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New Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti Sees "Great Opportunities" in College Sports, Says Proper Integration Of USC and UCLA is "Absolute Priority"

The seventh commissioner of the Big Ten Conference is slated to take over the reins from Kevin Warren in a little over two weeks.

Before Tony Petitti’s tenure officially gets underway on May 15, the former MLB deputy commissioner and CBS Sports executive vice president addressed media members at a press conference in Rosemont, Illinois, on Friday. Petitti delved into his background as a student-athlete at Haverford College and discussed some of his goals for his new position before answering questions about hot-button topics in the world of college athletics, including NIL, College Football Playoff expansion and conference realignment.