Utica Interception Featured on Several National Media Outlets

9/25/2016 12:35:00 PM

Utica, NY -- The unbeaten Utica College football team is in the national media spotlight after an interception that went off the back of a SUNY Cortland receiver, and off the helmet of Utica's Matthew McCoy (Sherrill, NY/Vernon Verona Sherrill), landed in the arms of Pioneer defensive back Dehstin Smart (Paterson, NJ/Hackensack). The clip of the incredible play went viral on several national media outlets Saturday night.

The play was featured on ESPN's 1 a.m. airing of SportsCenter anchored by the highly popular Scott VanPelt.  It was also featured on SportCenter's Week 4 Must See plays at 2 a.m. and on SportsCenter's Top 10 segment, coming in at No. 6 on the top ten list. 

The play, filmed by Time Warner Cable Sports Channel, went viral shortly after the Pioneers homecoming victory over nationally-ranked No. 23 SUNY Cortland Saturday after being posted to Utica's social media handles (@UCPioneers and @Utica_Football).

The play was also highlighted on several national social media feeds and websites:
@SportsCenter - https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/779833892882841600
SportsCenter Top Ten - https://youtu.be/bobdNRKdmmE
Espn.com - http://es.pn/2d02vjR
@SBNation - https://twitter.com/SBNation/status/779861590300471296
@ESPN - https://twitter.com/espn/status/779862286236258304
@BleacherReport - https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/779847433404682242
@USATodaySports https://twitter.com/USATODAYsports/status/779891948844875776
Fox Sports - http://www.foxsports.com/college-football/story/utica-football-interception-video-092516