The Big East presidents were probably prepared for at least one more defection. They might have even been prepared for it to be TCU that left them. None of that changes the fact that the latest departure knocks the Big East football conference down to just 6 active members. Those six can possibly still...
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Andy Katz is going through each conference in Division I basketball and rating the difficulty of the non-conference schedules put together by each school. He reviewed each school’s opponents and then gave them a rating on a scale of one through ten for the level of difficulty presented. The toughest schedule belonged to St....
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(Updated 7:30p) This morning, while you were drinking your coffee, Dallas Ouano had surgery to repair a torn medial meniscus ligament in his right knee. The senior walk-on had surgery performed on his knee and will begin rehab after a brief period of rest. The procedure, performed by Villanova team orthopedic surgeon Dr. Rob...
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Corey Stokes will be joining BBC Bayreuth of the German basketball bundesliga in time for Oktoberfest. Last season’s Pro A (second division) champions were working out Kelvin Torbert, a former Michigan State guard, on a four-week trial before ultimately deciding to bring in Stokes just prior to the start of their season. Torbert was...
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In last night’s “Schuylkill Showdown,” which headlined two of Philly’s best win-less college football teams, Villanova (1-3) finally won for the first time since its playoff loss to Eastern Washington on December 17. They outlasted Penn (0-2) by a final score of 30-21. The loss marked the Quakers tenth straight to the Cats in...
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Villanova issued the following statement about the happenings in the Big East: Villanova University will never waver from its pursuit of excellence. Part of that pursuit is a firm commitment to furthering its current position as a premier athletic program. As a long-standing member of the Big East, we are fully aware of the...
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The New York Post reported today that “legendary coach Rollie Massimino is resting comfortably in a Philadelphia hospital after recent surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his chest. Massimino, 76, who led Villanova to the 1985 NCAA championship in one of the greatest title games ever played, is said to be in excellent...
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For those Nova fanatics looking for something to read to fill the void between now and the kickoff against Towson at 7 p.m., I recommend Brian’s game preview, “A Feline Football Fracas.” If its basketball you want, I remind you that your wait is almost over. Mike’s Countdown to the First Practice shot clock...
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Small Crowd & Thumping By Owls A Cause for Reflection? … The DelcoTimes writes, “Minutes before kickoff Thursday at the Linc, the first and most important warning signal had to have hit the football people of Villanova. By halftime of a 42-7 loss to Temple, the rest of them had to have stung, too....
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In the big story of the week, Brian reported on Saturday that “Savon Goodman, who had previously given his verbal commitment to play for Villanova, has reopened his recruitment and will listen to offers from other schools. Philly.com reports, ” Goodman must have had some serious second thoughts. He decommitted from...
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