Villanova off season chatter

[Gangtackle11]

Looks to be a top 10 preseason for the Wildcats. WP winner JR is back and that will make for another exciting offensive season. Runner-up Buchanan Award winner Don Cherry leads the defense.

Add what looks to be an above average recruiting class & expectations are high on the Main line.

Your comments?

[Gangtackle11]

Villanova:
9/3 @ Connecticut
9/12 @ Fordham
9/19 Delaware*
9/26 Pennsylvania
10/10 William & Mary*
10/17 @ Albany*
10/24 @ Towson*
10/31 Maine*
11/7 @ Rhode Island*
11/14 Richmond*
11/21 @ James Madison*

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Three tough games to open; FBS, quality OOC roadie, rival. Given how the season ended, the Wildcats should be extremely motivated for next year.

[dewey]

Besides Robertson and Cherry how many starters does Villanova have returning on each side of the ball?

Dewey

[Gangtackle11]

Besides Robertson and Cherry how many starters does Villanova have returning on each side of the ball?

Dewey

Last depth chart I could find was last regular season game vs. Delaware:

returning:
offense
QB: Robertson
RB: No (3rd back Gary Underwood returns)
WR: Burke, Gulyas
TE: No
OL: Seaton, Wallace,Prus

Defense (3-3-5)
DE: Paris, Kpassagnon
NT: No
LB: Cherry, Lucas * , Majors **
S: McCurry, McCann
CB:Ceneus, Reeves

* serious knee injury in Delaware game
** Started season redshirted due to injury


So to answer your question: 15 returning. A few reserves played significant time and will either step in or add depth.

You can't rely on freshman, but Nova brought in several 2 stars & at Rb a kid who turned down FBS Vanderbilt and the POY in Pennsylvania.

[PAllen]

File this under "where have I been?", but since when does Villanova not play Delaware on the last weekend of the season?

[KPSUL]

Nova may edge out UNH and JMU for preseason favorite to win the CAA, and ranked maybe 6 or 7 in the FCS.

[danefan]

File this under "where have I been?", but since when does Villanova not play Delaware on the last weekend of the season?


Rescheduled because the Pope is in Philly.

[tomq04]

Any chance Connecticut is looking for a QB to transfer in for 1 year?

[CFBfan]

Three tough games to open; FBS, quality OOC roadie, rival. Given how the season ended, the Wildcats should be extremely motivated for next year.

U Conn is beatable. Fordham is a good game not a tough game and U Del is an easy game