Of these conferences , the only ones that sponsor FBS football are the MAC and the Sun Belt . All other FBS conferences , as well as the Atlantic 10 Conference ( which has not sponsored football at all since 2006 ) , have been excluded from the ''Collegeinsider.com '' list of " mid-majors " throughout the award 's history . Following major conference realignment that peaked in 2013 , the WAC , which dropped football after the 2012 season , was added to the eligible list , while both offshoots of the original Big East Conference — the FBS American Athletic Conference and the new non-football Big East — were excluded from eligibility < ! -- Deleted image removed :
original Big East Conference
Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Hugh Durham Award