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PHILADELPHIA—As the seconds ticked down before kickoff, the Quaker quarterback situation was still unclear. Starter Pat McDermott was on the sideline, fully dressed. But backups Bryan Walker and Joey Boaen were both equally visible, taking warmup snaps and jogging around as though either one could dash out on the field when the call came...
...McDermott, the league leader in per-game passing and offense, had absorbed a bone-crunching hit on Penn’s final play against Princeton last week, leaving his availability for the Harvard game in doubt. As Saturday’s title bout with the Crimson neared, various diagnoses sprang up on websites and newspapers from Philadelphia to Cambridge. A bruised collarbone. A broken collarbone. An injury to his non-throwing shoulder. McDermott wouldn’t play. He’d play, but not start...
...first Quaker drive, the McDermott-less offense was certainly effective, gaining yards on every play as Walker repeatedly handed off to tailback Sam Mathews or dumped the ball off quickly to his receivers. The Quakers made it as far as the Crimson seven-yard line and came out with a field goal and an early 3-0 lead...
...Harvard, seeing McDermott on the sideline tomorrow would be a welcome sign for a defense that allowed 51 total rushing yards last week against Columbia...
Harvard held an edge right from the start, with Penn’s starting quarterback Pat McDermott remaining sidelined to start the game with an injury to his collarbone. His replacement, freshman Bryan Walker, strode onto the field with zero career collegiate passes under his belt...