Word: trenchmen
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...Harvard trenchmen, the Columbia game marked just the latest in a long line of clutch performances. Their run-blocking has been superb throughout this season, catapulting the Crimson backs to nearly 170 rushing yards per game—good for third in the Ivy League—all while holding opponents to a league-low eight sacks. Most impressively, the offense has converted 9 of 11 fourth-down attempts this year, yet another testament to the line’s awesome strength...
Tune up the offensive line: The Multiflex won't flex much if Giardi's on his back or running for his life. Columbia was enough of a problem for the young line, but the Crimson will have to give everything it has against the more seasoned Tribe trenchmen. W & M held Boston University to only 13 rushing yards last week...
This year's leading trenchmen should include Francis Duggan (6'1", 235) out of Quincy, a Division I scholar-athlete, who along with Tom Fernandez (6'3", 250), an honorable mention All-American from California, could be protecting the Crimson quarterbacks at guard during the next four years...
...front offensive line, with Dave Schoper at center and big Mike Durgin at one tackle, has some size. But the remaining linemen--captain Mike Brown, Eric Speigel and probably Orazio Lattanzi--all are moderate-sized trenchmen. They will be outsized at least by big Brown, Yale and UMass; and Restic says the team will have to use motion, rather 1979 Crimson Football at a Glance Area Strengths Weaknesses Quarterback With senior Burke St. John, Harvard will lean towards a running offense, using options and sprint-outs. St. John knows the Multiflex and has experience; backup junior Jim Keyte also...
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