The Big Ten Conference may have a coast-to-coast footprint, per a report on Thursday afternoon. According to Jon Wilner of the Mercury News’ Pac-12 Hotline, a source has told him that both USC and UCLA are in talks with the Big Ten to join the league as soon as 2024.
Source: USC and UCLA are planning to leave for the Big Ten as early as 2024. Move *has not been finalized* at the highest levels of power.
— Jon Wilner (@wilnerhotline) June 30, 2022
Nicole Auerbach of The Athletic also confirmed that Big Ten presidents and athletic directors held a meeting on Wednesday night on the topic of USC and UCLA joining the Big Ten.