8 Salisbury in the opener and put up some big numbers. The Lions (2-1, 1-0) have won two in a row after dropping a 56-14 decision to No. Quarterback Tristan Harris threw a pair of TD passes, and Bryce Casey and Shawn Thompson combined to rush for 189 yards and one touchdown. The Dutchmen crossed midfield just twice in that span. The Pride allowed 104 yards and no points on LVC’s final eight possession. Widener’s defense was solid in a 24-3 victory over Lebanon Valley last Saturday. Widener is 1-3 in its last four visits to Shirk Stadium, although it did roll to a 59-34 triumph in its last visit there in 2019. The Pride (3-0, 1-0 MAC) has not fared well in Reading recently. In other action Saturday: Widener at Albright, 1 p.m. … It gives me a little more fire to go out and prove everyone wrong.” On the offensive line, we have to be a little more physical. “It just reminds me of when we beat Temple a few years ago. “You have to go out and execute and be the best you can be, but also have a little edge to you because of the opponent. “Obviously, it’s a bigger game in a bigger environment, but at the end of the day it’s just another game,” Dumas said. They enter the game averaging 29.3 points and 399.7 yards per game on offense, and 14.3 points and 342.3 yards per game on defense. The Lions are 5-0 against the FCS since 2006. 22 Auburn, Penn State’s second win over a nationally ranked team. The Nittany Lions are coming off a 28-20 victory over No. Villanova is 4-19 against the FBS since the resumption of football.
However, both played against Temple in 20. Both were freshmen in 2016 when the Wildcats dropped a 28-7 decision to Pitt at Heinz Field in front of more than 50,000 fans. For Dumas and Summers, both of whom are in their sixth year in the program, this is the fourth time the Wildcats will take on an FBS team in their time on the Main Line. This is Villanova’s first game against an FBS opponent since beating Temple, 19-17, in the 2018 season opener. “We’re just trying to get used to it because we know we’re not going to be able to hear any calls or signals. “Well, 100,000 people is going to be pretty loud,” added tight end Todd Summers, who hails from Murraysville in Western Pennsylvania and went to Franklin Regional High School.
Looking over to my center (Colin Gamroth) or my tackle (Nick Torres) yelling out the play calls, it was hard to hear. “I think this was a little more difficult than (the noise) at Penn State. “It was hard to hear with the leaf blower right behind you but I think we’ll be fine on Saturday,” right guard M.J. When he was with the Patriots I think they did something like that up there.” “I got that from our athletic director, Mark Jackson,” Ferrante said. When it was time for the first-team offense to go through its portion of practice, two men with leaf blowers walked behind the offense as quarterback Daniel Smith called out plays. To prepare to play in front of what is expected to be a crowd of more than 100,000, head coach Mark Ferrante resorted to some unusual methods to crank up the decibel level at practice.ĪC/DC’s “T.N.T.” blared over the public address system at Villanova Stadium as the scout offense put the first-team defense through its paces in practice Wednesday.
The Nittany Lions (3-0) are the highest ranked team Villanova will face since football resumed on the Main Line in 1985. 11 in the FCS) to play in front of one of the most hostile environments in college football against one of the best teams in the FBS. ©2021 FOX Television Stationswindow.“For me, being a PA guy, to have an opportunity to go back to that stadium and play there is just a dream come true,” Zobel said. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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