{"id":33856,"date":"2026-07-07T01:46:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T05:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/a-fresh-start-to-2026-one-that-begins-at-the-shore\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T01:46:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T05:46:26","slug":"a-fresh-start-to-2026-one-that-begins-at-the-shore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/a-fresh-start-to-2026-one-that-begins-at-the-shore\/","title":{"rendered":"A Fresh Start to 2026. One That Begins at the\u00a0Shore."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n <\/p>\n<p class=\"categories\">College\u2022More PHL\u2022News\u2022Unique Columns<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Eagles will not be the only Philadelphia-area football team preparing for a 2026 campaign at Training Camp in the shadow of Philadelphia\u2019s Semiquincentennial <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverphl.com\/blog-post\/philadelphia-2026\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">Celebration<\/a>. One difference\u200a\u2014\u200ahowever\u200a\u2014\u200ais that for the 2026 Villanova Football Team will once again be preparing for the 2026 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/villanova.com\/news\/2026\/7\/1\/villanova-football-officially-joins-patriot-league-on-july-1.aspx\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">Campaign<\/a> at Ocean City\u2018s Carey Stadium.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another big difference is that while the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TJcHQrnSVX8&amp;t=564\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">Eagles<\/a> are looking to fix everything that went wrong at the end of the 2026 season\u200a\u2014\u200a<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/2026-villanova-football-preview-wildcats-175507938.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">Villanova<\/a> Football will look to build on one of the finest seasons in recent memory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite a 2025 FCS Semi-Final Loss to Illinois last December\u200a\u2014\u200athe team completed one of the deepest runs by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/villanova.com\/news\/2025\/12\/20\/football-magical-season-and-playoff-run-for-villanova-ends-in-semifinal-loss-to-illinois-state.aspx\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">Villanova<\/a> Football in years. Last year\u2019s season ended in the FCS Playoff <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/recap?gameId=401833990\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">Semifinals<\/a> with a 30\u201314 home loss to #2 Illinois. The Wildcats <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/villanova.com\/news\/2025\/11\/29\/football-wildcats-open-playoff-run-with-52-7-victory-over-harvard.aspx\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">defeated<\/a> Harvard and Lehigh in Rounds 1 and 2 respectively. In the quarterfinals\u200a\u2014\u200aVillanova completed the comeback 26\u201321 against #4 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/villanova.com\/news\/2025\/12\/13\/football-wildcats-rally-and-advance-defeat-4-tarleton-state-26-21-to-reach-playoff-semifinal.aspx\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">Tarleton<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Photo Courtesy of Wiki Commons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some years before COVID-19\u200a\u2014\u200aa tradition started for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/247sports.com\/college\/villanova\/article\/villanova-football-in-ocean-city-252798915\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">Villanova football that continues to this day\u200a\u2014\u200autilizing the Ocean City High School Fields<\/a> and facilities for training camp against the backdrop of the Jersey shore, the cool breeze, and the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/coasterpedia.net\/wiki\/Giant_Wheel_%28Gillian%27s_Wonderland_Pier;_opened_1989%29\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">towering Ferris wheel of Gillian\u2019s Wonderland Pier<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Wildcats will once again be <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/oceancityvacation.com\/shopping\/boardwalk\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\"><strong>returning<\/strong><\/a><strong> to Carey Stadium in Ocean City this August 10:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/villanova.com\/news\/2019\/8\/9\/villanova-football-to-hold-open-practice-in-ocean-city.aspx\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\"><strong>Autograph<\/strong><\/a><strong> Sessions are also scheduled on the Ocean City Music Pier located on the OC Boardwalk.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:10px\">Discover more from Philadelphia Sports Nation<\/h3>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:15px\">Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"single-tags\">Tags: Gillian&#8217;s Wonderland Pier Ocean City Ocean City New Jersey Villanova Football Villanova Wildcats <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"categories single-categories\">Categorized:College More PHL News Unique Columns<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>College\u2022More PHL\u2022News\u2022Unique Columns The Eagles will not be the only Philadelphia-area football team preparing for a 2026 campaign at Training Camp in the shadow of Philadelphia\u2019s Semiquincentennial Celebration. One difference\u200a\u2014\u200ahowever\u200a\u2014\u200ais that for the 2026 Villanova Football Team will once again be preparing for the 2026 Campaign at Ocean City\u2018s Carey Stadium. 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