bonarae
October 11th, 2008, 06:51 AM
http://www.boston.com/sports/colleges/football/articles/2008/10/10/harvard_rb_ho_is_living_a_dream/
When the film was delivered four years ago, Tim Murphy was skeptical. He scanned the information that came with the package with a sense that this was going to be a waste of time. Running back, good academic skills, solid but not spectacular football credentials.
As the football coach at Harvard, Murphy knows there's a shallow pool of talented players who can meet the stringent academic requirements.
Still, he had his doubts. "We recruit the four corners of the earth for good players," Murphy said this week. "But an Asian kid from Georgia? What were the odds?"
When the film was delivered four years ago, Tim Murphy was skeptical. He scanned the information that came with the package with a sense that this was going to be a waste of time. Running back, good academic skills, solid but not spectacular football credentials.
As the football coach at Harvard, Murphy knows there's a shallow pool of talented players who can meet the stringent academic requirements.
Still, he had his doubts. "We recruit the four corners of the earth for good players," Murphy said this week. "But an Asian kid from Georgia? What were the odds?"