…Adding USC and UCLA made the Big Ten a rumored $250 million extra annually to be distributed among the other 14 schools. The “rumored $250 million extra annually to be distributed among the other 14 schools” for the addition of UCLA and USC is far from a proven fact. The conference’s media discussions were taking a far different tone before the UCLA and USC exits. As Thamel notes, a lot of that is going to depend on what media deal the conference eventually delivers. But it is quite clear that the Pac-12’s media situation is much worse than it was with USC and UCLA.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 07, 2023 18:57 UTC