Conference realignment is never-ending, but Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti wants to “get this conference right.'
Since Colorado, Missouri, and Nebraska bolted from the Big 12 in the early 2010s, barely a couple years have gone by without more programs finding new homes. That continues this year with the SEC adding Oklahoma and Texas, the ACC bringing in Stanford and SMU, the Big 12 taking in a slew of new members, and, of course, the Big Ten Conference adding Oregon, UCLA, USC and Washington.
Petitti inherited and already growing league when he took over in May of 2023. Both USC and UCLA were joining the Big Ten. Once August rolled around, Oregon and Washington were set to join them in leaving the Pac-12. "The fit of the four is across - obviously we're here to talk football - when you go beyond that, for our presidents and chancellors, the academic fit is really important," Petitti said. "If you look at the strength in all other sports that the four new members bring. It's a complete match across many different factors.
"I see great strength across matchups. The footprint that we'll have going forward - I think we've got to get a lot of things right - I feel really good about the way we're positioned for the future, in terms of health and strength of the conference."Kaleb Henry is the Program Director and Sports Director at KLIN radio in Lincoln, Nebraska. A native Nebraskan, he competed in track and field at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville before returning home.
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