The move returns UConn to its storied basketball roots and is expected to trigger long-term security and better opportunity for its two programs in that sport. However, UConn must figure out what to do with its football program because the primary Big East schools do not play that sport. Dropping football is not being considered, despite the program accounting for the biggest hit in the athletic department’s $41 million deficit last year. It is highly unlikely that the American Athletic Conference would have interest in retaining UConn as a football-only member, though with scheduling done well in advance, the Huskies are expected to play in the AAC for the upcoming season.