The Villanova Wildcats football team hosted their media day today, looking forward to their week one matchup against Lehigh, their matchup against Temple at CenturyLink Field and the 2017 season ahead.

An agreement between the Colonial Athletic Association and CBS Sports Digital to stream a “Game of the Week” in each of the next two seasons will feature Villanova twice during the 2017 football season. The home game against Maine on October 7 and the road game at James Madison on October 14 will be available free of charge on College Sports Online (collegesportslive.com) and on the College Sports Live mobile app. A link to the broadcast will also be available on villanova.com.

Villanova is ranked No. 10 in the STATS FCS Preseason Top 25 released this afternoon. The Wildcats tallied 2,628 points in the opening poll.

Villanova officially began preparations for the 2017 football season on Friday morning with a spirited workout on the Villanova Stadium turf.

Villanova University senior safety Rob Rolle is one of 21 players named to the STATS FCS Buck Buchanan Award Watch List.

The Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) today announced the recipients of the inaugural Team Academic Excellence awards for the 2016-17 campaign.