New Big Ten teams will not play in league affiliated bowl games in 2024, 2025

The four new Big Ten teams will not be eligible to play in the league’s bowl games this year or next

The four new Big Ten teams will not be eligible to play in the league’s bowl games this year or next.

Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark confirmed on Tuesday that the 10 schools leaving the Pac-12 will still play in the Pac-12 affiliated bowls over the next two seasons. That would mean USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington will not be selected to play in any Big Ten bowl games this year or next.

This would in theory open up more opportunities for other Big Ten teams to land in the league’s bowl games. This could be very impactful for the Spartans, who are projected to be a fringe bowl-eligible team this year.

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The best social media reactions to USC and UCLA joining the Big Ten

How social media reacted to USC and UCLA heading to the Big Ten

On Thursday afternoon, the landscape of major conference college sports was turned on its head. Los Angeles became Big Ten country as USC and UCLA bolted from the Pac-12 to join the Big Ten conference.

Reactions quickly started pouring in from all corners of the college sports world with news of two Los Angeles programs heading to a conference of schools mainly located in the midwest. Speculation about what dominoes were next to fall also dominated the discourse, as the move felt like just one of many we would see in the coming weeks and months.

Here is a look at some of the best reactions to the Bruins and Trojans heading to the Pac-12: