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Tran-spotting: Now Playing, The Harvard Crimson

Meet a mature Harvard offensive line that has finally answered all doubts about its age. It protected Brad Wilford from a highly-touted, hard-nosed Big Green defense, allowing Wilford to pass for 398 yards in only three quarters, breaking the school record for passing yards in one game.

Although it gave up two sacks on the day, the sophomore-laden offensive line excelled under pressure, helping the Crimson to convert all three of its fourth-down opportunities and giving Wilford, Menick and Co. the room to score nine touchdowns against the Big Green.

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Meet a Harvard receiving corps that lunged for passes all afternoon in the way that hungry dogs chase after bones.

By chalking up six catches for 74 yards, senior Terence Patterson broke the school record for career receptions. Sophomore Andy Fried had a breakthrough game, reeling in two long touchdown passes from Wilford under heavy coverage. Freshman Carl Morris used his athletic 6'3 frame to leap for five catches and 112 yards, and classmate Kyle Cremarosa added four catches on the day.

Meet Brad Wilford, who has proven this year that he belongs at the helm of the Crimson's ship. Time and time again, Wilford baffled the Big Green defense by finding wide-open receivers downfield and burned Dartmouth for three touchdowns.

Meet Harvard's new all-time leading rusher, Chris Menick, who wove in and out of heavy traffic all afternoon, barreling his way through defenders to rack up 120 yards and score three touchdowns. All season long, Menick has been the saving grace of Harvard's offense, consistently recording 100-plus rushing yards a game and allowing the Crimson to remain in the hunt for the Ivy title.

Naysayers may point out that Harvard has had all these components in place for the entire season. Harvard Coach Tim Murphy has made no drastic changes to the roster or to the

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