Holy Cross came from way back to beat Yale earlier this year and almost pulled off the same thing last night. Jake McIntyre's 25-yard field goal that went through the uprights with no time left allowed Harvard to salvage a game it led, 30-14, entering the fourth quarter. The Crimson showed a balanced offense with 272 rushing yards and 268 through the air but barely survived. Down 16 points, Holy Cross got a 75-yard touchdown drive and two-point conversion for eight points and then a safety five seconds later to pull within six. Harvard made a stop on Holy Cross's ensuing possession but fumbled away the punt at its 13 and Holy Cross got a TD throw on the first play. With the kick the Crusaders were up, 31-30. Stunned by the 17-point blitz, Harvard took over at its own 29 with 3:34 remaining and marched to the Holy Cross eight in 11 plays before calling time with two seconds left to set up the winning kick. Harvard, which started Tom Stewart at quarterback, is now 3-2. Holy Cross is 1-6. Attendance was 10,056.
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The Valley News shares the dramatic story of the stroke Dartmouth freshman defensive lineman Alex Schmidt overcame to continue his football career. (LINK)
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The CT Post has a Sacred Heart-Dartmouth game capsule that includes this:“Good football teams don’t let it linger. We’ll find out what we’re made of. Kids have got to understand that it’s over with and that you can’t change anything. You’ve got to move forward and look to Dartmouth.” — Sacred Heart head coach Mark Nofri on attempting to rebound from last week’s loss
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In addition to piling up the points this year, Princeton is unscored upon in the second half. NJ.com has the story.
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And finally, former Dartmouth linebacker Gordy Quist '02, defensive back Trevor Nealon '02 and their Austin-based The Band of Heathens have a new album, A Message From The People Revisited. It's Saturday and you've got time. Watch this and enjoy!