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    Breaking down what a move to the Big Ten means for UCLA and USC Olympic sports

    LOS ANGELES — The Big Ten Conference needs a bigger trophy case. UCLA and USC will bring 227 NCAA team championships to the Big Ten in 2024 after shocking the college sports world with a dramatic divorce from the Pac-12 on Thursday. Though huge paydays from football and men’s basketball media deals were a driving force behind the shift, UCLA and USC’s successful Olympic sports must also adjust ...
    by Thuc Nhi Nguyen and Myah Taylor, Los Angeles Times Jul 03, 2022 7 minutes
    The USC Trojans pose with the trophy after defeating Stanford in the East Lake Cup at East Lake Golf Club on Oct. 31, 2018, in Atlanta.

    LOS ANGELES — The Big Ten Conference needs a bigger trophy case.

    UCLA and USC will bring 227 NCAA team championships to the Big Ten in 2024 after shocking the college sports world with a dramatic divorce from the Pac-12 on Thursday. Though huge paydays from football and men’s basketball media deals were a driving force behind the shift, UCLA and USC’s successful Olympic sports must also adjust to new competition, rivalries and traditions.

    USC and UCLA’s men’s volleyball and water polo programs will continue in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, and the beach volleyball teams will remain in the Pac-12 because the Big Ten doesn’t sponsor those sports.

    Here is what awaits each nonrevenue sport in the Big Ten:

    Softball

    Last national champion from the Pac-12: UCLA, 2019

    Last national champion from the Big Ten: Michigan, 2005

    What’s they’re getting into: UCLA will have no problem dominating the Big Ten, but at what cost? The Bruins will have to travel four to five hours every other week to play mostly inferior teams that won’t help their strength of schedule. They’ll be without rival Arizona, and the lack of top conference competition could

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