Don?t be fooled, said Moravian coach Scott Dapp. At 5-foot-9 and 177 pounds, Tyler McCambridge does not stand out among the 1,600 students who attend Moravian College?until he steps onto a football field
“His limitations would be that he?s not the biggest guy, but he uses his speed well,” Moravian coach Scott Dapp said. “He?s somebody I think that is kind of elusive and quick. When you watch him at first, you don?t think he?s that fast, but when he gets off the line of scrimmage, he?s hitting the holes quick.”
So quickly the junior rushed for 325 yards on 65 carries?an average of five yards every time he takes a handoff.
“I?ve been told that my whole life, and I tried to get bigger,” McCambridge said. “My comfortable playing weight is 175 and we have another running back (Morgan deRouen) who is 250, and he makes up for my weight.”
But McCambridge?s size is deceiving.
“He?s a solid 175-pound guy and he runs hard. He runs like a big back,” Hopkins coach Jim Margraff said. “He?s very quick and very elusive. There are some good backs in the league this year, and he?ll be a challengefor our guys.”
Moravian went 4-6 last season including a 4-5 mark in the Middle Atlantic Conference, but has quickly made a name for itself in its new league, the Centennial Conference. The Greyhounds (3-0 overall, 1-0 league) have outscored the opposition, 96-59, and are tied with Dickinson for first place.
But Moravian?s emergence is not surprising to Margraff, who said: “Coming in, I think we know they?ll be in the top-third of the conference right from the start.”
