“We are really taking it upon ourselves as a senior class to really try to focus and keep a level of consistency.”

Five new faces saw playing time—and four started—in Harvard’s opening loss to Vermont last week, and the trend will continue all season as Kerr looks for significant contributors from the incoming class.

At least at the season’s start, the freshmen—along with some returning players who have only seen limited action in past years—will all share playing time in what will be a constantly changing offensive attack.

In the last two years, Fucito and Hoff—both Ivy League Rookies of the Year—saw consistent stretches of time on the field. This season, it will be up to all five freshmen to play that role.

“[The freshman] are going to need to come right in and step-up,” Johnson said.

“There are probably going to be four or five of them on the field at all times—it’s going to be a learning experience for them throughout the year.”

—Staff writer Gabriel M. Velez can be reached at gmvelez@fas.harvard.edu. —Staff writer Abigail M. Baird can be reached at ambaird@fas.harvard.edu.