This season Eitzmann has united a team that has seemingly been mired in controversy. With an inexperienced receiving corps, a new offensive line and a highly publicized quarterback shuffle, Eitzmann has had to solve off-the-field tensions in addition to

encouraging his teammates on the field.

"It seems like we've had a lot of controversy, but there really hasn't been any because there are so many seniors on this team who know the ins and outs of the program," Eitzmann said. "I just try and get everyone to know that we're all working towards the same goal, and whatever your role is on the team, that's your role, and we understand that."

Eitzmann's leadership has been instrumental in helping the young offensive line, and he has worked hard this season to develop the raw talents of freshman receivers Kyle Cremarosa and Carl Morris.

"We have a really good team this year, and we're better than what our record says," Eitzmann said. "What's frustrating to me is that we have so much talent on this team, and we thought that we would be at a better position than we are right now. But what's important is that everyone has played hard in every game this year."

Saying goodbye to five years of college football is not a task that the dedicated Eitzmann will easily overcome. Focusing his energies on the last few days of the season, the psychology concentrator has not yet made definite career plans, choosing to enjoy each day of his last year at Harvard.

"Harvard football has been such a huge part of me for the past five years," Eitzmann said. "I can't imagine what life is going to be like without having football in my life everyday. Thinking about going down to the field house and hanging out with the guys and

lifting weights everyday--it's going to be such a huge change in my life."

Even with change looming over him, Eitzmann's future looks bright. Just as this Nebraska farm boy has solved the problems plaguing the Harvard football team this year, so

too will he continue to tackle every crisis that he faces with the poise of a movie star and the heart of a champion.