#27 -
Collin Zych
Position: Defensive Back
Year: Junior
Hometown: Plano, Texas
High School: Plano East
Height: 5-11
Weight: 185
House Affiliation: Kirkland
At Harvard
2009: Named preseason All-Ivy League First Team by
Phil Steele's Football Magazine ... Had six solo tackles
against then-No. 23 Holy Cross in the season opener ... Had a
team-high eight tackles, including five solo, and a sack in a
win over Brown on Sept. 25 ... Had two interceptions, a tackle for
a loss and six tackles in a win at Lehigh ... Had eight
tackles, seven total, and two pass breakups in a win at Cornell on
Oct. 10 ... Had 10 tackles including nine solo against Lafayette on
Oct. 17 ... Had seven tackles and forced a fumble in a win over
Princeton on Oct. 24 .. Had a team-high 10 tackles including 1.5
for a loss and two pass breakups against Penn ... Had seven
tackles, and blew up two downfield blockers to enable a teammate to
make the tackle on a key fake punt by Yale and allow Harvard to win
14-10 in The Game.
2008:Started nine of the 10 games at safety ...
Named to the All-Ivy League second-team at defensive back after
recording 72 tackles including a team-high 48 solo tackles
...Registered his first career interception in the season opener
against Holy Cross, picking off Dominick Randolph in the end zone
... Named to the Ivy League Honor Roll after recording 10 solo
tackles at Brown ... Had a game-high five solo tackles, finishing
with eight total in a win at Princeton ... Had a team-high four
tackles as Harvard limited Dartmouth to 123 yards of offense and -2
rushing yards in a Crimson win ... Named to the Ivy League Honor
Roll after a game and career-high 15 tackles in a win over Penn.
His numbers included10 solo efforts and 3.0 tackles for a loss as
Harvard defeated Penn.
2007: Did not appear in a game ... Minor H
recipient.
Background
At Plano East: A two-time all-district selection ... Also
earned all-county and academic all-state recognition ... Team
captain ... Also was a regional qualifier in the pole vault for the
track and field team.