Big Ten votes to add USC, UCLA as members starting in 2024 | Aaj Sport
Big Ten votes to add USC, UCLA as members starting in 2024 Southern California and UCLA were overwhelmingly approved by the Big Ten to join the conference in 2024. The Big Ten decided on Thursday to welcome Southern California and UCLA as league members beginning in 2024, marking a stunning and dramatic change in collegiate athletics. The Pac-12's current media rights agreements with Fox and ESPN expire following the expansion to 16 teams, making the Big Ten the first conference to span the Atlantic and Pacific. The news came over a year after Texas and Oklahoma publicly accepted invitations to join the Southeastern Conference in July 2025, shocking the Pac-12. USC and UCLA, who have both been members of the Pac-12 and its earlier incarnations for than a century, submitted membership applications, and the league's Council of Presidents and Chancellors unanimously decided to accept the Los Angeles schools, according to Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren. Source As we enter the ne...