USC, UCLA planning to exit Pac-12, join Big Ten

USC and UCLA are reportedly planning to leave the Pac-12 and join the Big Ten as soon as 2024.

Multiple outlets reported the news Thursday, with a formal notification process still pending.

The move would include all athletic teams except for beach volleyball, according to the Los Angeles Times.

USC and UCLA to the Big Ten? RJ Young reacts to reports

FOX Sports’ RJ Young reacts to the news that the USC Trojans and the UCLA Bruins could be leaving the Pac-12 for the Big Ten as early as 2024. RJ breaks down what this means for college football.

Both schools would need to apply to the Big Ten as part of the process, but an official announcement is still expected by Friday, according to ESPN. Both Los Angeles-area schools have been digging into the financial and logistical aspects of the shake-up in recent weeks. 

Losing USC and UCLA would be a major blow for a Pac-12 Conference that’s battled for college football relevancy for several years in a Power Five landscape dominated by the SEC and Big Ten. 

The Pac-12 hasn’t sent a team to the College Football Playoff since the 2016 Washington Huskies.

“While finances played a big role in the move, competitiveness, brand and the overall landscape of the future of the sport played a bigger role,” ESPN reported.

The Pac-12 brought in just $341 million in revenue last year, whereas the Big Ten divvied up $680 million to its member schools in the same fiscal year.

This is a developing story.