Everything you need to know about UCLA and USC joining the Big Ten
2 years, 5 months ago

Everything you need to know about UCLA and USC joining the Big Ten

LA Times  

A Southern California native and veteran of several Big Ten winters, Myles Johnson knows the first words likely uttered by former Pac-12 athletes once their new conference smacks them like a midwinter Lake Michigan breeze. Bruins guard Jaylen Clark retweeted a meme of a frightened boy being roused from bed, alongside a caption that read, “USC and UCLA players waking up for their 9 a.m. Big Ten games.” Beyond the givens of brutal weather and earlier start times that await UCLA and USC upon their 2024 defection to the Big Ten, scores of questions remain. Last season, the Pac-12 received just three NCAA tournament bids to the Big Ten’s nine. One option would be for UCLA and USC to play as many Big Ten road football games as possible before late October, providing benefits across the board.

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Can UCLA get its Big Ten breakthrough? Five things to watch against Rutgers
2 months ago

Can UCLA get its Big Ten breakthrough? Five things to watch against Rutgers

LA Times  

They played “The Sopranos” theme song at UCLA practice this week, a nod to the Bruins’ first game in New Jersey in the school’s 105 years of football. If UCLA doesn’t beat reeling Rutgers in the land of the wiseguys, the Bruins can probably forget about it when it comes to being given a pass for their first Big Ten …

Can UCLA salvage its season? Five things to watch when the Bruins face Minnesota
2 months, 1 week ago

Can UCLA salvage its season? Five things to watch when the Bruins face Minnesota

LA Times  

It has come to this for UCLA under DeShaun Foster: The Bruins need to beat a.500 team in their home stadium to have any realistic chance of salvaging their coach’s debut season. After struggling to beat Hawaii in its opener, UCLA has lost four consecutive games, albeit against teams with a combined 20-1 record. “I want to get our team …

Can UCLA make a run for it in Big Ten debut? Five things to watch against Indiana
3 months, 1 week ago

Can UCLA make a run for it in Big Ten debut? Five things to watch against Indiana

LA Times  

If a college football team nearly combusts halfway across the Pacific Ocean, does it make a ruckus back on campus? After stumbling over itself for much of its season opener in Hawaii, UCLA gets a do-over of sorts in its home opener Saturday at the Rose Bowl. The running game, blocking and game management all came under fire during that …

USC has quickly become a Big Ten power and should reach the CFP
3 months, 2 weeks ago

USC has quickly become a Big Ten power and should reach the CFP

LA Times  

Suddenly, the fantasy feels grounded in reality. USC coach Lincoln Riley talks to staff via his headset during the team’s win over Utah State on Saturday at the Coliseum. “There’s just a long ways to go, man, but, shoot, we couldn’t be more excited about what they’re doing, they way we’re playing defensively right now.” If their victory last week …

Arizona, UCLA agree to continue basketball rivalry with 3 games over next 4 years
4 months, 1 week ago

Arizona, UCLA agree to continue basketball rivalry with 3 games over next 4 years

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Arizona and UCLA will continue their basketball rivalry with three games over the next four years, starting with a Dec. 14 matchup in downtown Phoenix. “For decades, Arizona-UCLA games have meant so much to our players, coaches, and fans across the country,” Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd said in a statement. “Icons in the game of basketball have made …

Big Ten women’s basketball schedule brings USC, UCLA to conference’s easternmost schools
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Big Ten women’s basketball schedule brings USC, UCLA to conference’s easternmost schools

Associated Press  

ROSEMONT, Ill. — The 14 current Big Ten teams each will play two women’s basketball conference games on the West Coast in 2024-25 and incoming members Southern California and UCLA each will play two games at the easternmost schools. The Big Ten announced the breakdown of conference opponents for the 18-team league on Tuesday. Each team will have an 18-game …

USC and UCLA to play two men’s basketball games apiece at Big Ten’s easternmost schools
7 months, 3 weeks ago

USC and UCLA to play two men’s basketball games apiece at Big Ten’s easternmost schools

Associated Press  

ROSEMONT, Ill. — Southern California and UCLA will play two road games apiece against the Big Ten’s easternmost schools while fellow conference newcomers Oregon and Washington will make one cross-country trip each during the 2024-25 men’s basketball season. The Big Ten released its breakdown of conference opponents for the 18 schools Wednesday. Each of the other 14 teams will play …

UConn proud of Big East’s basketball pedigree even as football money upends college sports
8 months, 3 weeks ago

UConn proud of Big East’s basketball pedigree even as football money upends college sports

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Alabama and the rest of the football fans in the Southeastern Conference are about to find out what Big East basketball is all about. The Huskies have a chance to win back-to-back NCAA titles — which would make it six in 13 years for the Big East, the league that takes pride in its basketball pedigree even as …

