12-18-2009 04:52 PM

For Talley, Villanova win would be ringing endorsement

[IMG]http://media.philly.com/images/300*314/20091218_dn_0kutj10n.jpg[/IMG]CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - A quarter-century ago, before he’d ever coached in his first football game at Villanova, Andy Talley got a championship ring. It was given to him by Rollie Massimino, after his Wildcats shocked the college basketball world by winning the NCAA Tournament. And for several years after that, Talley made sure he wore it whenever he was on the recruiting trail.

“I didn’t know if I’d ever get one [of my own],” Talley said yesterday. “I didn’t know it would take 25 years to get here. But at long last, we’re fighting for one.”

Tonight at Finley Stadium (8, ESPN2), No. 2 Villanova (13-1) will play top-seeded Montana (14-0) for the FCS title. It’s the defending national runner-up against a team that had only been to the semifinals once before this season.

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