![]() ![]() » Matt Fortuna on Notre Dame, the elephant in the realignment room » Stewart Mandel dives into the TV numbers to explain the worrying divide between the rest of Big 12 and its top two brands, Texas and Oklahoma examine how Oklahoma, winner of six Big 12 titles in a row, and Texas, which has come up short in the Big 12, will fare in the SEC » Allan Taylor on how college football needs to bolster its middle class, not contract it But will a motivated ACC take a long look out West? » Stewart Mandel on how the Pac-12 finally has options, including standing pat. » Chris Vannini on how conference realignment will change the Group of 5 » Nicole Auerbach and Stewart Mandel on how the SEC’s realignment maneuvers could lead others to pump the brakes on College Football Playoff expansion » Nicole Auerbach and Andy Staples on the SEC’s endgame and fears of a super league » Stewart Mandel on the gift of realignment, Dan Beebe or Bob Bowlsby, Notre Dame’s independence and more » Max Olson on Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby taking aim at ESPN with cease-and-desist: ‘This is across the line’ » Andy Staples on the SEC considering a nine-game conference schedule when Oklahoma and Texas arrive and how it could look answers realignment questions on Ask the Texpert and Max Olson on a long day at the Texas Senate for the Longhorns and the Big 12 » Max Olson on what we're hearing around the Big 12 including the real hurt feelings of realignment. » Seth Emerson on how the creation of the ACC/Big Ten/Pac-12 alliance suggests the SEC may have overshot in expansion » Scott Dochterman on how nonconference schedules will be impacted by the alliance and how Notre Dame fits in » Matt Fortuna: Will Big Ten, Pac-12 and ACC get ‘historic alliance’ right (this time around)? Skepticism abounds » Allan Taylor: The alliance's gentleman’s agreement is a clumsy exercise in crisis management (while SEC snickers) » Nicole Auerbach: The ACC, Big Ten and Pac-12 are publicly committed to each other. Throw this news on top of what has already been a groundbreaking summer for college athletics, and suddenly so much of what has been publicly discussed for the sport's future could be thrown into chaos. ![]() As kickoff on the 2021 season approached, the ACC, Big Ten and Pac-12 made their own move, beginning to map out an alliance that they hope may help blunt the SEC's growing influence on the college sports landscape. The move creates a daunting 16-team superconference and shakes up the balance of power across the country. Texas and Oklahoma have formally accepted an invitation from the SEC and will become league members on July 1, 2025. In the midst of a changing college sports landscape, we hope that you will join us in welcoming the Bruins and Trojans to the B1G family.College football’s realignment wheel is spinning again. We will be inclusive and thoughtful in the many important aspects of our new conference makeup with a full commitment to a positive student-athlete experience and fiscal sustainability to support our mission. In the coming days and months, and ahead of UCLA and USC officially starting Big Ten Conference competition, there will be many logistical questions and considerations for the membership to carefully consider. ![]() We are pleased to confirm this decision and extend a warm welcome to our newest members, both of which are renowned research universities, members of the Association of American Universities and championship-level athletic departments. "On Thursday (June 30), the Big Ten Conference unanimously voted to accept the University of California, Los Angeles and the University of Southern California as full members in all sponsored sports effective August, 2024. Michigan president Mary Sue Coleman and AD Warde Manuel put out the following statement on Thursday's: ![]()
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