On Friday afternoon, Daniel Ochefu graduated from Villanova University.
A few hours later, he went to work.
Well, sort of.
The Wildcats big man served as a pinch-hit sports anchor for the CBS affiliates, sliding in for regular sports guy Gary Bell on the 11 p.m. telecast.
“I loved it," said Ochefu, who graduated with a communications minor. “It wasn’t hard at all. I can speak well. I can read well and Coach [Jay] Wright gives us a lot of opportunities to speak, so I was really comfortable."
Early Friday morning, CBS3 executive producer Paul Pozniak emailed Villanova sports information director Michael Sheridan, asking if one of his players might one to serve as guest sportscaster that night.