NYTimes: Mormon QB back at Harvard with title ring, and year of waiting

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Andrew Hatch had a funny feeling as he trudged off the field in front of 92,904 screaming fans inside Louisiana State's Tiger Stadium. And it was more than just the pain burning in his left leg.It was last October, and Hatch had just made his last contribution of the game in the fourth quarter against Georgia: With the Tigers trailing by two touchdowns, he was sacked for a 12-yard loss. Louisiana State University was on its way to its second defeat of the season, a blemish on the Tigers' record that would surely end any hopes of them defending their national title.So Hatch, who is LDS, made sure to look around. Between heavy steps, he soaked in the noise and color from the stands. Something told him that he would not be back on that field for a long time. And later that week, a doctor told him he would not be back on any field for months.Hatch had staggered through three quarters of football with multiple cracks in his fibula, sustained right after his first snap of the game.Until then, Hatch's journey through college football had been improbable enough — not many players transfer from Harvard to L.S.U. and earn a national championship ring — but it was soon after the injury that he decided to turn another corner. Hatch went back to Harvard."It seemed like the right thing to do," the 23-year-old Hatch said.