The surprising jump that USC and UCLA made to the Big Ten left many college football fans wondering what could come next and the answer so far has been… nothing. Given the amount of money at stake, perhaps we should not be surprised at the inaction so far. USC’s and UCLA’s private negotiations with the Big Ten probably took much more than one week.
Fans may feel like they’ve been thrown into another summer of realignment chaos where there are no rules, but the only real rule in college football is that everyone takes the best deal they can get.