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College football's new landscape: How conference realignment has changed the map

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It’s a time of change in college football.

The calendar is flipping from June to July, and that means the makeup of several conferences across the sport’s landscape is officially changing.

The latest wave of realignment began back in July 2021 when news emerged that Oklahoma and Texas would leave the Big 12 for the SEC. That monumental move won’t go into effect until next summer, but it caused a major ripple effect throughout college athletics as conferences raced to secure stability.

Among the impending changes are UCLA and USC’s cross-country journey from the Pac-12 to the Big Ten.