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...line of scrimmage, leading to another Kelleher interception and allowing Princeton to kneel out the clock.FAKING ITPrinceton got a touchdown late in the first quarter after Harvard fumbled an attempted fake punt back to its own 12-yard line. The play, an attempted snap to sophomore defensive tackle and upback Matt Curtis, was one the Crimson had successfully used before in defeating Lehigh in the season’s third game. This time, however, the snap sailed over Curtis’ head and was recovered by Princeton’s Collin McCarthy at the Harvard 12. Three plays later...
...used trick plays early and often Saturday, and often to great effect. Harvard’s pivotal second-quarter drive that closed a 17-point deficit to just three was keyed by a pair of trick plays. A fake punt was snapped to sophomore defensive tackle and punt formation upback Matt Curtis, who ran eight yards for a first down on fourth-and-four. That play set Harvard up for a 32-yard reverse pass from sophomore wideout Chris Sanders to senior wide receiver Corey Mazza that went for a touchdown.“When you?...
Punting throughout the afternoon was an adventure, as long snapper Nathan Dean's first chance in the opening quarter sailed over Giampaolo's head and forced Harvard to take a safety. And in the second quarter Dean's snap hit the upback in the punt formation for an 11-yard loss and excellent Tigers field position...
...attempted punt in the middle of the second quarter, Dean hit the upback with his snap. Giampaolo recovered the ball on the Crimson 32-yard line...
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