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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Statements from West Virginia University football coach Bill Stewart and Director of Athletics Ed Pastilong on the Big East Conference:

BILL STEWART

It's important for me to clarify comments about conference reshuffling that I included in an interview yesterday.

When game-planning, coaches have to consider all scenarios real and imagined because you never know how your opponent will come at you next. That's what I was doing yesterday- thinking out loud.

I'm a BIG EAST coach at heart and want to make it clear that I believe the BIG EAST is the best conference for our program. It is unwarranted for our fans or others to consider my comments an indication of anything more than a coach thinking out loud.

WVU’s commitment to the BIG EAST is as deep as can be.

ED PASTILONG

West Virginia University is 100 percent committed to the BIG EAST Conference.

WVU is very proud of its part in the formation of the BIG EAST football conference and our number one goal as we move forward is this conference.