He was replaced by senior Bill Koehler, who proceeded to injure his ankle against Cornell. Yohe has been the starter ever since.
Landau brings more poise to the position, though none of the Crimson quarterbacks had any appreciable varsity experience before this year. Both are good scamblers, but Yohe may have the slightly stronger arm.
Harvard Coach Joe Restic declined to comment on the situation after the Princeton game, noting only that Yohe had been replaced because of his injury and not because of his lackluster performance.
Two additional notes which might favor Yohe: Landau has thrown a whopping nine interceptions in 52 passes this year, and Yohe is only a sophomore, presumably the Crimson QB of the future. Thus Yohe is Restic's logical choice to the extent that Harvard's title chances this year have all but disappeared.
Most Notable, Unnoted Play of the Week: This week's award goes to Morris for his touchdown reception midway through the second quarter. Yes, Harvard did have a touchdown pass in its 14-3 loss to Princeton.
The bad news was that a Crimson lineman was whistled for an illegal man downfield infraction on the play, nullifying the score. Yohe rolled right on the play, eluded several Tiger rushers, and found Morris alone in the deep right corner of the endzone.
Sure, it was called back--but in the midst of the scoring drought Harvard has endured most of the year (Saturday marked the fourth of six games this year that the Crimson didn't score a touchdown), any kind of TD is notable.
Big Three, Big Deal: Princeton's victory Saturday gave it a leg up on the coveted Big Three championship.
What's that? You've never heard of the Big Three championship? Well, there're a lot of people in Princeton, N.J. who are very much aware of it--and very much want to win it. The Big Three championship involves Harvard, Princeton and Yale and is won each year by the squad which has the best record against the other two.
The Tigers have won the most Big Three crowns--22 outright and 12 shared--over the series' history, followed closely by the Bulldogs (22, 10). Harvard, with 15 outright titles and 11 shared crowns, is a distant third.
And while the Big Three scarcely seemed on the minds of the Crimson gridders as they took the field Saturday, it was a focal point of the Tigers (who are defending Big Three champions).
"The players couldn't wait to get onto the field," Princeton Coach Ron Rogerson said after the Tigers' 14-3 victory. "I knew from the beginning that we would play intensely no matter what happened."
"Harvard is always a big game for us," added Rogerson, who fingered the Big Three title as the reason for Princeton's playing a "very emotional" game.
"We started the game on pure adrenaline," agreed Tiger split end Derek Wassink. "It wasn't anything but enthusiasm."
Prehaps not coincidentally, the Tigers triumphed against the Cirmson with a 14-point first-quarter outburst sparked by inspired all-around play. Maybe the Big Three standings played an important role Saturday, after all.
Same time, last year: Harvard hosts Brown this Saturday at the Stadium (kickoff 1:30 p.m.). The Bruins come into the Stadium riding a three-game losing streak, but are just off a somewhat heartening 22-7 loss to nationally-ranked Holy Cross. The Bruins trailed only 9-7 at halftime.
The Crimson won last year's contest, 25-17, with a 19-point second half rally. The Bruins went up, 17-6, late in the third quarter only to have the gridders come storming back.
Crimson QB Brian White hit wide-out Morris for a score on the second-to-last play of the third frame to close the gap, and then running back Robert Santiago scampered for two fourth quarter TDs to ice the game.