Washington and Oregon leaving the Pac-12 for the Big Ten
In some eye-opening news around the country, the Pac-12 is all but dead. After UCLA and USC announced that they were leaving the conference, two more powerhouses will not be around following this upcoming season.
On Friday, multiple reports have stated that both the University of Washington and the University of Oregon will be bolting for the Big Ten. There was hope that the Pac-12 would be able to prevent this from happening, but that's not going to be the case. While this is exciting news for Oregon and UW, the same can't be said for schools like Washington State, California, Stanford and more.
Breaking: The Big Ten is expected to move ahead with formal offer letters for Oregon and Washington, sources tell @PeteThamel.
— ESPN (@espn) August 4, 2023
Sources said a vote by the conference later today is expected to be unanimous. pic.twitter.com/xSWbAz0wWM
So many years of tradition and great rivalries - gone. The reaction all over social media has been split, as a lot of folks are loving this news for the two schools, but as we said before, this is devastating for WSU, Oregon State, Cal and others. Now, the future for so many universities is totally up in the air.