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Though McKanas has moved on, Northeastern??€™s offense has still been keyed by its running game, as redshirt freshman Anthony Riley and senior William Griffin have teamed for 848 yards on 173 carries, averaging a solid 4.9 yards per rush. Last week, the Huskies racked up a season-high 266 yards in steamrolling Rhode Island...
While Harvard’s Ryan Fitzpatrick completed 24 of 32 passes for 353 yards and three touchdowns in leading the Crimson to a dominating 52-23 win over Cornell, Northeastern??€™s Shawn Brady turned in a similarly spectacular performance, tossing five touchdowns in the Huskies’ 38-13 romp over Rhode Island...
...order to score on Northeastern??€™s stingy defense, it will be crucial for the Crimson to establish the run early and often. So far this year, the Huskies’ run defense is 4th-best in I-AA, limiting opponents to a mere 65.3 yards per game. Stoked by this ability to stifle the run, their defense has allowed only 12.3 points per game, including consecutive shutouts to begin the season. And while Harvard’s rushing numbers appear solid on paper, the numbers are somewhat deceiving. To date, Fitzpatrick is the offense’s leading...
...Husky tailback L.J. McKanas ran circles around the Crimson defense, bruising his way to 220 yards and a touchdown on the ground. Were it not for two crucial fumbles by Northeastern quarterback Logan Galli, both of which were returned for touchdowns, McKanas may well have been the hero of Northeastern??€™s first-ever triumph over Harvard...
Needless to say, the Crimson’s entire front seven will need to be up to the challenge in order to take the pressure off its much-maligned secondary. This need is not lost on the Crimson coaching staff, which has gone to great lengths to prepare for Northeastern??€™s attack...