Villanova To Play In 2012 Big East/SEC Challenge

The schedule has been released for the second annual Big East/SEC Challenge has been released. Matt Rutherford from SB Nation has the scoop:

The event will take place from Thursday, Nov. 29 through Saturday, Dec. 1. All 12 games will be played at campus sites, with six teams from each conference playing host. Every contest will be televised on either ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU.

The Villanova Wildcats did not participate in 2011, but are scheduled to play in 2012. The Big East won eight of the 12 games last year.

The full schedule for the 2012 event is as follows:

Thurs., Nov. 29

Kentucky at Notre Dame
Marquette at Florida
South Carolina at St. John's
Seton Hall at LSU

Fri., Nov. 30

Syracuse at Arkansas
Tennessee at Georgetown
DePaul at Auburn
Georgia at South Florida

Sat., Dec. 1

Alabama at Cincinnati
Villanova at Vanderbilt
Mississippi State at Providence
Rutgers at Mississippi

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