The Big Ten will be expanding in 2024. The conference was already adding USC and UCLA for next season but they won’t be the only new entries. They will now be joined by the University of Oregon and the University of Washington.
The University of Nebraska President Ted Carter, Chancellor Dr. Rodney Bennett, and Director of Athletics Trev Alberts issued a joint statement regarding the news on Friday afternoon.
“Today marks an exciting moment in history for the Big Ten Conference and the University of Nebraska. The landscape of college athletics continues to quickly evolve and adding Oregon and Washington further establishes the Big Ten as the preeminent conference in the country.
These are two great institutions with highly recognizable brands that expands the Conference footprint to the Pacific Northwest. Nebraska has a large alumni base on the West Coast and the new additions will allow our fans in another region of the country to watch the Huskers compete on a more regular basis.
Adding two highly respected universities to the Big Ten will also create exciting new opportunities for our faculty, staff and students to partner with world-class colleagues in research and academics. We welcome Oregon and Washington to the Big Ten Conference and look forward to competing and collaborating with them in the future.”
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