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...number one goal was to stop [McLeod] and make them do things they don’t want to do," said captain and defensive end Brad Bagdis. "These guys in the middle, they were in the backfield all day long. We had linebackers coming up and filling holes, the safety was coming up and filling holes...and we accomplished what...
...Harvard defensive front cancel each other out.That’ll force the ball into the hands of Matt Polhemus, a quarterback with a completion percentage just over 50 percent and more picks (five) than touchdowns (four) this year.What will Polhemus see when he scans the defensive backfield looking for an open receiver? He’ll see the best crop of defensive backs in all the Ivy-lined land. Three of the four men who patrol the passing lanes have registered multi-interception games this year (one is third in the nation in picks per game), and the other...
...Quakers offense’s inability to put points on the board.Coming into the game, Penn was already missing its starting quarterback, junior Robert Irvin, for the season due to a shoulder injury. Then, in the first quarter of Saturday’s game, the Quakers’ starting backfield tandem of running back Joe Sandberg and fullback Nick Cisler went down.“We’ve been a very, very unlucky team,” Penn coach Al Bagnoli said. “We’re catching some bad breaks and playing against a good team?...
...second quarter: Lawrence fumbles the ball in the Penn backfield! Dorris almost jumps on it, but the Quakers recover at their own 9. A short pass on the next play sets up a third and seven deep. This is where Harvard can get back the advantage in the field position game...
...first quarter: Peter Ajayi is lighting fast off the line. He just stopped Sandberg in the backfield for a two-yard loss. Can anyone move the ball? Please...