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...tailback began the year behind senior Chuck Nwokocha, junior Jared Lewis, and fellow sophomore Matt Leiszler on the Crimson depth chart. When injuries hit the running game hard, Palazzo stepped into the spotlight and helped fill the void originally created by the departure of Chris Menick '00, Harvard's all-time leading rusher...
...Crimson has not had this ability from its wide receivers since it won the Ivy championship back in 1997. Since then, it had to rely on the smashmouth running of Chris Menick '00 to carry the load. Now, without a definite starting back (by the end of the game, Harvard was using its fourth stringer, sophomore Nick Palazzo), the wideouts must be the focal point of the offense...
...Part of the credit for that success has to go to Menick, but in order to continue with that success without him, the Crimson hired offensive line coach and running game coordinator Jim Turner...
...backfield, Nwokocha will assume the top position as the Crimson's only experienced runner. The diminutive Nwokocha, 5'6 on his tip-toes, offers a different style of running than the north-south Menick. Whereas Menick ran almost exclusively between the tackles, look for Nwokocha to try and bounce outside as often as possible. Last year, Nwokocha ran for 239 yards on 55 carries--a respectable 4.3 yard-per-carry average--with one touchdown...
...Harvard will try to get Menick's production out of a committee of runners this season. Junior Jared Lewis and sophomores Matt Leiszler, Nick Palazzo and Brent Chalmers will assist Nwokocha on the ground, with Leiszler assuming the primary backup duties...