Villanova football is just under a month away from opening its inaugural season in the Patriot League, and Thursday, July 30 marked its first practice of the preseason. The program is joining the Patriot League after departing the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) after 19 seasons, which ended with a run to the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) semifinals for the first time since 2010. Villanova made the move for geographical, academic an…