Sports Illustrated wonders if Jalen Brunson is ready to lead Villanova

TGIF, ‘Nova Nation! Quite the doozy of a read from Sports Illustrated this morning, where they pontificate that your Villanova Wildcats are in fact quite #good, but they wonder if Jalen Brunson is up to the task of leading this group. Because without him, the Big East reign may end.

If Villanova’s success is depedent on Jalen Brunson, show me to my nearest sportsbook.

And now, the “news.”

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