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...guys coming back for next year," Harvard Coach Tim Murphy said. "Now, they are all trying to do their job out there, but quite frankly, they must understand that [in the future] I am not going to accept performances like this. There's a fine line between trying and executing, but twelve turnovers in two games is unacceptable...
Harvard had the ball at its own 25-yard line with 8:22 remaining on first down, but two straight incompletions by Rose forced a third-and-10 situation with the momentum on Yale's side. Rose rolled to his right, and, under heavy pressure, tried to force a pass into a slew of Yale defenders. Yale's free safety Ryan Loprotto picked off the pass as Yale took over at Harvard's 44-yard line...
Following the field goal, Harvard took over at its 35-yard line. A 17-yard pass to Sam Taylor on 3rd-13 seemed to jolt some life into Harvard's offense. Yet, any momentum the Crimson may have obtained vanished on the following play. Yale's junior cornerback Ray Littleton stepped in front of Morris and took Rose's pass 45 yards the other way to set up another Yale touchdown, the nail in the coffin for Harvard's chances...
...Sean Meeker fumble on the ensuing kickoff pinned Harvard back at its own seven-yard line. Though the game was likely out of reach, Than Merrill's interception at the Harvard 39-yard line with 2:02 to play was icing on the cake. On Harvard's final offensive play of the game, Taylor caught a 27-yard pass from Rose and desperately tried to lateral the ball. Yale's senior linebacker Chris Eger came up with the loose ball, a fitting end to a miserable last quarter for the Crimson...
...Next year, everyone has to play with a killer instinct in the fourth quarter," Murphy said. "You have to play angry when the game's on the line, and we haven't done that this year...