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This move will make it five teams to join the conference since 2010 Nebraska, Maryland and Rutgers are the others. Despite Warren’s declaration and the subsequent media. “I am thankful for the collaborative efforts of our campus leadership, athletics directors and Council of Presidents and Chancellors who recognize the changing landscape of college athletics, methodically reviewed each request, and took appropriate action based on our consensus,” Warren added. Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren talks to reporters during Big Ten Conference media days on Tuesday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

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Maryland men’s basketball is already set to face UCLA in a home-and-home series that starts in College Park for the 2022-23 season and continues at UCLA for the 2023-24 season, just ahead of when UCLA will join the conference full-time. Jon Wilner of the Mercury News suggested that the addition of these Californian schools could lead to Big Ten member institutions earning upwards of $100 million annually in media rights.įor the Terps, this adds another dimension of immense difficulty in the football program’s hopes to become competitive in what is a top-two conference in the nation.ĭespite continuing to improve their recruiting class and gaining numerous three-star and four-star players, the Terps sit below the top-half Big Ten teams whose starting lineups consist of mostly four-star and five-star recruits. The move, which was voted on and confirmed by the 14 Big Ten university presidents Thursday evening, will expand the Big Ten to 16 teams, the same amount that the SEC will have after adding powerhouses Texas and Oklahoma in the coming years. “The unanimous vote today signifies the deep respect and welcoming culture our entire conference has for, under the leadership of President Carol Folt, and, under the leadership of Chancellor Gene Block.” It appears the Big Ten still covets Notre Dame and is waiting on an answer, and that Washington and Oregon applied for membership only to be told the conference is standing pat at. “As the national leader in academics and athletics for over 126 years, the Big Ten Conference has historically evaluated its membership with the collective goal to forward the academic and athletic mission for student-athletes under the umbrella of higher education,” Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren said in Thursday’s release. ‘The Alliance’ is all-but dead now that the Big Ten raided the Pac-12, which leaves that conference and the ACC ripe for the picking as well as the Big 12. In a sudden move, UCLA and USC will join the Big Ten Conference starting in the 2024-25 school year, the conference and schools announced Thursday.

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