CAMBRIDGE – For the last month or so, Harvard players have been waking up when it’s still dark out out for 6 A.M. practices. Being a member of a Tim Murphy-coached team isn’t easy. Being a member of an Ivy League football program and school is not easy. Still, the Crimson players did it with smiles on their faces and an eagerness to compete each and every day. On a…
Harvard kicked off spring practice last week. The Crimson are going into their 150th season of football this fall. Expectations will be high for this historic team. After back to back seasons of coming up short of winning an Ivy League title, the Crimson are focused on getting better this spring. Harvard started 4-1 last season but went 2-3 down the stretch including a 19-14 loss to rival Yale at…
Image courtesy of Holy Cross Athletics The first two versions of the EBW Football Classic at Polar Park have been over at halftime. The two blowout victories have been a fantastic experience for those wearing purple and white, but in such a special setting, more competitive games are really what we should all be looking for. The first two games against Colgate and Bucknell at the home of the WooSox have…
Image courtesy of The Ivy League (@IvyLeague) On Monday afternoon, Harvard defensive lineman Truman Jones was named the Bushnell Cup winner as the Ivy League’s defensive player of the year along with Princeton’s Liam Johnson. Yale quarterback Nolan Grooms took home the offensive honor. Grooms led the Bulldogs to the Ivy League title with a win against Harvard in The Game on the final day of the season, while Jones…
CAMBRIDGE – The intensity and uneasiness in the air could be felt as early as 8:30 Saturday morning as tailgaters began loading coolers and bags into mini carts to take them around to various tailgates near Harvard Stadium. The 138th playing of The Game had huge Ivy League title implications and you could cut the tension with a knife all morning. When the rest of Harvard’s squad took the field…
Image courtesy of Harvard Athletics Speaking with Bernie Corbett on the ‘Inside Harvard Football 2022’ podcast this week, Harvard head coach Tim Murphy said he’s never been prouder of a team than he was of this one following an upset on the road against Penn last weekend. The victory created some final weekend chaos in the Ivy League, which the Crimson are very much a part of when it comes…
Image courtesy of The Harvard Crimson The 138th playing of ‘The Game’ takes place Saturday afternoon at historic Harvard Stadium. One of the greatest rivalries in all of sports, Harvard-Yale should be another classic with Ivy League title ramifications in the balance. Red Sox-Yankees, Bruins-Canadiens, Celtics-Lakers. Locally, ‘The Game’ belongs in the conversation with all of them and even has a case nationally as the greatest sports rivalry in history….
Kickoff: The Crimson are coming off of a much needed 28-13 win over rival Dartmouth and will look to make it two in a row when Columbia visits Cambridge. For the first time all season, the Crimson finally played a complete game. Four Downs 1st Down: Start Fast: Harvard has been very inconsistent when it comes to starting fast. The Crimson need to get off to a good start today…
Kickoff: Harvard and Dartmouth renew their rivalry today in Hanover, N.H. Both schools were picked as pre-season favorites to win the Ivy League but it hasn’t panned out as expected thus far. Despite that, this is a legitimate rivalry game so expect a physical, back and forth affair. Dartmouth has won the last three meetings. Four Downs 1st Down: Move on from last week: The Crimson need to move past…
ITHACA, N.Y- The Harvard Crimson have been living on edge all season long and last night was no exception as they once again survived another shootout in a 35-28 win at Cornell. The win snaps a two game losing streak to Cornell in Ithaca. ➡️ We had one objective on our trip to Ithaca: 𝙒𝙄𝙉. ✅ Mission Accomplished 👊 Re-live the highlights from our 35-28 victory over Cornell 🎥 https://t.co/2RfbJqrxUN#GoCrimson…