Seven of Xavier's initially scheduled 20 Big East games have now gone by the boards. A 20 day break wasn't enough to rid the program of the Covid issues that have now irreparably damaged the season. With the cancellation of this Villanova game the Musketeers will now be off until at least the 11th of February, when they are slated to take on DePaul.
It's obvious at this point that there is some sort of breach in Xavier's protocols. Players and tier one personnel are either not being careful enough themselves or are having consistent contact with people who aren't.