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Evan Bland Omaha World Herald
USC and UCLA are officially set to attend the Big Ten conference with the 2024-25 season, marking perhaps the biggest earthquake and historic change in the ever-changing landscape of college athletes.
The shocking news broke public at around seven o’clock on Thursday as the two major Pac-12 conference schools reportedly are interested in switching leagues to each school and the league is officially open for business hours on the West Coast. Accept your next destination at the end.
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The Grand Council of Presidents and Chancellors voted unanimously on Thursday evening to accept membership applications from each school. And while the news sent shockwaves through college sports, national reports pointed out – and the Big Ten confirmed – the move had been in the works behind the scenes for weeks.
A source told Athletic that each school was asked two weeks ago to conduct a feasibility study on the addition of USC and UCLA.
The response, apparently, was positive.
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The Big Ten now joins the SEC as a 16-team league, with a real national role just from Jersey Beach to Malibu Beach. Los Angeles-based schools will bring every sport that is in the top ten when they become full members on August 2, 2024.
“Ultimately, the Big Ten is the best home for USC and Trojan athletes as we move into the new world of college sports.” USC Athletics Director Mike Bowen said in a statement. “We are pleased that our values are in line with those of the League member organizations.”
The USC and UCLA have reportedly moved closer to the Big Ten with a request to join the league’s first new school and become as it is in the early stages of organizing the Rutgers and Maryland Conference in 2014 and the Nebraska Conference in 2011. Did. The move is also seen as a response to the SEC landing in Texas and Oklahoma from last summer’s Big 12 conference and another step closer to the SEC and the Big Ten that separates itself financially and the entire membership from everyone else. , Including five of their other strengths. Friends
Additions are also likely to be why the Big Ten have yet to announce their plans to retain or remove the football department while other leagues, including Pac-12 and ACC, have already collapsed.
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At the same time, the conference remains in negotiations with Fox and others over its TV rights deal, with earlier estimates that it would net ډالرو 1 billion in the next round of contracts. That number is guaranteed to now grow further with the addition of another major media market and two brand name universities in Los Angeles. Apple has already asked for a re-engagement in the talks, according to the Sports Business Journal.
Such financial stability will be beneficial for newcomers. In January, the LA Times reported that the UCLA Athletic Department had incurred a loss of 62 62.5 million for fiscal year 2021.
“Although the move increases travel distances for teams, the resources offered by the Big Ten membership may allow for more efficient transportation options,” UCLA Chancellor Jane Block and Sports Director Martin Germand said in a statement.
The transition in theory may be relatively easy for USC and UCLA as their rights relate to the current Pac-12 TV deal, which expires after the 2023-24 academic year.
Several reports have also indicated that the expansion of the Big Ten may not end there. Will the remaining members of the Pac-12, such as Washington and Oregon, have the potential to change leagues? What about the other guards at this conference like Stanford?
Notre Dame – the big ten long sirens – may once again be in the game to attend a football conference. Ireland and their agreement with NBC are going through a deal at least until 2025 that is reportedly worth 15 15 million a year. If NBC is part of the Big Ten’s new visionary media rights deal going forward, it may help bridge the long-standing gap between the league and the school.
“It’s not really sustainable to be independent now,” a source told ESPN.
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The two additions to the Pac-12 are themselves water moments in the 126-year history of the Big Ten, originally known as the Western Intercollegiate Conference, and send a spreading effect throughout the league.
For Nebraska, the decision moves it from the conference’s western border to the geographical center. Husker managers released a statement Thursday evening welcoming the Bronze and Trojan.
“This is an exciting and historic day for the Big Ten Conference and the University of Nebraska,” Chancellor Ronnie Green and Sports Director Trio Alberts said in a joint statement. “Adding UCLA and USC to the Big Ten is a bold and sensible step in a time of historic change in the college athletic landscape. The conference map will extend from coast to coast. “
The statement also cited a large NU alumni base in California that could watch the games and see the history of their recruitment success in the state.
