Fear it. Run from it. Hide from it. Re-alignment in college football will still come regardless and it did again on Thursday. UCLA and USC announced their intent to leave the Pac-12 by 2024 to join the Big Ten. Along with this announcement comes a flurry of questions for teams surrounding the Pac-12 and other conferences both at and below its level.
The Big Ten announced today that the University of Southern California and the University of California, Los Angeles will become conference members effective August 2, 2024, with competition to begin in all sports the 2024-25 academic year.