Despite the early injury, Winters was a powerful leader throughout the season.

His consistency under center helped Harvard win the Ivy League title and go undefeated in the Ancient Eight.

“He has been a phenomenal leader and a great teammate,” Juszczyk said. “Anytime you go down to the locker room, you will see that Collier is there before anybody else, watching film or studying up on his opponents. He is a vocal leader: He does a good job of speaking out, but also speaking with his playing.”

Juszczyk made it clear that this weekend was bittersweet for the younger members of the team. The exciting finish to the season was accompanied by the realization that Winters and the other Crimson seniors had played their final game.

“We are going to miss him a lot,” Juszczyk said of Winters.

But no one could have crafted a better send-off for the talented quarterback.

“It was a special weekend,” Winters said, “especially for the seniors to be able to go out like we did, undefeated against Yale and undefeated in the Ivy League this year. To be able to end my career and end our season that way was a lot of fun.”