If you are wondering what will happen to Big Ten football when USC joins the conference in 2024, join the club. Apparently, the current framework of two divisions — Big Ten East and Big Ten West — will not remain in place when USC and UCLA arrive.
Scott Dochterman of The Athletic, who has covered Iowa Hawkeye football and has good sources within the Big Ten, reported Monday morning that the Big Ten will stick with its East-West divisional setup in 2023 as a placeholder move to provide temporary stability and eliminate uncertainty about 2023 schedules.
Then, in 2024, the Big Ten will “configure a new model.” Specific details were elusive, but the article did refer to a non-divisional format on multiple occasions. Here are some notes from the article: