What is the Big East Conference?
Q: What is the Big East Conference?
A: The Big East Conference is a college sports conference in the United States which sponsors many sports, but does not play football.
Q: When was the original Big East Conference founded?
A: The original Big East Conference was founded in 1979 as a basketball-focused league by a group of schools in the Eastern U.S.
Q: When did football become part of the league?
A: Football became part of the league in 1991.
Q: What led to years of conflict between schools that played top-level football and those that did not?
A: The addition of football to the league led to years of conflict between schools that played top-level football and those that did not.
Q: When did the original league split along football lines?
A: The original league split along football lines in July 2013.
Q: What is the name given to seven schools that do not play FBS (top-level) football?
A: The seven schools that do not play FBS (top-level) football are often called "the Catholic 7" because all are run by the Catholic Church.
Q: Which conferences claim pre-split history of old Big East?
A Both the current Big East and The American claim pre-split history of old Big East.
