College football fans, media react to explosive report of USC, UCLA potentially leaving Pac-12 for Big Ten
By Adam Spencer
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The college football world has undergone some major realignment in the past decade, and that apparently isn’t going to slow down any time soon.
According to a report from Jon Wilner of Pac-12 Hotline on Thursday, USC and UCLA are in discussions with the Big Ten about joining the conference, potentially as soon as 2024.
As you might expect, college football fans and media members immediately flocked to social media to share their reactions to the news.
Here are some of the responses to the potential blockbuster realignment news on Twitter:
This is the last helicopter out of Saigon syndrome. B10 and SEC will be making $80 million per school, at least $30 million more than the next conference. I'd check the leanings of Clemson, Florida State and Miami right now.
— Dennis Dodd (@dennisdoddcbs) June 30, 2022
ACC better watch out.
— Aaron Suttles (@AaronSuttles) June 30, 2022
I don't know about y'all, but I'm looking forward to that regional UCLA-Rutgers rivalry
— Andrew Joseph (@AndyJ0seph) June 30, 2022
https://t.co/3eHcvVTGym pic.twitter.com/NxuIv7noF3
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) June 30, 2022
Word was Big Ten might strike a TV/streaming deal over Memorial Day. That came and went …
Timing is everything. Big Ten set to rake cash should USC and UCLA join in 2024. https://t.co/csX3TB9f92
— Brandon Marcello (@bmarcello) June 30, 2022
JOE BUCK: Welcome to the B1G Ten Championship game
[B1G rises][B1G keeps getting bigger]BUCK: yes
[World engulfed by B1G]BUCK: oh god yes— Brody Logan (@BrodyLogan) June 30, 2022
We'll always have this pic.twitter.com/TLA3AZYrVH
— Brandon Marcello (@bmarcello) June 30, 2022
If this happens, it just accelerates the Big Ten and SEC leaving everyone else in the dust, and a prelude to the Power 5 becoming something much more compact.
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) June 30, 2022
Lincoln Riley finna angle for the Arizona State job. https://t.co/Zuftdk2TkF
— Wes Rucker (@wesrucker247) June 30, 2022
— The Transfer Portal CFB (@TPortalCFB) June 30, 2022
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) June 30, 2022
also if ND is joining a conference now it's 100% the Big Ten
— Mike Golic Jr (@mikegolicjr) June 30, 2022
Of course, there are some obstacles to the potential move by USC and UCLA, including UCLA being part of the California university system, so we’ll see what happens over the next few months.
Still, this is a potentially monumental day in the future of college football.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
