Commish: Fans 'not in favor' of USC, UCLA move

SAN FRANCISCO -- USC's and UCLA's upcoming move to the Big Ten has not been fashionable with their supporters, according to Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff.

Both USC and UCLA volition go afloat members of the Big Ten successful 2024 aft an offseason determination that changed the operation of assemblage sports.

During Pac-12 hoops media time connected Wednesday, Kliavkoff said he's spoken to much than 100 radical connected to some programs, including players and coaches, and the statement has been against the determination to the Big Ten.

"I deliberation saying hundreds would beryllium an exaggeration -- dozens, much than a hundred," helium said. "And I person yet to speech to anyone successful the UCLA and USC assemblage who's successful favour of the move. I volition accidental that I astir apt perceive from folks who are not successful favor, not surprisingly."

Kliavkoff's comments travel his continued promotion of the Pac-12's aboriginal without USC and UCLA, portion besides questioning the corporate worth of the alteration for the Trojans and Bruins.

Last month, helium sent a missive to the University of California strategy regents that stated UCLA's determination to the Big Ten would make fiscal challenges for the Bruins. He reiterated those claims Wednesday without providing circumstantial numbers.

According to reports, UCLA volition reap an eight-figure summation annually erstwhile it joins the Big Ten.

"We judge that betwixt the question and coaches' salaries and immoderate of the different expenses that you incur erstwhile you articulation the Big Ten, that the tiny delta successful the [Big Ten] media rights woody volition beryllium much than offset and we basal by those numbers," Kliavkoff said.