Big Ten needs to make sure UCLA ends regular season against USC
1 year, 1 month ago

Big Ten needs to make sure UCLA ends regular season against USC

LA Times  

UCLA running back TJ Harden celebrates his touchdown with receivers Logan Loya and Kyle Ford against USC on Saturday at the Coliseum. UCLA athletic director Martin Jarmond, left, and offensive lineman Yutaka Mahe roll the Victory Bell off the Coliseum field after the Bruins’ win over USC on Saturday. “Our intention is to play our rival the last game of …

Chip Kelly still the right coach at the right time for UCLA
1 year, 1 month ago

Chip Kelly still the right coach at the right time for UCLA

LA Times  

Put away the pitchforks, UCLA fans. UCLA outclassed the Trojans on Saturday, further exposing the alarming state of Lincoln Riley’s program and making it clear that despite some obvious warts in Westwood, only one team in town is potentially built for Year 1 in the mettle-testing Big Ten. They want the program to take the next step — to win …

USC, UCLA to enter weakened Big Ten amid ugly Michigan mud fight
1 year, 1 month ago

USC, UCLA to enter weakened Big Ten amid ugly Michigan mud fight

LA Times  

The Michigan Wolverines were thousands of feet in the air Friday afternoon on their way to play the biggest game of their season when the Big Ten announced a three-game suspension of coach Jim Harbaugh. Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti, a Harvard-educated attorney with a TV background, received Michigan’s 10-page response to the conference’s evidence relating to now-former staffer Connor …

UCLA football faces a colder introduction to the Big Ten than USC
1 year, 1 month ago

UCLA football faces a colder introduction to the Big Ten than USC

LA Times  

USC quarterback Caleb Williams avoids a sack by UCLA linebacker Lalatu Latu on Nov. 19, 2022, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. The UCLA football team will have a colder introduction to Big Ten play in 2024 than crosstown rival USC. The Bruins also face a Penn State trip on Oct. 5, although the New Jersey and Nebraska trips are …

USC and UCLA’s Big Ten schedules won’t feature Oregon or Washington every season
1 year, 2 months ago

USC and UCLA’s Big Ten schedules won’t feature Oregon or Washington every season

LA Times  

Big Ten officials had already completed the complex work of piecing together a new conference schedule including two new members when the conference added two more schools in early August. Adding Oregon and Washington a few months after USC and UCLA meant reconsidering how to handle scheduling within the Big Ten’s new West Coast enclave. But the four new Big …

College football roundtable: Will USC or UCLA win the Pac-12 title?
1 year, 3 months ago

College football roundtable: Will USC or UCLA win the Pac-12 title?

LA Times  

USC and a few other teams got a head start, but the rest of the college football world will kick off the 2023 season this week. UCLA coach Chip Kelly and the Bruins will rely on a new starting quarterback as they push to win their first Pac-12 title since 1998. If both of those questions are answered in UCLA’s …

12 things UCLA must do to win the Pac-12 in its farewell season
1 year, 4 months ago

12 things UCLA must do to win the Pac-12 in its farewell season

LA Times  

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers quarterback Grayson McCall passes the ball during a college football game against the Appalachian State Mountaineers on Oct. 20, 2021 at Kidd Brewer Stadium in Boone, North Carolina. ) But … Name recognition issues aside, Coastal Carolina is bringing back fifth-year quarterback Grayson McCall — not to mention his top three receivers — and has gone 31-7 …

Commentary: USC may not be able to escape its Oregon problem in Big Ten after all
1 year, 4 months ago

Commentary: USC may not be able to escape its Oregon problem in Big Ten after all

LA Times  

During the past year, USC and UCLA expected they would be the only Pac-12 schools invited to join the Big Ten — that they were the lone West Coast powers selected to elevate the brand of the country’s oldest major college sports conference. The Big Ten is likely to wait for the Pac-12’s demise to be furthered by Arizona and …

UCLA and USC will join the Big Ten in one year. This is their plan for an elite move
1 year, 4 months ago

UCLA and USC will join the Big Ten in one year. This is their plan for an elite move

LA Times  

As their old conference ticks its way toward a shriveled, uncertain future — schools skedaddling seemingly by the day — UCLA and USC have formally commenced the countdown toward a more assured fate. “You’re not going to play a game later than 8 o’clock on the East Coast because of the time slots the Big Ten has,” UCLA football coach …

USC, UCLA will face Michigan during their first season in Big Ten
1 year, 6 months ago

