A-10 charter members Penn State , Pittsburgh , Rutgers , West Virginia , and Villanova played I-A football as independents while members of the A-10 in other sports . Villanova became a member of the Big East in 1980 with Pittsburgh following in 1982 . Temple joined the A-10 that year . Penn State joined the Big Ten in 1991 ( effectively in 1993 ) , and three A-10 members joined the Big East as football-only members : Rutgers , West Virginia , and Temple ( only Rutgers and West Virginia would later join the Big East as full members in 1995 )
Big East
Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Atlantic 10 Conference