Big East Football Looks To Add Two Teams Including Villanova

Big East will expand football membership

      PHILADELPHIA (AP) – The Big East conference has unanimously
agreed to expand the number of football-playing schools to 10. The
Big East made the announcement after Tuesday's board of directors
meeting in Philadelphia.
      Commissioner John Marinatto says potential expansion candidates
will start to be evaluated. The 16-member Big East has eight teams
playing football. The conference informed Villanova in September
that it wants to add them to the conference.
      The Wildcats currently play in the Colonial Athletic
Association. Villanova won the FCS national championship last year
and would move up to the Football Bowl Subdivision.
      Other potential ways of expansion include inviting programs
outside the conference to join them.
      
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