Butler leaving Horizon League

By foxsports

Published May. 2, 2012 6:32 p.m. ET

Butler is leaving the Horizon League and joining the Atlantic 10 beginning with the 2013-14 season.

Butler president James Danko made the announcement in a news conference on Wednesday.

The Atlantic 10 has lost Temple, which will join the Big East in all sports other than football in 2013-14. Temple's football team will begin playing football in the Big East this fall.