College athletics as we once knew flipped completely on its side Thursday.
USC and UCLA are reportedly planning to leave the Pac-12 for the Big Ten by “as early as 2024,” according to the Mercury News’ Jon Wilner.
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
What was major news to begin with then became much larger over the course of the next hour, when people began to question, “What exactly does this mean for college sports?