5:14, 1st quarter: Pizzotti nearly gets demolished, but dumps it off to Gordon on the screen and he rumbles to the Yale 21 for a first down.

6:39, 1st quarter: the Crimson offense continues to move at will, picking up two first downs and setting up a 2nd-and-2 at the Yale 25.

8:07, 1st quarter: Harvard tries an ONSIDES KICK, AND IT CATCHES YALE OFF-GUARD. Anthony Rotio recovers the onsides for Harvard, and the Crimson is in business again.

8:07, 1st quarter: On 3rd-and-1 from the 4, Gordon takes the handoff from the shotgun and powers in, TOUCHDOWN HARVARD. Patrick Long adds the extra point, and the Crimson turns the Yale error into a touchdown. Gordon is looking very quick and finding big holes against a stout Yale defense. 3 plays, 19 yards, 1:29 on the drive.

9:44, 1st quarter: after an incompletion on 3rd-and-3 from the Yale 35, Harvard chooses to punt, but the punt hits a Yale player and is recovered by the Crimson. Harvard has 1st-and-10 at the Bulldog 13. Huge break for the Crimson.

12:36, 1st quarter: another first down for the Crimson as Pizzotti completes it to Lorditch at the 44. On the ensuing play, Pizzotti scrambles, jukes Abare, and gets to the Yale 48.

13:10, 1st quarter: Pizzotti short-hops Chrissis on first down, then Gordon takes the handoff from the shotgun, gets to the outside, and gets to the 31 for a 17 yard gain.

13:46, 1st quarter: three straight runs by Gino Gordon and the Crimson has a first down at the 14 after a measurement.

Kickoff: Ladies and gentlemen, we are underway. Yale's Tom Mante kicks off, and Adam Chrissis falls after catching it at the 4, and the Crimson will start there.

1:00 before kickoff: Vic Gatto and Brian Dowling accompany Matt Curtis and Bobby Abare to midfield for the coin toss.

3:00 before kickoff: former Harvard fullback Noah Van Niel '08 just sang the national anthem, and the Crimson has come on the field.

11/22/08, 14:40 before kickoff: the bands are on the field in front of a mostly empty Harvard Stadium, but people are lined up at the ticket gate to get in.

4:30pm, 11/21/08: Check back tomorrow as The Crimson's writers on the scene give you in-depth analysis and updates of the 125th playing of The Game from Harvard Stadium. The Ivy title is on the line as the Crimson and the Bulldogs clash in front of a capacity crowd.