One of the factors that will affect the Crimson running attack is the loss of senior running back Chuck Nwokocha to a knee injury he suffered in the first quarter against the Crusaders.

Nwokocha looks to be out for at least one month and sophomore running back Matt Leiszler will take over at tailback.

Leiszler took advantage of his opportunities against Holy Cross, rushing for 59 yards on only 9 carries including a 31-yard touchdown run at the end of the second quarter.

Nevertheless, look for Harvard to concentrate on it's passing game against Brown. Leiszler, like Nwokocha, is a small running back at 5' 8 and 170 pounds. Harvard will try to spread the defense by using lots of multiple receiver sets in order to pass the ball downfield and open up running lanes for Leiszler.

The offensive line played well last Saturday and as a veteran unit will be counted on to perform as well against Brown.

As a whole the offense has many questions to answer after its dismal performance against Holy Cross.

"The offense has to score a lot of points to make a statement that we can," said Captain Mike Clare, who anchors the offensive line at tackle. "We have the tools to score every drive we have the ball, we just have to execute like we know we can."

Defensively, Harvard will be pressured by a high scoring Brown offense. Against Holy Cross, the defense played well with the exception of a couple of plays.