ESPN and the Big East Conference have not been in business with each other since 2013, but that’s about to change.As ESPN prepares to launch its direct-to-consumer platform this fall, it has reached a six-year digital rights agreement with the Big East, the parties confirmed Tuesday.Big East sporting events are not returning to linear ESPN as a result of the deal, as the league’s partners on that front are Fox, NBC and TNT Sports. Instead, ESPN takes over for FloSports as a digital partner.The agreement will see 25 nonconference men’s basketball games featuring Big East teams move to ESPN+ starting this upcoming season. ESPN+ will also carry a minimum of 75 women’s basketball games and 200 Olympic sports events.It’s a direct deal between the Worldwide Leader and the conference, not a sublicense, and the Big East will produce all the games in question.