“It’s been great,” said Rose. “I couldn’t have asked for a better school to go to, and I couldn’t have asked for a better group of guys to play with. I’ve been playing with the greatest group of people I’ve ever known. Coming to this school was the greatest thing that ever happened to me.”

A Ring’s the Thing

The only thing needed to complete Rose’s career is something Hoffman already has—a ring—and a win tomorrow will guarantee Harvard at least a share of the Ivy League title and give Rose his first victory over the Quakers.

Though Hoffman says he will not have any regrets about his career regardless of this weekend’s outcome, Rose isn’t quite as sure.

“Not winning is unthinkable right now,” said Rose. “Ever since the season began, we expected to be here, and we expected to win this game. We expect to win next week against Yale. I’ve never thought about if my career would be complete without a title.”

One thing is certain, though.

Two weeks from now, as the final crimson leaves fall to the ground the ground in mid-November, at least one of these men will be the quarterback of a 2001 Ivy League champion.