On Thursday, CBS Sports College Basketball Insider Jon Rothstein reported when the UConn Huskies men's basketball team will take on St. John's this season: A late January matchup at Madison Square Garden and an early March matchup in Connecticut.
On Saturday, Rothstein struck again, saying that UConn will visit Big East rival Villanova on Feb. 14, 2027.
If that strikes you as an interesting date, it is: It is both Valentine's Day and Super Bowl Sunday. And while that's an important date on the calendar, it likely won't lead to great television ratings and it could impact attendance as well, which would be a disappointment for the conference as a whole.
Regardless of how many people are there, or how many people watch, it's one of the biggest league games on the Huskies schedule.
Here's more of what you need to know:
About Villanova in 2025-26
The Wildcats aren't winning national championships like they did under Jay Wright, but they are still a very formidable opponent. They went 24-9 a season ago, and that included a 15-5 league record.
Villanova also earned a trip to the NCAA Tournament, getting beaten by Utah State in the Round of 64. This followed a difficult showing in the Big East Tournament, where they were upended by Georgetown in the tournament opener.
About Villanova-UConn in 2025-26
The Huskies won the late January meeting in Connecticut 75-67 in overtime before taking the late February matchup in Philadelphia 73-63.
UConn went onto finish second to St. John's in the regular season and also finished as the runner-up in the league tournament.
Of course, the Huskies earned a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament and advanced all the way to the national title game before losing to Michigan.
How about the outlook for the Huskies?
As usual, Hurley's team is expected to be very good, however, it's a different team than the one we saw a year ago. Alex Karaban and Tarris Reed Jr. are off to the NBA and Solo Ball is expected to miss the entire season with injury.
That means there will be three new starters for Hurley's team, which is expected to be led by guards Silas Demary Jr. and Braylon Mullins.
The season begins on Nov. 2 and then the Huskies will play one of the most difficult non-conference schedules we've ever seen. You can view that here. The full league schedule is not out yet.