USC, UCLA will face Michigan during their first season in Big Ten

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Southern California and UCLA will both face Michigan during their first season as members of the Big Ten Conference in 2024. USC and UCLA both announced last year that they were leaving the Pac-12 Conference to join the Big Ten. For its first two seasons in the Big Ten, USC will have home-and-home series against Penn State …

Big Ten football won’t come with scheduled success for USC, UCLA in debut season
1 year, 6 months ago

Big Ten football won’t come with scheduled success for USC, UCLA in debut season

LA Times  

USC coach Lincoln Riley directs pregame warmups before a win over Fresno State on Sept. 17. UCLA’s first Big Ten schedule will include Ohio State, Northwestern, Nebraska, Minnesota and USC at the Rose Bowl in addition to road games against Michigan, Indiana, Iowa and Rutgers. “That said, it’s exciting to see the future conference matchups fans will get to experience …

UCLA faces rival Utah again at NCAA gymnastics championships
1 year, 8 months ago

UCLA faces rival Utah again at NCAA gymnastics championships

LA Times  

Their teams celebrated, jumping, hugging and crying. “Our team loves to win, they love to compete, they love to show up in those big moments so to be able to meet a team like Utah so frequently, it just helps us be better.” — UCLA coach Janelle McDonald But having trained alongside many UCLA gymnasts during national team camps or …

Everything you need to know about UCLA gymnastics hosting the NCAA regionals
1 year, 8 months ago

Everything you need to know about UCLA gymnastics hosting the NCAA regionals

LA Times  

UCLA’s Jordan Chiles and the Bruins will push to make the most of their home-gym advantage during NCAA regionals at Pauley Pavilion. After the Bruins spent this season hoping to just improve their own scores each meet this year, completely ignoring what their opponents did, this week’s three-round, nine-team NCAA regional at Pauley Pavilion is the first time that a …

USC’s late rally not enough in Pac-12 tournament loss to Arizona State
1 year, 9 months ago

USC’s late rally not enough in Pac-12 tournament loss to Arizona State

LA Times  

USC guard Boogie Ellis drives against Arizona State forward Jamiya Neal during the first half in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 men’s tournament on Thursday in Las Vegas. Ironically enough, while the loss might’ve put USC in some degree of danger, it likely earned Arizona State a place in the field. USC’s most recent loss in the first round of …

Plaschke: You read it here first: UCLA football will beat USC
2 years, 1 month ago

Plaschke: You read it here first: UCLA football will beat USC

LA Times  

UCLA quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson rushes for a touchdown against USC on Nov. 20, 2021, at the Coliseum. The Bruins have been deflated, they’re embarrassed, they blew their chance at the national playoffs with an unthinkable loss Saturday night to Arizona and … And here comes USC, rolling along, three wins from possibly its own playoff spot, no trap losses here, …

Will UCLA win the Pac-12 basketball title after being a preseason darling?
2 years, 1 month ago

Will UCLA win the Pac-12 basketball title after being a preseason darling?

LA Times  

UCLA players, including guard Tyger Campbell, celebrate their win over Akron in a first-round NCAA tournament game on March 17 in Portland, Ore. Winning October, never the goal for UCLA’s basketball team, continues to be an annual ritual under coach Mick Cronin. For the third time in as many years, the Bruins were picked to win the Pac-12 Conference in …

After adding USC and UCLA, Big Ten leaves door open to more expansion
2 years, 4 months ago

After adding USC and UCLA, Big Ten leaves door open to more expansion

LA Times  

Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren talks to reporters during the conference’s media days at Lucas Oil Stadium on Tuesday in Indianapolis. That figures to be a massive infusion of cash for each school given that the Big Ten’s new media rights agreement is expected to top $1 billion — a deal that Warren said would be announced “sooner than later.” …

UCLA Olympic sports faced uncertain future until the Bruins jumped to the Big Ten
2 years, 5 months ago

UCLA Olympic sports faced uncertain future until the Bruins jumped to the Big Ten

LA Times  

UCLA fans cheer on their team against Texas during the first inning of a Women’s College World Series game June 2 in Oklahoma City. Given its perilous athletic department finances, UCLA faced the prospect of cutting sports had the school not agreed to bolt for the Big Ten Conference. This move allows us to reimagine what UCLA athletics can be …

Breaking down what a move to the Big Ten means for UCLA and USC Olympic sports
2 years, 5 months ago

Breaking down what a move to the Big Ten means for UCLA and USC Olympic sports

LA Times  

The UCLA softball team defeated Oklahoma to win the 2019 NCAA title in Oklahoma City. Women’s tennis Last national champion from the Pac-12: Stanford, 2019 Last national champion from the Big Ten: None What they’re getting into: UCLA and USC will be happy to get away from Stanford. Men’s track and field Last national champion from the Pac-12: Oregon, 2015 …

Who Should Be Most Terrified by USC and UCLA’s Move to the Big Ten?
2 years, 5 months ago

Who Should Be Most Terrified by USC and UCLA’s Move to the Big Ten?

