Although the winter solstice is still almost two weeks away, football players from Villanova and South Dakota State battled frigid conditions in Brookings, S.D., on Saturday with hopes of keeping their FCS championship aspirations intact.
Game-time temperatures for the quarterfinal contest were in the upper 20s, but stiff winds led to a wind chill factor of approximately 10 degrees.
With 7:54 to play in the second quarter following a 25-yard touchdown run by Wildcats running back Jalen Jackson to give the Villanova a 6-3 advantage, both teams were seen on the ESPN broadcast retreating to heated trailers to stay warm.
