To hear Brad Wilford tell it, being a starting quarterback at Harvard is the greatest job in the world.
Varsity Blues
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As a first-year, he says, he was overwhelmed by the strain of keeping up with both classes and practice.
"I had a real tough time with how much time we spent with football," he says.
Quarterbacks have it the toughest, arriving at practices up to an hour before the rest of the team to watch game films and meet with coaches.
His grades suffered.
"I pulled a lot of all-nighters. Maybe once or twice a week I just wouldn't go to sleep at all," he says.
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