So long 10-point Harvard lead. The Big Red was back. Cochrane was smiling.
"I thought it was a good move," Harvard Coach Joe Restic said of the quarterback substitution. "He made the two-point play, which was a big one."
Cochrane was no Roger Staubach Saturday afternoon at the Stadium. He was just a sophomore quarterback who completed three of six passes for 33 yards. Not spectacular. But good enough.
What Cochrane did show was what Sumida lacked in the third quarter: poise. Sumida played like he had to force the comeback. Cochrane kicked back, smiled a bit and played a poised game.
Once again, the Big Red stole another victory from the Crimson. The last-minute comeback was less than dramatic, less than spectacular.
Chris Cochrane wasn't the All American hero who led his team to victory with his golden arm. He didn't have to be Mr. All-American. Just a sophomore quarterback with poise.