Word: tavani
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...He’s a solid back,” said Lafayette coach Frank Tavani of Dawson, who transferred to Harvard from Northwestern after redshirting his freshman year. “The guy didn’t go to Northwestern because he wasn’t a I-A player. He’s obviously a I-A player playing at the I-AA level...
...There wasn’t that much separating the two,” Tavani said. “Maurer is a very athletic kid, and has tremendous speed. Coming out of spring, he had an edge. But Pat has been through the battles here, and as we went on, he closed that...
...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...
...option [offense] is something that’s kind of evolved with the way the situation is,” Tavani said. “We have two guys now that are more option-oriented at quarterback. We still try to spread teams out and do a variety of different things on offense, but we utilize more two back sets...
...It’s been productive,” Tavani said of his new offense. “We’re trying to achieve some balance, so defenses don’t zero in on one aspect or the other...