LOS ANGELES (AP) — Indiana fans converged on the restaurants and hotels of Pasadena's famed Colorado Boulevard last weekend. On Saturday night, they cheered their Hoosiers to a blowout victory at the Rose Bowl.
A big contingent of Southern California fans will invade Ann Arbor, Michigan, this weekend, while a slightly smaller group of Northwestern fans will travel all the way to Seattle.
The epic road trips created by the Big Ten’s West Coast expansion are finally here, and they’re creating cool new opportunities for fans all across the continent.
The excitement generated by these suddenly momentous conference games already is proving to be a shot in the arm to Big Ten programs — particularly ones like UCLA and Indiana, which haven't given their fans much reason to get excited lately.