WXVU Sports Director David Szczepanski alongside Stephen Cain host the inaugural episode of Villanova Sports Talk, taking a look at the Villanova sporting scene as a whole, including the Wildcats' Football season, and the start of the Men's and Women's Basketball seasons, in an easy-to-digest, 30 minute discussion.

Tune in Thursdays to WXVU at Noon for Villanova Sports Talk, or listen on demand on our podcast feed.

On today's Morning Roar:

How do you feel about socks in bed?  And What would you value more that is passed on to you by a loved one? 

The long-awaited Hoops Mania is Saturday. To talk about this year’s Hoops Mania The Nation’s President, Ryan Tuthill, joined us.

In Sports, we gave you your Villanova sports update for the upcoming weekend, updated you on the MLB playoffs, and looked ahead to NFL week 7.

Sports Fanatic with Aubrey Bowles is a sports talk show about college and professional sports. In the fall, it will mainly cover football, soccer, and football, but basketball, swimming, and track will be talked about in the winter. Weekly updates will be given about sports in the college and professional world. The show will also include interviews from the Villanova athletes, talking about their own experience of being a student-athlete.

Sports Fanatic with Aubrey Bowles is a sports talk show about college and professional sports. In the fall, it will mainly cover football, soccer, and football, but basketball, swimming, and track will be talked about in the winter. Weekly updates will be given about sports in the college and professional world. The show will also include interviews from the Villanova athletes, talking about their own experience of being a student-athlete.

It's the last episode of the Morning Roar before Villanova's Fall Break!

Chris and Nick commandeered the show this week, and pondered if you should you be using your phone while in the bathroom? And how effective are online dating sites for long term commitment?

Cat Coyle joined us today as for an interview in her experience as the new Assistant Director for Media Programs in the Office of Student Involvement.

In Sports, we gave you your Villanova sports update for the upcoming weekend, discussed the baseball playoffs, and looked at NFL Week 5.

Here’s what Chris, Becky, Nick, and Taleen covered on the last edition of the Morning Roar for the month of September!

What is the worst possible gift you could give someone?  And how many notifications do you get on your phone per day? 

The annual St. Thomas of Villanova Day of Service is held on September 30. To talk about this year’s Day of Service and the longstanding tradition, the Day of Service Co-Chairs Cian Ryan and Meghan Chegwidden joined us.

We got to the heart of the matter in our twitter poll question - how do you use your toilet paper?

In Sports, we gave you your Villanova sports update for the upcoming weekend, took a look at the NFL, and broke down the big NBA trade that happened this past week. 

Villanova opened CAA conference play in resounding fashion, improving to 3-1 overall with a 35-9 win over Rhode Island. Patrick Scanlon, Stephen Cain, and Aubrey Bowles had coverage live from Villanova Stadium on Family Weekend!

Chris, Becky, Mike, and Taleen reconvened for an eventful episode of the Morning Roar.

It was the day before the Autumnal Equinox, and as such, we discussed Pumpkin Spice season. Fall was also the subject of our Twitter poll question.

This episode of the Morning Roar is part of the annual World College Radio Day marathon! The crew discussed what college radio means to each of them.

Our special guests, Simon Brooks and Aldo Camacho, came by to talk about the Sustainable Engineering program, and the Office of Sustainability, and its efforts at Villanova.

We covered the potentially soggy Family Weekend football matchup for the Wildcats, and highlighted all of the fun things going on campus for Family Weekend!

In a special WXVU broadcast, Patrick Scanlon had the call of Villanova Football's FBS matchup against UCF, live from FBC Mortgage Stadium in Orlando! The 'Cats fell to the Knights, 48-14.

From the WXVU studio, Stephen Cain and Aidan McGovern provided pre-game, half-time, and post-game coverage.

Chris, Becky, and Nick gathered on a crisp September morning to discuss whether video games need to be reframed, and if you'd really want to have an AI boss at work.

In our Twitter poll question, we asked you for your go-to laugh emoji.

Ahead of Villanova's Family Weekend, which starts next Friday, September 22, and runs through September 24, Carita Geib, the Director of Parent and Family Relations at Villanova and, JJ Brown the Director for the Office of Student Involvement, came by to preview what's in store for us!

We also previewed the Villanova Football FBS matchup at UCF tomorrow.