Time is winding down for Villanova to answer the question of whether the school will join the Football Bowl Subdivision - and by extension the Big East in football. A letter from school president Father Peter Donohue addressed to fans and alumni revealed the school is within four months of reaching a conclusion. The Board of Trustees is scheduled to meet in April of 2011, at which time they will announce its decision.It will have arrived at that decision thanks to an extensive open-ended process involving studies and wide-ranging discussions with invested parties. However open the process, it is anticipated in advance that the school will decline the Big East's invitation to become the 10th football member of the 17-school conference. Villanova currently is a member of the Big East in all sports except football. The Wildcats are defending FCS national champions and compete in the Colonial Athletic Association in that sport.
The Big East recently accepted TCU as a member in all sports effective in 2012, bringing the conference's football membership to nine schools. The conference had previously announced plans to expand to 10 football schools, with speculation that it would consider adding schools like Villanova, Central Florida, Memphis or former member Temple. TCU was a surprise addition, while Villanova has had an outstanding invitation.
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