Matt Szczur stood in the backfield and awaited the direct snap. Villanova was aligned in the Wildcat formation, one tailored to Szczur’s skills and one that Villanova Head Coach Andy Talley says Szczur plays better than Brian Westbrook did when he was a… more »

PHILADELPHIA -- Nick Kray arrived at Eastern Illinois seven years ago as a preferred walk-on defensive lineman. One red-shirt season and four years playing later, Kray transitioned to a defensive quality control coach with the Panthers for the 2008 seas… more »

Three contests against 2009 Football Championship Subdivision playoff teams, including defending national champion Villanova, highlight Lehigh University's 2010 schedule. The Mountain Hawks open Sept. 4 against Drake in Des Moines, Iowa. Lehigh defea… more »

Football or baseball? The NFL or the Big Leagues? Villanova University junior Matt Szczur knows he’s lucky to wrestle with those choices. The sky is the limit for the Maxwell Football Club’s Tri-State Player of the Year honored Friday at Harrah’s… more »

Villanova linebacker Osayi Osunde, the 2009 CAA Football Student-Athlete of the Year, headlines a list of 106 CAA Football Academic All-Conference honorees for the 2009 season. Osunde, who maintains a 3.959 grade point average and is working towards… more »

A meeting with the commissioner addresses travel concerns for four New England schools. Tom Yeager, the Colonial Athletic Association commissioner, traveled to Boston this week to bridge the gap with the athletic directors at the universities of Main… more »

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - So what chance does Villanova have to repeat as the Football Championship Subdivision champion next season? A great one, according to Wildcats safety Ross Ventrone. "I don't see any team in the future being better than this te… more »

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. —— Little did anyone realize that when Scottie Reynolds hit that layup against Pittsburgh last March to put Villanova in the Final Four, it was only the beginning of what has turned out to be a spectacular 2009 for the Wildcats. As… more »

VILLANOVA — If you were looking for a hip, happening hotspot where you could watch the Villanova football team take on the Montana Grizzlies in Friday night’s FCS championship game, well, Villanova, itself, wasn’t that place. The combination of the l… more »

Wildcats Knock Off Undefeated Montana, 23-21, In Title Game Junior wide receiver Matt Szczur (Erma, N.J.) rushed for a career-high 159 yards and carried No. 2 seed Villanova (14-1) to its first national championship on Friday night in front of 14,… more »

Montana's perfect season ended in Chattanooga at the hands of Villanova, 23-21. The win marks the Wildcats' first NCAA FCS football title. The Griz led 14-9 at halftime, but 'Nova shut down the Montana offense in the second half, limiting the Griz to… more »

Villanova 23, Montana 21. Excellent NCAA coverage of their top football championship game. NOTES BY THE NUMBERS 1 - FCS Football National Championships won by Villanova 5 - FCS National Championships won by the Colonial Athletic Association s… more »

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Andy Talley thought he had just the perfect plan to get second-seeded Villanova in the right frame of mind for tonight's FCS showdown with top-seeded Montana at Finley Stadium. Talley wanted to take the Wildcats to see the movie,… more »

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - A quarter-century ago, before he'd ever coached in his first football game at Villanova, Andy Talley got a championship ring. It was given to him by Rollie Massimino, after his Wildcats shocked the college basketball world by winnin… more »

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – It’s almost certainly going to be wet and it could be wild Friday, when Montana takes on Villanova in the NCAA Division I Football Championship at Finley Stadium. To the matchups of a frenzied Villanova defense against the Grizzl… more »