“For the University of Nebraska, there are many positive aspects to this expansion,” the statement said. “UNL has a large alumni base in California that would be a good opportunity to regularly see our teams compete at historic California venues. Nebraska has a successful history of recruiting athletes from California, and it will only Improve Nebraska’s profile.Recruitment Green Place.We welcome UCLA and USC to the Big Ten conference and look forward to competing with them in the future.
The next move for the Pac-12 remains unclear. It could add current or future big 12 members including BYU or try to stop the PAT. The conference was part of a so-called “alliance” with the Big Ten and the ACC for the past year.
This partnership, for all intents and purposes, now ceases to exist.
Pac-12 said: “While we are shocked and disappointed by the news from UCLA and USC today, we have a long and historic history of supporting student-athletes in athletes, academics and leadership. We are confident that we will continue to make progress and improve the future. “
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2022 Nebraska Football Schedule
Northwest Wild Fish
When: 11:30 a.m., Aug. 27
Where: Dublin, Ireland
2021 record: 3-9, 1-8 big ten
Nebraska Record: 9-6
Last Meeting: Nebraska Wins 56-7 (2 October 2021)
North Dakota Fighter Hawks
When: 2:30 p.m., Sept. 3
Where: Lincoln, Nebraska
2021 record: 5-6, 3-5 Missouri Valley
Nebraska record: 1-0
Last Meeting: Nebraska Wins 33-0 (September 23, 1961)
Georgia South Eagle
When: 6:30 p.m., Sept. 10
Where: Lincoln, Nebraska
2021 record: 3-9, 2-6 sun belt
Against the Nebraska record: never played
Oklahoma soon
When: 11 a.m., Sept. 17
Where: Lincoln, Nebraska
2021 record: 10-2, 7-2 Big 12
Nebraska record: 38-46-3
Last Meeting: Oklahoma Wins 23-16 (September 18, 2021)
Indiana Hoosiers
When: 6 or 6:30 p.m., Oct. 1
Where: Lincoln, Nebraska
2021 record: 2-10, 0-9 big ten
Nebraska Record: 8-10-3
Last Session: Indiana Wins 38-31 (October 26, 2019)
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
When: 7 p.m., Oct. 8
Where: Piscataway, New Jersey
2021 record: 5-7, 2-7 big ten
Nebraska record: 5-0
Last Meeting: Nebraska Wins 28-21 (September 18, 2020)
Curtain boiler makers
When: October 15
Where: West Lafayette, Indiana
2021 record: 8-4, 6-3 Big Ten
Nebraska Record: 5-5
Last Meeting: Foreigners Won 28-23 (October 30, 2021)
Fighting Illinois Illini
When: October 5
Where: Lincoln, Nebraska
2021 record: 5-7, 4-5 big ten
Nebraska Record: 13-5-1
Last Session: Illinois Wins 30-22 (August 28, 2021)
Minnesota Golden Gophers
When: November 5th
Where: Lincoln, Nebraska
2021 record: 8-4, 6-3 Big Ten
Nebraska Record: 25-35-2
Last Meeting: Minnesota Wins 30-23 (October 16, 2021)
Michigan Wolverines
When: November 12
Where: Ann Arbor, Michigan
2021 record: 11-1, 8-1 Big Ten
Nebraska Record: 4-6-1
Last Meeting: Michigan Wins 32-29 (October 9, 2021)
Wisconsin Badgers
When: November 19
Where: Lincoln, Nebraska
2021 record: 8-4, 6-3 Big Ten
Nebraska Record: 4-11
Last Session: Wisconsin Wins 35-28 (November 20, 2021)
Iowa Hawkeyes
When: 3 p.m., Nov. 25
Where: Iowa City, Iowa
2021 record: 10-2, 7-2 Big Ten
Nebraska Record: 29-20-3
Last Meeting: Iowa Wins 2-1 (November 8, 2013)
