Villanova QB Gets Extra Year in Court | Villanova Wildcats Basketball News

Villanova Wildcats Basketball News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 1, 2026 · 1m

Pat McQuaide, Villanova’s quarterback, just won a legal battle to play an extra college football season — thanks to a judge in Ohio who granted him a preliminary injunction. The NCAA initially denied his waiver, but the court sided with him, saying the rules unfairly hurt his college and pro prospects after COVID disrupted his high school recruiting and slowed his development at Kent State. His JUCO year also counts against him unfairly, he argues. Villanova is thrilled — they’ve kept a spot open for him as starter in 2026-27 — and this marks the first time a Villanova athlete has gone to…