Word: backfields
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...first down, sophomore running back Matt Leiszler took the ball on a draw from Rose in the shotgun, but he was tackled by sophomore defensive tackle Matt Lange in the backfield for a loss of three yards...
Rose and Morris each have two more years of eligibility, though Rose is a junior who was injured last season. Running backs Nick Palazzo and Matt Leiszler are sophomores and will return to the backfield next season. Meeker is only a sophomore, and junior wide-out Dan Farley will also be prepared to play next year...
...Harvard's defensive backfield is much improved from last year's squad. Despite that improvement, there were shades of the 1999 team in the air last Saturday against Penn. As junior quarterback Gavin Hoffman worked his way down the field with less than two minutes remaining for the winning score, it seemed as if the Crimson defensive backs had forgotten what they had learned this season...
...Palazzo's chance finally arrived when a slew of injuries crippled the Crimson's offensive backfield, but as his play has shown throughout the season, he deserves to be on the field...
...Senior tailback Chuck Nwokocha began the season as the top option in the Crimson backfield, but tore his MCL in Harvard's season-opening loss to Holy Cross. Junior Jared Lewis, who was ahead of Palazzo on the depth chart, also went down with injury...