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The end of USC and UCLA after dark: 7 things to know about the Big Ten move

LOS ANGELES — The era of the college super conference is almost here. Pac-12 flagship programs USC and UCLA are preparing for a 2024 jump to the Big Ten, as The Times confirmed Thursday, leaving the West Coast for a conference that promises early football kickoff times and long plane rides in exchange for massive paychecks. The drastic move shifts the entire college football landscape, ...
UCLA quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson hurdles high over USC safety Chase Williams, left, and cornerback Isaac Taylor-Stuart as he scores a touchdown on the play in the fourth quarter at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, in Los Angeles, on Nov. 20, 2021.

LOS ANGELES — The era of the college super conference is almost here.

Pac-12 flagship programs USC and UCLA are preparing for a 2024 jump to the Big Ten, as The Times confirmed Thursday, leaving the West Coast for a conference that promises early football kickoff times and long plane rides in exchange for massive paychecks. The drastic move shifts the entire college football landscape, consolidating more power to the Big Ten and Southeastern Conference and weakening the Pac-12 to the point where the "Conference of Champions" may be

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