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...Fitzpatrick only threw the ball 22 times, completing 13 passes, but that’s all that was asked of him. The Crimson may have climbed on freshman Clifton Dawson’s back and let him carry the load, but Dawson was merely his quarterback’s second, allowing Fitzpatrick to pick his moments before arming him to strike blow after critical blow...
...Fitzpatrick] made the plays when the plays were there,” said Yale coach Jack Siedlecki. “A couple deep balls. They didn’t throw the ball an awful lot, but when they did, they were effective...
...passes Fitzpatrick completed, four were for touchdowns...
...sense that he was just treading water until he sensed his opportunity was at hand. Sure, he short-hopped receivers who were open on a few occasions and threw behind his targets on others, but when it counted, you never would have known Fitzpatrick was in any pain...
Early in the second quarter, without warning, he was transformed from the quarterback choked by his bit and laboring to complete a 10-yard pass into the unbridled, pre-injury Fitzpatrick, beautifully lofting a ball over the top of Bulldog cornerback Andrew Butler and into the outstretched arms of freshman wide receiver Corey Mazza for the 26-yard score...