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...that is Brian Buckley's task. The senior quarterback, who completed 11 of 20 passes for 137 yds. and two touchdowns against the Lions, has to do more than just complete passes today. Buckley has to take charge. When the Crimson begins playing the Ivy League heavies, he will not be able to afford the two delay of game and three illegal procedure penalties he allowed Saturday...
...Buckley's auspicious debut against Columbia came courtesy of the stirring offensive presence of Ron Cuccia, the sophomore split end, who caught six passes...
...while head coach Joe Restic warns that the Crusader defense is "very big and very physical," he said that its set-up is "made to order for us." Sending Cuccia in motion, Restic said, will limit Holy Cross's ability to double-cover Cuccia or adjust to a Buckley roll...
Also, junior fullback Jim Callinan, hero of The Game last year and semipermanent invalid, will play after sitting out most of the Columbia game with a badly bruised shin. Callinan and Connors, both backs of considerable--if mostly unrealized--talent should join Tom Beatrice in the backfield and give Buckley every opportunity to take complete control. Of the injured list, Restic said, "We're better off than we were a week...
HARVARD 24, HOLY CROSS 10--With a healthy offense and a blossoming quarterback-receiver romance between Buckley and Cuccia, Harvard should dominate. Mistakes--especially the penalties that plagued the Crimson last week--could give the Crusaders a chance...