Debt-laden UCLA was on a grim trajectory to cut sports until it moved to the Big Ten
LOS ANGELES — It was a splashy move with a quiet beneficiary. Given its perilous athletic department finances, UCLA faced the prospect of cutting sports had the school not agreed to bolt for the Big Ten Conference. The timing isn't certain and the number of teams that would have been affected isn't known, but the Bruins were headed toward an Olympic sports Armageddon without the infusion of ...
by Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times
Jul 05, 2022
2 minutes
LOS ANGELES — It was a splashy move with a quiet beneficiary.
Given its perilous athletic department finances, UCLA faced the prospect of cutting sports had the school not agreed to bolt for the Big Ten Conference.
The timing isn't certain and the number of teams that would have been affected isn't known, but the Bruins were headed toward an
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