Category: PAC-12

UC Regents Delay Decision on Intervening in UCLA Move to Big Ten Conference

November 18, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The University of California Board of Regents Nov. 17 delayed a decision on whether it might try to halt UCLA’s planned jump to the Big Ten athletic conference, but the university’s chancellor defended the move, saying he believes it will benefit athletes and the school. Speaking to the regents at the board’s meeting in…

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UC Regents Consider Proposed Oversight Changes in Light of UCLA Pac-12 Exit

August 17, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—University of California staffers proposed a policy shift Aug. 17 aimed at giving the Board of Regents and UC system president greater oversight of major campus athletic system decisions—such as University of California–Los Angeles’s planned exit from the Pac-12 Conference in favor of the Big Ten. Meeting at UCLA, the Board of Regents grilled…

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UC Regents Demand Report on Impacts of UCLA Move to Big Ten Conference

July 21, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—One day after discussing the matter behind closed doors, the University of California Board of Regents demands a full assessment of UCLA and USC’s planned move from the Pac-12 Conference to the Big Ten’s influence on the UC system July 21. The assessment will be conducted by the UC system president Michael Drake and…

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Newsom Demands Accountability from UCLA Over Move to Big Ten Conference

July 21, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Gov. Gavin Newsom lashed out again July 20 at UCLA over the university’s decision to move its athletic program out of the Pac-12 Conference and into the Big Ten starting in 2024, saying the school needs to publicly explain its reasoning and how the move will benefit student-athletes. Newsom has been open about his…

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UCLA, USC Move to Big Ten Conference?

June 30, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The future of the Pac-12 Conference was thrown into doubt Thursday amid reports that two of its premiere athletic programs—University of California–LA and University of Southern California—could be eying a move to the Big Ten Conference as early as 2024. The San Jose Mercury-News first reported the possible moves, which have not been finalized…

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UCLA, USC Announce Move to Big Ten Conference

June 30, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The University of Californiain–LA (UCLA) and the University of Southern California (USC) confirmed leaving the Pac-12 Conference in 2024, and announcing June 30 they will join the Big Ten Conference in a move that sent shock waves across the world of collegiate athletics. The leaders of the Big Ten Conference voted Thursday to accept…

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