“Bobby is a warrior,” Holuba said. “He is the most technically sound football player I have ever seen in my entire life. [He’s] the guy who has been in exactly the perfect position at every moment on every play.”

On special teams, senior punter Jacob Dombrowski and junior kicker David Mothander will be back on the field as well.

The Crimson has won the last 11 home openers and beat 20 of its last 27 non-league opponents dating back to 2003.

Harvard has never before faced San Diego, but the Toreros have a 2-6 record against teams in the Ancient Eight. The last Ivy team to face San Diego was Yale in 2006, and the Toreros won 43-17.

Along with the Crimson, San Diego was ranked among the Football Championship Subdivision’s top 10 in winning percentage last season.

The Toreros have already played two games this season. In its most recent game, San Diego pulled out a 34-27 come-from-behind victory over Western New Mexico, but the Toreros lost their home opener, 41-14, to Cal Poly.

Going into Saturday’s game, the Crimson is a 21-point favorite and also the favorite to repeat as Ivy League Champions after receiving 13 of 15 first place votes in the Ancient Eight preseason poll.