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Report: UCLA and USC could leave Pac-12 for Big Ten as early as ... (Inside the Hall)

The Big Ten may be expanding beyond 14 teams. According to Jon Wilner, who covers the Pac-12, UCLA and USC are “planning to leave for the Big Ten as early ...

Move *has not been finalized* at the highest levels of power. Source: USC and UCLA are planning to leave for the Big Ten as early as 2024. According to Jon Wilner, who covers the Pac-12, UCLA and USC are “planning to leave for the Big Ten as early as 2024.”

U.C.L.A. and U.S.C. Are Expected to Leave the Pac-12 for the Big Ten (The New York Times)

The move by two of the Pac-12 Conference's marquee schools came as the Big Ten closed in on a new television deal.

At the same time, the potential departures of U.S.C. and U.C.L.A. pose a sharp test for George Kliavkoff, who became the Pac-12 commissioner a year ago. But the schools dangle plenty of benefits for the Big Ten, including a robust presence in the nation’s second-largest television market and even smoother access to one of its richest recruiting bases. The additions of U.S.C. and U.C.L.A. would assuredly add to the Big Ten’s stature, and probably its television ratings, too. Although the conference ultimately reversed its decision and staged a fraction of the games it had planned, the episode has shadowed Warren’s tenure. Beyond football and men’s basketball, U.C.L.A. and U.S.C. are forces in the so-called Olympic sports. Especially in an industry governed by contracts and bylaws, with millions of dollars a year at stake for schools in Power 5 conferences, the sequence of events can be crucial for legal reasons. Any deal luring U.S.C. and U.C.L.A. would most likely lift a shadow from Kevin Warren, the Big Ten commissioner, who drew criticism in 2020 when his league initially decided not to play the fall football season because of the pandemic. The Big Ten expected to receive formal applications from the California universities as soon as Thursday, with a vote of university presidents and chancellors likely to follow soon after. A Big Ten stampede into the Southern California media market would indisputably establish it as the most powerful counterweight to the Southeastern Conference and further concentrate influence in an industry bombarded by political and legal pressures over athletes’ rights. The Big Ten’s membership already includes Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio State, Penn State and Wisconsin. The leagues, searching for a check on the SEC’s swelling might, even joined forces with the Atlantic Coast Conference, another Power 5 league, on some issues. Their moves sparked a round of realignment around the country.

USC, UCLA planning move from Pac-12 to Big Ten as early as 2024 ... (ESPN)

USC and UCLA are planning a move from the Pac-12 to the Big Ten conference as early as 2024, sources confirmed to ESPN.

Those financial pressures left USC and UCLA with the choice of bullying the Pac-12 for unequal revenue shares or going elsewhere and having a seat at the table for the long term. It will be interesting to see how this will affect Fox's upcoming television deal with the Big Ten, which is expected to be announced in the upcoming weeks. Pac-12 officials had been nudging both Los Angeles schools for years to extend the grant of rights. A source said that the exploration of finances and what it would take to make the move has been going on for weeks. Multiple sources told ESPN on Thursday that the move is expected to happen. There is still a formal notification process, as the two schools have to let the Pac-12 know their intentions to leave.

USC to Make Historic Move to Big Ten Conference in 2024 (University of Southern California Official Athletic Site)

USC Athletics | June 30, 2022. Story Links. LOS ANGELES – The University of Southern California will take the historic step of joining the Big Ten ...

We are grateful to her, and to Athletic Director Bohn, for solidifying USC's place in the national athletics landscape and serving the best interests of the university's students and other stakeholders. Ultimately, the Big Ten is the best home for USC and Trojan athletics as we move into the new world of collegiate sports. For more than two years, our athletics department has been unified behind our vision to be the most student-athlete centered program in the country. We look forward to competing these next two years in the Pac-12 and want to express our sincerest gratitude to the conference and its member institutions for decades of wonderful experiences. In analyzing a move to the Big Ten, we thoughtfully considered the prospect of additional travel for our student-athletes. We intend to end our membership in the Pac-12 conference when the Pac-12's current media rights agreement expires in August 2024. While today's decision is the culmination of extraordinary efforts by so many, it is only the beginning of our journey to the Big Ten. Though we may not have every question answered today, we will by August 2024. While we are fierce competitors on the field, we have a rich tradition of collaboration that we are excited to continue. "Ultimately, the Big Ten is the best home for USC and Trojan athletics as we move into the new world of collegiate sports," Athletic Director Mike Bohn said. We have worked hard over the past three years to ground university decisions in what is best for our students. The enhanced resources from this move will enable additional support for our student-athletes as well as benefit initiatives surrounding academics, accessibility and affordability. This decision was made after serious deliberation and analysis, and with great appreciation and respect for our Pac-12 colleagues with whom we have enjoyed a wonderful history and relationship.

Big Ten Conference Statement (Big Ten Conference)

After receiving written applications from the two universities, Big Ten Conference Commissioner Kevin Warren, alongside conference athletics directors and the ...

The Big Ten Conference has a lineage of transformation dating back to the historic meeting with seven university presidents on January 11, 1895, at the Palmer House in Chicago, Illinois. Those seven leaders created the blueprint for what grew into the modern intercollegiate sports model. “As the national leader in academics and athletics for over 126 years, the Big Ten Conference has historically evaluated its membership with the collective goal to forward the academic and athletic mission for student-athletes under the umbrella of higher education,” Commissioner Warren stated. The principles include academics and culture; student-athlete welfare, competition, and logistics; commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in sports; and financial sustainability.

Osterman: Like it or not, this is the future of college athletics. Get ... (The Indianapolis Star)

Super-conferences are here. A college football super-league just got a whole lot easier. A Big Ten television deal paying out north of $1 billion annually now ...