Category: Villanova Wildcats
Villanova TE Sherry: Call From Bengals Head Coach the "best phone call he's ever had"
The last Villanova football player to be taken in the NFL draft was Brian Westbrook. That was 6 years ago. So how did that work out?
Yesterday, tight end Matt Sherry went to the Cincinnati Bengals with the last pick in the sixth round, No. 207 overal… more »
Villanova TE Matt Sherry Goes to NFL's Bengals
EAST PROVIDENCE — The NFL Draft was moving toward the end of the sixth round when the phone finally rang in the Sherry house on Greenwood Avenue.
On the line was Sean Payton, coach of the New Orleans Saints.
“I thought that was it,” Matt Sherry sa… more »
Patriot And Ivy Leagues Top NCAA Academic Performance List
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Kansas and North Carolina are regulars at the top of college basketball polls. They were recognized on another list Thursday.
The men's teams at the two national powers, which met in the Final Four earlier this month, were includ… more »
CAA Football in Growth Spurt
ODU, Georgia State will lead to nation's only 14-team league, says CAA commissioner Tom Yeager in this interview with the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
The Colonial Athletic Association tried for years to put together a football league.
Finally, a yea… more »
CAA Spring Football Blog: April 16th
CAASports.com plans to follow the 2008 spring action which leads up the to the second year of CAA Football. Various student-athletes will be contributing to the second edition of the CAASports.com Spring Football Blog throughout the offseason. Log on ea… more »
CAA Football Blog: April 9th
CAASports.com plans to follow the 2008 spring action which leads up the to the second year of CAA Football. Various student-athletes will be contributing to the second edition of the CAASports.com Spring Football Blog throughout the offseason. Log on ea… more »
CAA Spring Football Blog: April 2nd
CAASports.com plans to follow the 2008 spring action which leads up the to the second year of CAA Football. Various student-athletes will be contributing to the second edition of the CAASports.com Spring Football Blog throughout the offseason to give re… more »
Delaware Fans Hate Villanova, Except In...
Blue Hen fans hate everything about Villanova... except maybe when an unsung Villanova team makes the Sweet 16 in basketball. This article talks a little bit about the sheer hatred the two schools have for one another in football that gets put on the b… more »
Towson's Poist Makes Carroll County HOF
It took verve and boldness for former Towson DE Bob Poist to take a shot at the NFL. Not to mention a zeal for hitting the quarterback.
Yet, the former South Carroll football star lacked timing during his unsuccessful bid to make the Washington Redsk… more »
AF2's Albany Conquest Signs Four FCS Veterans
ALBANY, NY - The Albany Conquest announced today that former UAlbany starter Jacob Hobbs (OL/DL), along with returning players Clarence Curry (DB, Villanova), Markus Ferguson (OL/DL, Liberty) and Ed Greene (OL/DL, Hofstra) have been assigned to the Conq… more »
Kennedy High DL/LB Picks Villanova
Delano Ferguson knew the deluge of recruiting calls from college football programs was coming. The senior had led Kennedy High’s football team in sacks for the past two seasons, and had watched his teammate from the year before, Chimso Okoji, navigate a… more »
DFL Announces Five Players As Draft-Eligible
LOS ANGELES, CA -- The Developmental Football League announced the placement of the first five players selected to be eligible for the DFL Draft to be held June 16-17, 2008. The players named today are the beginning of a steady stream to be revealed th… more »
Two CAA Alumni To Take Part In NFL Pro Bowl
Richmond, Va. -- Former William and Mary defensive back Darren Sharper and Villanova running back Brian Westbrook will be representing CAA Football in Sunday's NFL Pro Bowl.
Sharper, currently a defensive back for the Minnesota Vikings, and Westbro… more »
Villanova Hopes Latest Class Can Match Last Year's
Villanova football coach Andy Talley received 15 signed letters of intent yesterday from high school seniors with the hope that many of them can contribute quickly.
Nine of the 16 players who signed letters of intent a year ago were on the team's two… more »
San Diego area Recruits Find Homes at FCS Schools
These California recruits - nine in all - made their college choices on both the East and West coasts.
It's hard to find a high school football player who doesn't at some point dream of playing at the next level.
Bonita Vista's Kyle Kmet was one.… more »