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...play in the NFL, of course I’d love to play in the NFL,” Copple said. “I realize my chances aren’t that great—no one’s are—but after talking to Chris Eitzmann, he convinced me if you’re good enough to play in the NFL then you’re going to play, whether it’s [coming from] Division III or Division I. You can develop your skills anywhere...
...their college years in the Ivy League. And Harvard coach Tim Murphy, knowing where Copple was coming from, artfully suggested to the kid from Lincoln Southeast High to get in touch with another Nebraska transplant—former Crimson captain, starting tight end and one-time NFL player Chris Eitzmann...
...Eitzmann answered a lot of questions for me—about people, about doubts I had, about development I would have as an athlete,” Copple said...
...Alumni aren’t allowed to get in touch with prospects, but prospects can call them up,” Murphy said. “We encouraged Zach to give [Chris Eitzmann ’00] a call. He and his dad took Chris out to lunch. A lot of it for him was to find out what Harvard was all about. He had been under the impression that Harvard was just a school for geniuses and millionaires...
...can’t fathom what they talked about at lunch or how Eitzmann talked Copple into passing on playing at Nebraska...