The Maine Black Bears face The Villanova Wildcats on Saturday in a week 8 FCS college football at Harold Alfond Sports Stadium at 12 p.m. ET. Villanova has won five of the last six games between the schools. Fagnano said the Black Bears can’t get caught up with the rankings or past history of the clubs. Watch Villanova vs Maine Live.
Maine, coming off its bye week with a 2-1 record, plays Villanova (1-1) at noon. The Wildcats are ranked 16th in all three national Football Championships Subdivision polls (Coaches poll, FCS Stats poll and Athlon FCS Power Poll) while Maine is unranked in the first two polls and ranked 22nd in the Athlon poll.
Through the first two games this season, Villanova has both averaged and allowed 26.5 ppg. The Wildcats opened up on March 6 with a 16-13 win over Stony Brook and lost to Rhode Island 40-37 in overtime when they last played on March 13. The Wildcats are averaging 210.5 passing yards per game, 205 rushing yards on offense.
The Villanova Wildcats who have played two games so far this year winning one of the games. In the first game, Villanova beat Stony Brook 16-13 but in the last game against Rhode Island, Villanova lost 40-37 in overtime.
Villanova vs Maine Game Information
Date: Saturday, April 3
Game Time: 12:00 ET
Network: ESPN+
Live Stream: Watch Here
Villanova vs Maine FCS Game Preview
The Maine Black Bears will host the Villanova Wildcats on Saturday in a CAA match-up. These teams last met on September September 28, 2019, and Villanova won 33-17 at home.
The Black Bears always talk about balance and they’re slowly achieving it this year. Maine is passing for 186.7 yards per game and rushing for 115 yards. Look for Maine to try to establish a run game early, but also take shots deep against Villanova’s secondary. Elijah Barnwell and Freddie Brock have emerged as the leaders in Maine’s running game, though QB Joe Fagnano is dangerous as well and presents another problem for the defense with his ability to take off.
Villanova Wildcats vs Maine Black Bears FCS Live Stream
The game is part of the division’s one-time-only spring season, that was rescheduled after most FCS games were canceled or postponed due to Covid-19 last fall. The game will be broadcast exclusively on ESPN+
The game (12 p.m. ET start time) won’t be on TV, but anyone in the US can watch Villanova vs Maine football live on ESPN+ right here:
The viewership for the warm-up matches is a lot less, yet several fans like to watch FCS Spring Football 2021 warm matches on live stream channels. A lot of networks are showing the live coverage of the FCS Spring Football 2021 Week 5 match. Fast internet and an excellent data pack are the requirements if you want to watch the match.
