USC And the University of California It is said that they are planning to leave Buck 12 and join the big ten As early as 2024.
Several news outlets reported Thursday, with a The formal notification process is still pending.
This move will include all sports teams except for beach volleyball. According to the Los Angeles Times.
USC and UCLA to the Big Ten? RJ Young reacts to reports
RJ Young of FOX Sports reacts to the news that the USC Trojans and UCLA Bruins may leave the Pac-12 for the Big Ten as early as 2024. RJ explains what this means for college football.
Both schools will need to apply to the Big Ten as part of the process, but an official announcement is still expected by Friday, according to ESPN. Both Los Angeles area schools have been looking at the financial and logistical aspects of the changes in recent weeks.
Losing USC and UCLA would be a huge blow to the Pac-12 Conference, who have struggled to fit in college football for several years in a Power Five scene dominated by the SEC and Big Ten.
The Pac-12 hasn’t sent a team to College Football Playoff since the 2016 Washington Huskies.
ESPN stated that “while finances played a large role in the move, competitiveness, branding and the overall landscape of the sport’s future played an even larger role.”
The Pac-12 brought in just $341 million in revenue last year, while the Big Ten split up to $680 million for member schools in the same fiscal year. Furthermore, the Big Ten is expected to pay each program approximately $100 million by the end of the decade, while the Pac-12 is expected to be less than $60 million per school.
Colin Cord responded to the big news from an airport in Miami.
“That’s very logical,” he said. “Once Texas and Oklahoma announced their move to the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Big Ten needed a counter-strike. That is… I think their games often seem small and make sense to the USC and UCLA.
“I get the move. I think there are a lot of winners.”
This is an evolving story.
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