▁games ▁would ▁follow ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 8 , ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Coast ▁Conference ▁announced ▁that ▁Big ▁East ▁Conference ▁main st ays ▁Pitts burgh ▁and ▁Sy rac use ▁had ▁been ▁officially ▁accepted ▁as ▁the ▁conference ' s ▁ 1 3 th ▁and ▁ 1 4 th ▁members . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁the ▁two ▁schools ' ▁departure ▁date ▁was ▁uncertain , ▁as ▁Big ▁East ▁byla ws ▁require ▁a ▁ 2 7 - month ▁notice ▁period ▁for ▁depart ing ▁members . ▁The ▁earliest ▁that ▁Pitt ▁and ▁Sy rac use ▁could ▁join ▁the ▁A CC , ▁bar ring ▁other ▁develop ments , ▁was ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 6 , ▁the ▁S out he astern ▁Conference ▁announced ▁that ▁Texas ▁A & M ▁would ▁leave ▁the ▁Big ▁ 1 2 ▁Conference ▁and ▁become ▁the ▁league ' s ▁ 1 3 th ▁member ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁Missouri ▁also ▁announced ▁plans ▁to ▁depart ▁the ▁Big ▁ 1 2 ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁SE C ▁on ▁November ▁ 6 , ▁bringing ▁SE C ▁conference ▁membership ▁to ▁ 1 4 ▁schools . ▁ ▁F acing ▁the ▁im min ent ▁loss ▁of ▁four ▁members , ▁the ▁Big ▁ 1 2 ▁announced ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁T C U ▁from ▁the ▁Mountain ▁West ▁Conference ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 0 . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁Big ▁ 1 2 , ▁T C U ▁had ▁to ▁ren ege ▁on ▁an ▁agreement ▁it ▁had ▁made ▁less ▁than