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Five Freshmen Have Chance to Make Difference Right Away

"That'd be pretty cool," he says.

"It's Wiggin' Me Out"

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When Sean Meeker reported to training camp on Aug. 27, he was surprised to find a white practice jersey with a number in the 30's--a number usually reserved for the defensive secondary. Meeker, who played cornerback and wide receiver at Chattahoochee High School in Atlanta, was hoping to try his hand at the offensive side of the ball.

So he took some work as a receiver in practice, ran a 4.5 in the 40-yard dash, and convinced the coaches to give him a shot as a wide out.

Coming into this weekend, Meeker figures to be part of a six-man wide receiver rotation that already includes two other freshmen.

"It's been a challenge--everything's at a different level," he says. "You get the feeling everything's more serious [than high school]."

So far, he says he's felt like a "small fish in a big pond" at Harvard--especially because he's spent the first week of his undergraduate life adjusting to life in Hurlbut Hall.

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