The Big Ten may soon be the Big Twenty.
The conference "has begun exploratory discussion" over the idea of expanding to 18 or even 20 teams, with an eye on the Pac-12's Oregon and Washington if they add two teams, and Cal and Stanford if they were to add four, according to Dan Wetzel of Yahoo! Sports.
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The discussions are reportedly in "the very early stages," and no additions are imminent.
Last year, the Big Ten announced it was adding longtime Pac-12 tenants USC and UCLA, beginning in the 2024-25 school year.