UCLA's move from Pac-12 to Big Ten officially approved by Board of Regents
UCLA is officially heading to the Big Ten alongside USC in 2024.
After months of back-and-forth drama, the University of California Board of Regents officially approved the move for the Bruins, which is set to be in place for the 2024 academic and athletic year.
UCLA is heading to the Big Ten, officially.
— Paolo Uggetti (@PaoloUggetti) December 15, 2022
Per reports, UCLA will likely have to pay a tax to Cal once a new Pac-12 media rights deal is signed. ESPN’s Paolo Uggetti reports that the tax is likely to range from $2 million to $10 million.
He added that the vote was 11-5 in favor of UCLA going to the Big Ten. UCLA AD Martin Jarmond also issued a statement:
Vote was 11-5 by the way. UCLA AD Martin Jarmond: “We’re very excited about it. We have a lot of planning … It’s 2024 that’s a little ways away, but this is great for UCLA, great for our student athletes.”
— Paolo Uggetti (@PaoloUggetti) December 15, 2022
That means next season will be the Bruins’ last in the Pac-12. What the Pac-12’s upcoming media rights deal will look like remains to be seen.
