Guy goes in-depth on Nick Davila heading to Rattlers Ring of Honor
Arizona Rattlers head coach Kevin Guy explains former Rattlers quarterback Nick Davila’s upcoming Ring of Honor induction.
After a few glitches to open the 2025 Indoor Football League season, the Rattlers settled in and blew out the rival Tucson Sugar Skulls 56-28 on Sunday, March 30, before 9,345 fans at Desert Diamond Arena.
The Rattlers unveiled their 2024 championship banner, then, after the fans sang the national anthem a cappella due to a technical issue, the Rattlers’ offense needed a few plays to get into a rhythm.
It was a quick fix.
Quarterback Dalton Sneed, needing only a few days of practice, showed why he was the IFL championship game MVP last year, knocking off the rust and leading the Rattlers to a 35-10 halftime lead.
Other than a fumble exchange between Sneed and running back Ron Brown Jr., and an interception he threw during a lackluster third quarter, the Rattlers were clicking as if it was late in the season and the championship on the line.
“Maybe it was nerves in that first quarter, jumping off sides,” Sneed said. “Or that exchange. It’s little things, but it’s a sense of focus. We have to be locked in. We can’t allow our emotions to be so hyped up that we’re not thinking clearly.
“I tell these guys all the time, ‘Practice like we play.’ When we step out in practice, we should be of the midset that, ‘OK, here’s the first drive. The expecations is to score.’ Calm down and be us. Nobody can stop us but ourselves.”
Sneed threw two touchdown passes and ran for another in the half. The defense made a quick statement with Ethan Caselberry intercepting Jordan Ambrose on Tucson’s opening drive and returning it 40 yards for a score.
Nick Davila honored
Legendary former quarterback Nick Davila was inducted into the Rattlers’ Ring of Honor at…
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