After years, Temple will rejoin the Big East for all sports during a two-year span.
The Owls are back in the Big East Conference.
After the football team exited the Big East in 2004 after originally being voted out of the conference in 2001 due to a lack of competitiveness on the field and funding off the field, the team will return in 2012 while Temple’s 21 other sports will join it in 2013, Big East commissioner John Marinatto announced last Wednesday, March 7, at Madison Square Garden.…
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Big East expansion might mean big opportunity for Owls
…Athletic programs look to join Big East Conference and for Temple it may prove to be a good move.
The presidents and chancellors of the 14 remaining Big East members have authorized Commissioner John Marinatto to add enough schools to form a 12-team football league, according to reports from various media outlets.