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Much of the offensive troubles can be attributed to the absence of junior tailback Chris Menick--a First team All-Ivy selection last season--who sat with a broken thumb and a sprained ankle. Sophomore backup Chuck Nwokocha has done a decent job filling in, gaining 62 yards on 18 carries last week...
There, are, however, limitations to Nwokocha's abilities. His diminutive stature makes getting tough yards up the middle a difficult proposition. Ordinarily, tough yardage might be the domain of the fullback, or at least an experienced fullback in the backfield could be used to blow open holes for the tailback...
Sophomore tailback Chuck Nwokocha got a rude introduction to the rigors of carrying virtually a team's entire load out of the tailback position...
Nwokocha, kindly listed at 5'6 in the media guide, is blessed with speed and exceptional balance. The tailback has improved his running noticeably from limited action last year, and appears to have put last year's troubles holding on to the football behind...
However, since junior fullback Damon Jones was lost for the season, Harvard is left without an experienced ball-carrier at the fullback position, and much of the ball-carrying load from that position, has been dumped on Nwokocha at tailback...