Slate  

College football has always been a factional exercise. That has been the Big Ten, which lacks the SEC’s easy recruiting footprint but has other assets—bigger population centers and some enormous alumni bases—that have brought it even more television money. Jon Wilner, the Pac-12 Hotline reporter who broke the news, was among several who suggested the Big Ten’s shopping spree might …

Big Ten votes to add USC, UCLA as members starting in 2024
2 years, 5 months ago

Big Ten votes to add USC, UCLA as members starting in 2024

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren said USC and UCLA, both members of the Pac-12 and its previous iterations for nearly a century, submitted applications for membership and the league’s Council of Presidents and Chancellors voted unanimously to add the Los Angeles schools. “Ultimately, the Big Ten …

Analysis: UCLA's move to Big Ten is a win before kickoff for Martin Jarmond and Bruins
2 years, 5 months ago

Analysis: UCLA's move to Big Ten is a win before kickoff for Martin Jarmond and Bruins

LA Times  

UCLA’s athletic deficit crisis could be solved by a new benefactor freely spewing cash. “College athletics is changing, and UCLA has always led in times of change,” Bruins athletic director Martin Jarmond told The Times after its conference switcheroo alongside USC starting in 2024 was officially announced. Perhaps no one inside the UCLA or USC athletic departments knows better than …

How did USC and UCLA join the Big Ten so quickly? Inside a game-changing shift in CFB
2 years, 5 months ago

How did USC and UCLA join the Big Ten so quickly? Inside a game-changing shift in CFB

New York Times  

Editor’s Note: This story is included in The Athletic’s Best of 2022. “Hopefully, this will bring some much-needed stability in college athletics,” Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren said when the formation was announced. The league had conversations with and about a number of schools — but multiple sources said USC and UCLA both reached out to the Big Ten first. …

USC and UCLA rock college sports by leaving the Pac-12 for the Big Ten
2 years, 5 months ago

USC and UCLA rock college sports by leaving the Pac-12 for the Big Ten

LA Times  

It may be hard to imagine — USC cardinal and gold and UCLA blue and gold blending into the pageantry that permeates through frosty fall Saturdays in America’s heartland. Ultimately, the Big Ten is the best home for USC and Trojan athletics as we move into the new world of collegiate sports.” UCLA athletic director Martin Jarmond told The Times, …

The end of USC and UCLA after dark: 7 things to know about the Big Ten move
2 years, 5 months ago

The end of USC and UCLA after dark: 7 things to know about the Big Ten move

LA Times  

USC football coach Lincoln Riley watches his players during a practice session in March. The Big Ten reported more than $768 million in revenue during the 2019-20 fiscal year — the last before the COVID-19 pandemic — compared with roughly $533 million for the Pac-12. According to USA Today, the Big Ten paid its 12 longest-standing members between $43.1 million …

The Big Ten approves adding 2 iconic California brands: UCLA and USC
2 years, 5 months ago

The Big Ten approves adding 2 iconic California brands: UCLA and USC

NPR  

The Big Ten approves adding 2 iconic California brands: UCLA and USC Enlarge this image toggle caption Mark J. Terrill/AP Mark J. Terrill/AP In a surprising and seismic shift in college athletics, the Big Ten voted Thursday to add Southern California and UCLA as conference members beginning in 2024. Sponsor Message Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren said USC and UCLA, …

Roundtable: Will UCLA win the Pac-12? Is USC better? Can either reach the playoffs?
3 years, 3 months ago

Roundtable: Will UCLA win the Pac-12? Is USC better? Can either reach the playoffs?

LA Times  

UCLA earned a statement win over Louisiana State, while USC eventually pulled away from San Jose State in its season opener. But I’m not going to overreact here: UCLA still must face both Oregon and Arizona State at the Rose Bowl, as well as Washington, Utah and USC on the road, where Kelly only has four wins away from L.A. …

March Madness 2021: USC, UCLA could march deep in tournament
3 years, 9 months ago

March Madness 2021: USC, UCLA could march deep in tournament

LA Times  

As madness descends on Indianapolis, the NCAA tournament schedule could give USC and UCLA a soft landing. Both teams can, starting Thursday night when UCLA faces Michigan State in a play-in game disguised by the NCAA as something called “The First Four.” USC coach Andy Enfield, right, instructs guard Tahj Eaddy during a win over UCLA on March 6. “That’s …

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