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Will UCLA and USC joining the Big Ten help recruiting? Big Ten players, coaches weigh in.

INDIANAPOLIS — Having devoured In-N-Out burgers, strolled the Santa Monica beach and enjoyed a visit to Little Ethiopia, Keeanu Benton gets the allure. "Who doesn't want to go to Cali?" the Wisconsin nose tackle said Wednesday with a laugh. In the years to come, UCLA and USC will enjoy some natural advantages in their pursuit of high school prospects from Big Ten territory. The beaches. The ...
TJ Guy #42 of the Michigan Wolverines celebrates winning the Big Ten Football Championship game against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Lucas Oil Stadium on Dec. 4, 2021, in Indianapolis, Indiana.

INDIANAPOLIS — Having devoured In-N-Out burgers, strolled the Santa Monica beach and enjoyed a visit to Little Ethiopia, Keeanu Benton gets the allure.

"Who doesn't want to go to Cali?" the Wisconsin nose tackle said Wednesday with a laugh.

In the years to come, UCLA and USC will enjoy some natural advantages in their pursuit of high school prospects from Big Ten territory. The beaches. The weather. The (animal style) cuisine.

Those pluses will be magnified

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