Wildcats to Open Exhibition Slate at Rutgers

A new basketball season begins Sunday for the Wildcats, who will make the 58-mile east on the Pennsylvania Turnpike and north on the New Jersey Turnpike to meet Rutgers in the first of three exhibition matchups in 2026-27. Tip-off is set for just after 1 p.m. at Jersey Mike’s Arena, formerly known as the ‘RAC’ (Rutgers Athletic Center). The game will be streamed on Big Ten +. Big 10 + sits behind a paywall but viewers can see the bottom of this story for a special offer connected to this game. Villanova begins its second season under head coach Kevin…