THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- Tanzel Smart's Tulane Green Wave had a Week 2 matchup against Georgia Tech in 2014, so Smart watched Georgia Tech's game film from the prior season. One of their opponents was Pitt; a Pitt program led by a disruptive, all-world 3-technique named Aaron Donald, who registered a sack and six tackles for loss and consistently tore through Georgia Tech's offensive line like it was made of papier-mache.
"He’s a beast, man," Smart said of Donald. "I’ve never seen anything like it."
Smart will play in his first NFL game on Sunday, and it looks like he will do so in Donald's place.