Villanova freshman Matthew Hodge has been ruled academically ineligible by the NCAA, and an initial waiver to change his eligibility status has been denied, leaving the school and Hodge with one last resort: an appeal,

Villanova is two games into their season, yet one of their basketball rookies has been left behind in a “frustrating” situation.

The NCAA Eligibility Center reviewed his transcripts from both his time in Belgium and the United States and ruled that Hodge was deficient in meeting its qualifier requirement

It was quite the productive day for Villanova, who steamrolled North Carolina A&T, 31-3, at home on Saturday. The No. 12 Wildcats (8-2, 4-1 CAA) accumulated 390 yards of total offense in the win, in contrast to just 169 from North Carolina A&T (1-9,

Expert recap and game analysis of the Villanova Wildcats vs. North Carolina A&T Aggies NCAAF game from November 9, 2024 on ESPN.

Ending the game without scoring a single touchdown the Aggies fall to the Villanova Wildcats on the road 31-3. The Wildcats struck first with an 18-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Connor Watkins to Jaykan Sanchez with 9:23 left in the first quarter.