“The problem that we’re having now is that the class that just graduated and the class before them did most of the playing for the last three years.” – Andy Talley Athlon Magazine has the Wildcats ranked 17th in their 2011 Preseason FCS Top 25, but Villanova is entering a year that can only...
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Collin O’Connor of Sportshaze.com reports that based on the latest ESPNU Top 150 player rankings, Villanova currently has the second highest 2012 class ranking, trailing only Indiana. Villanova has three top 150 recruits. “Daniel Ochefu can do just about anything inside and can even step back to make the 15 foot jump shot when...
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Graduating Senior Antonio Pena has signed with the club Metros de Santiago in the Dominican Republic.
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Villanova football tight-end Chris Farmer talks to ClassActSports.com about Colts’ OL Ben Ijalana, his poker career and his unique talent of being able to juggle while speaking Russian. Terrence Thomas, Villanova’s star linebacker for the past four seasons, also made a video recently. In it he talks about the 2009 NCAA Championship Ring he...
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For those following the JayVaughn Pinkston criminal matter closely, a trial on his criminal charges was originally scheduled for May 25, 2011 (yesterday). According to the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, however, a continuance was granted and Pinkston’s case will not be heard by the court until at least July 27. Judge Thomas...
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For the first time in the history of Villanova’s Men’s lacrosse program the team can lay claim to a first-team All-America selection. Brian Karalunas, a long-pole midfielder, was recognized by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association for the third time (he was previously named to the Honorable Mention team). He has also been the...
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Despite having the second-worst APR score of any BCS conference program on-board (UConn), the Big East basketball schools had the third-best conference APR in that group. The SEC had the worst performance of the bunch, while the Big Ten schools lead the power-conference pack with a 966 average. The ACC’s 961 narrowly bested the...
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ESPN has released their updated rankings for this year’s rising seniors- the Class of 2012. For Villanova’s recruits, Jay Wright is seeing another high caliber cast set to come to the Main Line in the Autumn of 2012. Daniel Ochefu comes in at #21. Point Guard Ryan Arcidiacono from Neshaminy slips in at #35....
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Last week we mentioned that we had confirmation on this upcoming season’s matchup with Missouri in the Jimmy V Classic. Today, ESPN released that the double header will take place at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday December 6th. Tipoff is slated for 7p ET. Marquette will take on Washington in the second game of...
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Following up on our initial report of Villanova Basketball’s Summer Tour of Europe, the school has issued the following release. It notes that in addition to playing three games in Amsterdam against the National Teams of Israel, Georgia, and the Netherlands, they will play another pair of exhibitions in France & Luxembourg for a...
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