Word: tailback
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...sophomore tailback, whose five-game assault on the Harvard record books has already placed him well within reach of several single-season marks, will be featured more prominently in the Crimson passing attack in future weeks, according to coach Tim Murphy...
...week removed from his first sub-100-yard showing in 10 games, Harvard’s sophomore tailback returned to form, eclipsing the century mark yet again en route to two touchdowns...
...complexion of Harvard’s offense has changed dramatically since then, though. In addition to Clifton Dawson’s emergence at tailback and Mazza’s breakout this year, Ryan Tyler has become a bona fide third option at wide receiver...
...Red’s defensive unit effectively defused Dawson, holding the explosive tailback to an average of 2.9 yards per carry and 61 net yards rushing in the game. In each of the season’s three previous games, Dawson picked up three touchdowns and at least 100 yards of offense...
...Fitzpatrick and Mazza had to fill Dawson’s void, the defense’s imperative was to control 230-lb. backfield bruiser Andre Hardaway. Harvard struggled to restrain Hardaway throughout the first half, as the Big Red tailback sliced through the Crimson line 19 times for 114 yards in the first two quarters alone. The second half told a different story, however, as Hardaway ran for only 25 more yards on eight carries. The Big Red’s stalwart workhorse also snagged two passes for 21 yards and returned four kickoffs for a total of 104 yards...