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Nick Rinella

Nick Rinella

  • Award
    NEC Special Teams Player of the Week
  • Week Of
    10/1/2018
  • Sport
    Football
  • School
    Saint Francis University
  • Year
    Junior
  • Position
    Defensive Back
  • Hometown
    Collegeville, PA
  • High School
    La Salle College
WEEK 5 STATS: 5 punt returns, 140 punt return yards, PR TD
 
Rinella helped set the tone on special teams during Saint Francis' runaway win over Division II member West Virginia Wesleyan. On his way to setting the NCAA DI FCS single-game season high for punt return yards, Rinella ran one back 79 yards for a touchdown that gave SFU a 14-0 lead 5:24 into the game. He totaled five punt returns for 140 yards in the Flash's 59-3 triumph. He set up the Red Flash's first touchdown drive with a 12-yard return that put the ball at the opponent's 30. The veteran safety, who made two tackles on defense, added a pair of 24-yard punt returns that preceded SFU scoring drives later in the first half.