#1 again, Villanova will have a target on its back for the Big East season

Huuuuuuuuuump Daaaaaaaaay! Forgive us for taking Christmas, and more importantly Boxing Day off. The rest did yours truly some good and now I’m back, refreshed, and ready to steamroll the Big East.

That journey begins tonight at lowly DePaul with a fairly quick turnaround at Butler. ‘Nova putting out a statement with a 2-0 road trip while the rest of the conference beats up on each other as usual would be a nice start.

And now, the “news.”

For Villanova, Big East basketball exams about to start | Philly.com
From top to bottom, the Big East might be the toughest conference in the nation. Play will begin Wednesday.

Villanova Football’s Kyle McCloskey Transferring to Play Basketball at Penn State | State College
Villanova's loss is Penn State's gain, in completely different sports.

Long Island Homecoming for Villanova’s Jay Wright | Long Island Press
Jay Wright was using words like strange and unusual as he prepared his top-ranked Villanova men’s basketball team to play against his beloved Hofstra, the school that gave him his first job as a head coach in 1994.

Holiday Bracketology!: Villanova headlines Field of 68 | NBC Sports
It's never too early for brackets!

Villanova Students Experiment With Growing Food On Mars | CBS Philly
Still no word on what planet Mikal Bridges originated from, however.