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...back, Harvard knows it’s nonetheless a frontrunner for another Ivy championship. Although the loss of the core of its offensive line will undoubtedly be a setback, the Crimson will welcome back a number of key position players, perhaps none more important than its offensive backfield...
Both Schwieger and the Crimson backfield will look to build on last week’s successes, especially if their respective passing games continue to struggle as they have in recent games...
...Wolverines often bypassed the midfield during the game, hitting balls out of the backfield up to their forwards. Caples noted that the Crimson tends to involve its midfielders in its build-up, so Michigan’s strategy of quickly advancing the ball took Harvard’s midfielders out of the game. The Wolverines’ forwards showed tremendous quickness, and the Crimson defense had a tough time dealing with that speed...
...Saturday’s contest against the Mountain Hawks, it appeared that those concerns had been addressed. Harvard accumulated only three penalties resulting in 23 yards. The defensive backfield maintained consistent pressure on the Lehigh receivers without drawing any flags—a nagging problem last week—as Harvard coasted...
...reliable as the Crimson defensive backfield has been in breaking up passes, it still needs to cut down on its number of penalties. Harvard, as a team, has amassed 21 penalties for a total of 212 yards through the first two games, and the Crimson’s defense notched five costly errors last week against the Bears...