PUT ME IN, COACH
The past two weeks, Harvard has taken the opportunity—late in the game with a comfortable lead—to work in some of its third- and fourth-string players.
“It’s hard to do with the schedule to get the young guys in,” Murphy said. “It’s great because the JV played [Friday]. Any time you can get guys in, it’s great. It’s great...to get some guys you don’t want to get dinged up out of the game, but it’s even better to get some young guys out there playing a varsity game in Harvard Stadium.”
Quarterbacks junior Matt Simpson and freshman Colton Chapple both took snaps on Saturday, while running backs junior Demetrius Gadson and freshman Rich Zajeski each logged three carries.
“To be perfectly honest with you, it wasn’t pretty offensively with the second unit because to some extent Dartmouth still had its first unit it,” Murphy said. “They did a great job effort-wise.”
—Staff writer Dixon McPhillips can be reached at fmcphill@fas.harvard.edu.