The Wisconsin Badgers will have new opponents to face beginning in 2024 after the Big Ten Conference's big news leaked on Thursday.
Beginning in the 2024-2025 academic year, UCLA and USC will join the Big Ten to compete in all sports. It will be the first time the conference added members since Rutgers and Maryland helped the Big Ten reach the Atlantic Ocean a few years ago. Nebraska and Penn State have also been added to the Big Ten since 1993.
A big reason why for the move is likely money and not geography. The Big Ten is trying to nail down a new media rights deal which is being reported as being north of $1 billion.
