The Big Ten Conference made headlines on Thursday as it unveiled its ambitious expansion to a 16-team conference. This exciting announcement not only shed light on the new scheduling format but also disclosed the list of opponents for each team in the upcoming 2024 and 2025 football seasons. With USC and UCLA joining the conference, the Big Ten’s geographical footprint now stretches from the East Coast (New Jersey) to the West Coast (Los Angeles).
Continuation of Nine-Game Schedule
Despite the expansion, the Big Ten conference will maintain its nine-game schedule. However, one significant change will be the elimination of divisions, which were initially introduced when the conference expanded to 12 teams back in 2011 with the addition of Nebraska.