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Jay Wright on COVID-19 and Possibility of NCAA Adding 5th Year of Eligibility

Tucked away just 12 miles west of Philadelphia is perhaps one of the most scenic campuses in the country in Villanova University. We sat down with Villanova men's basketball coach Jay Wright to discuss a litany of topics no one expected to address when the season began. Instead of speaking with the NCAA Coach of the Decade about another possible deep run into March, we discussed the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the close-knit community of Villanova and its effect beyond the cancellation of the greatest tournament in the world.

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf ordered a self-enforced statewide shutdown on March 16 to help combat the spread of COVID-19.