It was reported on Thursday that the USC Trojans and UCLA Bruins are interested in departing the Pac-12 to join the Big Ten conference.
The move furthered the divide between the top two conferences and those on the outside. The Trojans and Bruins’ interest in greener pastures was likely a response to Oklahoma and Texas joining forces with the SEC.
College football is a money-making business. That’s the likely reason TCU and Baylor were left on the outside of the College Football Playoff in 2014. Both were 11-1 and deserving of a playoff spot, but they simply would not generate the revenue of a playoff that included Ohio State.
With Texas, Oklahoma, USC and UCLA potentially leaving their traditional rivals, we are one step closer to a two-conference college football league.
Here is what a potential 40-team college football league with the SEC and Big Ten could look like.