Holy Cross football will have a new Patriot League foe in 2026. Villanova will join the PL as an associate member for football beginning in the 2026 season. “It’s super exciting,” Holy Cross coach Dan ...

Villanova will leave the Coastal Athletic Association — its home football conference for the last 18 seasons — and join the Patriot League beginning in 2026, the school announced Thursday morning.

In a Patriot League release issued Thursday morning, the league announced that Villanova would be Pennsylvania’s fourth school in the Patriot League and its 10th football-playing member overall as of ...

Villanova will join Patriot League charter members Bucknell, Colgate, Holy Cross, Lafayette and Lehigh, along with associate members Fordham, Georgetown, Richmond and William & Mary.

Villanova University will join the Patriot League for football in the 2026 season, part of a wave of league expansion that ...

Villanova also won its only FCS national championship during its stint in the conference, defeating Montana in 2009. Villanova Football set to join the Patriot League in 2026 🏈 🔗: https://t ...

Villanova and the Patriot League announced Thursday that the Wildcats were also affiliating for football. William & Mary joined in April.

Villanova becomes the third CAA program to announce their intention to join the Patriot League. Richmond will begin playing a PL schedule in 2025 while WIlliam & Mary is scheduled to begin league ...

Villanova announced plans to join the Patriot League as an associate member following the 2025 season. The Wildcats become the third former CAA program to join the Patriot League, joining Richmond ...

Villanova University will become the 10th football team in the Patriot League in 2026, the third addition to the league since last May. Conference officials announced the addition of Villanova as ...