UCLA & USC go to Big 10 in 2024

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UCLA & USC go to Big 10 in 2024

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THIS IS HUGE. Seriously, this is big shit. College sports are changing fast.

I wonder how they'll do the Rose Bowl. If they keep the current contract with the Pac-12, we could see USC playing Oregon. Ho hum.

Agreed that the rest of college football needs to break the SEC monopoly on TV exposure. If this helps, I'm for it. Keep in mind that also makes the Big 10 a big time basketball conference.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-footb ... c-shakeup/
In acquiring the Trojans and Bruins, the Big Ten transforms from largely a midwest conference to one that extends from New Jersey to the West Coast. It's a significant shift in the college sports landscape at the Power Five level, which has largely been localized with teams mostly belonging to leagues in their geographic area.

USC and UCLA bring the Big Ten to a total of 16 teams, the same number as the SEC once Texas and Oklahoma enter the league. The ACC has 14 teams, while the Big 12 will settle at 12 with BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF in the fold after UT and OU depart.

This acquisition is a significant coup for fourth-year Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren, the first Power Five boss to cancel the 2020 season amid the COVID-19 pandemic. By contrast, it's a potentially devastating blow for Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff, whose one-year anniversary on the job came as the news broke Thursday.
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