasted little time distinguishing himself on the field, seizing the momentum for the Crimson with a first-quarter interception that set up Harvard’s first scoring drive...