Word: turnoveritis
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For the fourth time this season, Harvard played 60 minutes of football without a turnover. The Crimson leads the nation with the fewest turnovers (7) and today was no exception to the trend.
To pull off the upset, Harvard will likely have to win the turnover battle against a team equally stingy with the ball. While Harvard leads the nation in turnovers, allowing just seven on the year, Penn is second nationally, having given up the ball just eight times.
“The biggest key to the game will be the turnover ration,” Murphy said. “If we come out with no turnovers, we will have a great chance of winning.”
The game plan will most likely be centered on avoiding turnovers. After turning the ball over just twice in the season’s first four games, Harvard has surrendered the ball five times in its last two contests, but still has posted the fewest turnovers in the nation. The...
“I think special teams and turnover ratio will be the most important factors in the Columbia game,” Murphy said.