Although Dawson will still likely get plenty of carries, he’ll be forced to run without one of his favorite blockers.

Senior right tackle Brian Lapham will be out indefinitely due to an undisclosed knee injury. Lapham, who was a First Team All-Ivy selection as a junior, was expected to make a run for All-American honors this season.

Senior Nik Sobic will move from left tackle to right tackle to take Lapham’s place and senior Bennett Kowalk will take over for Sobic on the left side of the line.

“I think we’re very solid there,” said Murphy of the offensive line. “The only concern is we’ve got a lot of respect for Brian Lapham, a First Team All-Ivy player a year ago, and he’s our best tackle.”

Fourth and Four

Harvard has averaged 105.5 yards in penalties over its first two games—a trend that Tim Murphy believes will stop soon. “I believe in the final analysis it’s something we can work out of our system,” he said…Senior punter Mike King returned to action last week and punted well after taking over for junior Clem McDavid mid-game. King will remain the Crimson’s starting punter this week…Senior cornerback Gary Sonkur, who has yet play a down this season due to a hamstring injury, continues to struggle to get back on the field. Freshman Andrew Berry will continue to start in his place...Harvard maintains the longest winning streak in Division I-AA, with 13 straight victories going into the game tomorrow.

—Staff writer David H. Stearns can be reached at Stearns@fas.harvard.edu