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...things in motion. The ball has been overthrown, but this is where free-body diagrams seem to fail. Projectile A shifts into another gear and—with a body control that defies physics—extends fully to catch the ball over his shoulder while leaving the Penn cornerback in the dust...
Down just 14-7, the Lions tried to run a fake punt for a much- needed first down. But junior cornerback Chris Raftery read the play well and tackled Columbia punter Nick Rudd before he could get back to the line of scrimmage. The big defensive stop gave the momentum back to the Crimson, who took advantage of the great field position and scored again in just six plays...
...some capacity. Raftery won Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week in Harvard’s 24-17 win against Princeton, intercepting a pass and making 12 tackles. He and senior safety Xavier Goss each have 63 tackles on the year, good for third overall on the team. Junior cornerback Benny Butler is undersized but makes up for it with lightning quickness. Senior strong safeties Juano Queen and Niall Murphy are big play guys who can create turnovers and sack the quarterback on a blitz...
...Quakers, determined not to let Morris burn them as he had in the past, covered the All-Ivy receiver with “two-and-a-half” defenders. One cornerback would play right up against Morris, another defensive back would line up five yards behind him and a safety would be called over if necessary to defend against the deep ball...
Ouch, indeed. Columbia was left hurting not only from such jarring hits, but also from costly turnovers caused by one of Harvard’s most improved defenders—junior cornerback Chris Raftery...