The Big East released its home-and-away football schedules for the 2013 season on Tuesday, and most notably, the league has departing members Rutgers and Louisville taking trips to Boise State.
The 2013 season will be the first to feature a 12-team Big East format and two divisions, with new members Boise State, San Diego State, UCF, SMU, Houston and Memphis. But it is another lame-duck year for the conference, because Rutgers and Louisville have announced intentions to join other leagues -- Rutgers to the Big Ten, and Louisville to the ACC.
Their departure dates are up in the air, pending a resolution with the league. Rutgers already has filed a lawsuit against the Big East to get out of the required 27-month waiting period.
Among the other notable highlights of next season's conference schedule:
• Cincinnati and SMU take trips to both sides of the country for games against San Diego State and South Florida. USF and UCF do not have to take a trip out West, as neither plays at Boise State or San Diego State.
• Boise State gets Houston, Louisville, Memphis and Rutgers at home, but must travel to Cincinnati, San Diego State, SMU and Temple. That gives the Broncos two trips into the Eastern time zone.
• As for Louisville -- again expected to be the preseason favorite -- the Cardinals get UCF, Memphis and San Diego State at home. Rutgers must play at Boise State and Louisville, while Memphis is the only other school that must play those two teams on the road.
"Our new home-and-away matchups for football in 2013 will create an exciting, competitive, and compelling season, culminating in our first-ever Big East Championship Game," conference commissioner Mike Aresco said in a statement.
The home/away breakdown of the Big East schedule:
East Division
UCF
Home: UConn, Houston, Rutgers, USF. Away: Cincinnati, Louisville, SMU, Temple
Cincinnati
Home: Boise State, UCF, UConn, Louisville. Away: Memphis, Rutgers, San Diego State, USF
UConn
Home: Louisville, Rutgers, San Diego State, USF. Away: UCF, Cincinnati, SMU, Temple
Louisville
Home: UCF, Memphis, Rutgers, San Diego State. Away: Boise State, Cincinnati, UConn, USF
Rutgers
Home: Cincinnati, Houston, USF, Temple. Away: Boise State, UCF, UConn, Louisville
USF
Home: Cincinnati, Louisville, Memphis, SMU. Away: UCF, UConn, Houston, Rutgers
West Division
Boise State
Home: Houston, Louisville, Memphis, Rutgers. Away: Cincinnati, San Diego State, SMU, Temple
Houston
Home: Memphis, San Diego State, SMU, USF. Away: Boise State, UCF, Rutgers, Temple
Memphis
Home: Cincinnati, San Diego State, SMU, Temple. Away: Boise State, Houston, Louisville, USF
San Diego State
Home: Boise State, Cincinnati, SMU, Temple. Away: UConn, Houston, Louisville, Memphis
SMU
Home: Boise State, UCF, UConn, Temple. Away: Houston, Memphis, San Diego State, USF
Temple
Home: Boise State, Houston, UCF, UConn. Away: Memphis, Rutgers, San Diego State, SMU
ESPN college football reporter Brett McMurphy contributed to this report.