Michigan-Ohio State is the number one Big Ten football rivalry. No one will debate that. Does USC-UCLA merit top-five status now that the Trojans and Bruins are entering the Big Ten? UCLA Wire picked up a report in which one college football analyst says yes.
With the new-look Big Ten Conference and the disappearing Pac-12, the UCLA-USC rivalry continues as both programs go to the Big Ten.
Tom Fornelli of CBS Sports ranked the best Big Ten rivalry matchups in the new-look Big Ten. UCLA and USC are 4th on the list, and here’s what Fornelli wrote about that matchup:
“I know this will ruffle the feathers of plenty of Big Ten fans who won’t want to see the newcomers ranked this highly. But I am an unbiased observer, and the Victory Bell has to be a top-five rivalry. There are plenty of bordering state schools and rivalries between teams that share a state. These two share a city. Also, for my money, there is no better uniform matchup in the sport than when these two square off in their home uniforms.”
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