BillsFever
07-10-2003, 09:59 PM
NEWARK, N.J -- Connecticut will become a full-time football member of the Big East Conference next year, and the league won't add any new schools before the 2005-06 season.
The decisions were made after meetings of presidents and athletic directors of the Big East's football playing schools.
"The group reaffirmed its commitment to remain a strong and highly competitive I-A conference,'' Big East commissioner Mike Tranghese said Thursday. "We formally moved up the timeline for integrating Connecticut into our schedules as one of the league's full-time playing members for the 2004 season.''
UConn football coach Randy Edsall said the move will help him recruit.
"Now we can tell kids that we are in the Big East Conference as of 2004; we're in a BCS conference and we have a chance to play for a conference championship,'' he said.
http://espn.go.com/ncf/news/2003/0710/1579072.html
The decisions were made after meetings of presidents and athletic directors of the Big East's football playing schools.
"The group reaffirmed its commitment to remain a strong and highly competitive I-A conference,'' Big East commissioner Mike Tranghese said Thursday. "We formally moved up the timeline for integrating Connecticut into our schedules as one of the league's full-time playing members for the 2004 season.''
UConn football coach Randy Edsall said the move will help him recruit.
"Now we can tell kids that we are in the Big East Conference as of 2004; we're in a BCS conference and we have a chance to play for a conference championship,'' he said.
http://espn.go.com/ncf/news/2003/0710/1579072.html