Representatives from the seven Catholic affiliated institutions who do not field Division I football programs made their feelings known on Saturday, sending notice to the Big East that they intend to depart the conference.
Engineering their exits will be Georgetown, Villanova, St. John's, Providence, Marquette, DePaul, Seton Hall.
“The basketball institutions have notified us that they plan to
withdraw from the BIG EAST Conference," said conference Commissioner Mike Aresco in a vague Saturday statement. "The membership recognizes their
contributions over the long distinguished history of the BIG EAST. The
13 members of the Conference are confident and united regarding our
collective future. We have a strong Conference with respected national
universities, and are working together to forge the future. We have a
variety of options, and are looking forward with great partnership,
collegiality and optimism.”
Georgetown, Providence, St. John's and Seton Hall were charter members of the Big East for its 1979 inception. Villanova joined one year later, while Marquette and DePaul were added in 2005.
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