Venerable Franklin Field will once again host an important football game as Penn hosts Harvard this Saturday with first place on the line. Although Harvard has had the better season, sitting at 7-1 to Penn's 4-4, the two teams are tied atop the Ivy at 4-1 with the season ending 11/17. And so the winner of this game can celebrate the assurance of at least a tie for the title.
Who will win? I would not bet against coach Tim Murphy's Crimson. Senior QB Colton Chapple leads the way, having thrown for 2,184y and rushed for 436y. He has thrown 21 TDs, with only 4 INTs, and has rushed in 7 more.
While Harvard has won in more spectacular fashion--like last week's 69-0 humbling of Columbia--Penn gets the job done in ways that test the hearts of coaches and fans. The Quakers rallied last week with two 4th Q TDs to beat Princeton, the first on a 15y INT return by DE C.J. Mooney and the winner on a 3y keeper by QB Billy Ragone. For Saturday--and the game airs at noon Eastern on NBC Sports--I expect Harvard to win but they will have to withstand the inevitable Quaker rally.
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