Report: Oregon and Washington to Big Ten a done deal

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The Big Ten hasn’t even gotten into the change announced last summer with the additions of USC and UCLA before it decided to expand again.

Now on the verge of being the conference with the most member institutions, after all of the rumors over the past 24 hours, the Big Ten is reportedly adding Oregon and Washington, burgeoning to 18 teams.

Via Action Network’s Brett McMurphy:

The Big Ten is getting even bigger with Oregon and Washington becoming the latest schools to join the conference from the Pac-12 starting in 2024, sources told Action Network.

The departure of the Ducks and Huskies increases the number of schools leaving the Pac-12 in the past 13 months to five (UO, UW, Colorado,USC and UCLA) and could be the fatal blow to the Pac-12.

The Big Ten will grow to 18 members, the largest in college football history, and must decide whether to expand even further. The Big Ten is contemplating whether to stand at 18 or consider adding Stanford and Cal, or possibly any ACC schools that may leave, sources said.

Oregon and Washington will not immediately receive full shares in the Big Ten’s new media rights deal with FOX, CBS and NBC but will still make more than they would have by remaining in the Pac-12, sources said.

There is no indication as of yet as to when Oregon and Washington will join the conference. USC and UCLA begin their Big Ten membership in 2024, and with the schedule release having taken place just over a month ago, it suffices to say that logistically, the duo will likely join the fray in 2025. However, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see even that shift and have both join the conference at the same time as their other West Coast counterparts.
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