NEWARK, Del. — It was like out of a movie script. The Delaware Blue Hens needed a play, needed to score, really needed to win to keep the season alive. Early in Saturday's fourth quarter, an Elon defender took away Vinny Papale's initial move to the outside.
This was man-to-man chess, Papale trying to get the defensive back thinking, keeping his own cards close — "make it hard for him to think where I was going, post or corner," the senior receiver said.
The answer, corner. Papale got there first. The ball arrived. The touchdown catch, a game-winner.