Tag: Daniel Smith

Villanova QB said Beaver Stadium crowd wasn’t that intimidating

Villanova QB said Penn State fans weren’t nearly as loud as expected

The Villanova Wildcats left Beaver Stadium on the wrong end of a 38-17 final against Penn State in Week 4, but you won’t find anyone in the Villanova locker room suggesting the crowd was a factor. In fact, one player even suggested a bunch of leaf blowers were noisier than the Penn State fans in Week 4.

For some proper context, it is important to understand the background story to this comment. All week during Villanova’s practices leading up to their road trip to Happy Valley, the Wildcats practiced with staff members walking the practice field with leaf blowers. The idea was to prepare Villanova for the increased decibels they were sure to encounter in Beaver Stadium. For a program that plays in front of no more than 25,000 most weeks, that’s not a bad strategy.

Did it work? Only Villanova players can tell you for sure. And Villanova quarterback Daniel Smith wasn’t shy about suggesting the leaf blowers in practices had more of an impact on the players than the crowd assembled inside Beaver Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

That would be two consecutive opponents who traveled to Beaver Stadium or a game leaving with no complaints about the crowd noise. Of course, both of those teams also left with losses to lament.

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Villanova QB Daniel Smith just threw one of the most incredible touchdown passes ever

You have to see this touchdown pass to believe it.

We’ve seen some pretty impressive touchdown passes in our lifetime. But Villanova quarterback Daniel Smith might’ve just thrown the coolest touchdown pass ever as Madden football seemingly came to life on Saturday afternoon in Delaware.

With Villanova trailing Delaware 27-13 with three minutes remaining, the Wildcats were in desperate need of a score to keep their hopes alive. And thanks to perhaps one of the luckiest and most improbable plays ever, they were able to — at least for a little bit longer.

Smith took the snap and rolled out to his right, where he was looking for an open man. Just when it looks like he’s about to get tripped up at the 10-yard line, he flipped the ball up into the air and it landed in the hands of Villanova tight end Charlie Gilroy for the touchdown.

It was one of the most improbable plays you’ll ever see — and you have to see it to believe it. Even then, you’ll have a hard time believing it.

People were having a hard time believing what they were actually seeing was real.

While Villanova ultimately fell to Delaware 27-20, we can thank Spring FCS football for the football play of the year.

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