Football
Ho Takes Hold of His Opportunity
BETHLEHEM, Penn.—The saga of Cheng Ho follows an inconsistent yet captivating trajectory, repeatedly thrusting its protagonist into the spotlight only to plunge him back into obscurity. It is a story of adversity and Ho’s irrepressible determination to overcome it; a tale of hard work and hard luck that strikes a positive tone only because of the Harvard senior running back’s relentless optimism.
Fired Up
BETHLEHEM, Penn.—In a contest that could have been a trap game for Harvard football, the only person that felt trapped was Lehigh quarterback Chris Lum. The sophomore, who was making his first career start, was terrorized by the Crimson defense, which sacked him four times and picked off four of his passes. Senior linebacker Jon Takamura ran back a fourth-quarter interception 60 yards for a touchdown to ice Harvard’s (2-1, 1-0 Ivy) 28-14 win over the Mountain Hawks (0-4, 0-0 Patriot) Saturday in a non-conference matchup at Goodman Stadium.
NOTEBOOK: Defense First in Crimson Victory
BETHLEHEM, Penn.—As the Harvard football team prepared to take the field at Lehigh on Saturday, the Crimson faced uncertainties regarding its banged-up defense, especially in the wake of season-ending injuries to senior Ryan Burkhead and junior Ben Graeff. Despite the losses, Harvard’s depth of talent has stepped up.
Football Players Back to Reality
People at this school like to talk about the Harvard bubble. We live with a perpetual haze shrouding our eyes from reality, allowing us only to see a distorted conception of it, one in which every midterm means life or death and thesis deadlines mark the coming of Armageddon. The illusion permeates every aspect of our lives. Candidates in student elections campaign with an urgency and self-importance befitting a presidential contender. Advocacy groups push for their righteous causes with such vigor and conviction that they might as well be lobbying for legislation in front of Congress. The only arena seemingly left out of this arrangement of ours is athletics. While the common misconception is that sports aren’t huge here because our teams aren’t good (many of them are), the real reason is that most Harvard students are too immersed in their own great endeavors to care much. But sometimes we’re even able to cover up that reality.
Crimson Hopes To Avoid Letdown at Lehigh
The Lehigh Mountain Hawks have yet to win a football game this season; they have suffered losses to Connecticut State, No. 2 Villanova, and Princeton. But their record may not be a clear indicator of their talent, and the Crimson (1-1) should expect to see a physical team in its matchup on Saturday.
Harvard Brown Football
Harvard vs. Brown Football game on September September 25, 2009. Harvard came out victorious 24-21.
Heeding the Call of the NFL
Giving up on a dream is never an easy thing to do. Just ask Andrew Berry ’09, Harvard’s three-time All-Ivy cornerback and 2008 preseason All-American. A star on and off the field, Berry also ranked among his graduating class’ top five percent in GPA and was Director of the Cambridge Youth Enrichment Program during his time at Harvard. Though he dreamed of playing professional football, Berry was not selected by a pro team in the highly-competitive NFL draft last April. He received a tryout offer from the Washington Redskins, but almost immediately after he arrived at their minicamp, he was sent home with a herniated disk in his back. Berry knew then that his dream of playing pro ball was over.
