The Gold Mine: 49ers won't pursue Big East

One of the big unanswered questions about Charlotte’s startup football program is which conference the 49ers might end up in when they move up to the NCAA’s Football Bowl Subdivision level (formerly I-A). It apparently won’t be the Big East . … The Big East — which announced no timetable for the expansion — is reportedly already considering Villanova, a basketball member and the reigning national FCS football champion . Other possiblities for the league have been …

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The Gold Mine: 49ers won't pursue Big East