The Big Ten is continuing to make moves, suddenly adding Oregon and Washington to the conference starting in 2024. The announcement came on Friday evening.
With the move, the two former Pac-12 schools (which will still compete in the West Coast-based conference in 2023) will join USC and UCLA in joining the Big Ten.
University of Michigan president Santa J. Ono was one who voted for the two new schools which help the conference move to 18 members in 2024.
He and Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel commented on the move in a joint release shortly after the Big Ten’s announcement.
The Big Ten Conference unanimously voted Friday (Aug. 4) to accept the University of Oregon,
and the University of Washington as full members in all sponsored sports, effective in August 2024.
As the conference continues to grow and expand across the country,
we are pleased to confirm this decision and extend a warm welcome to our newest members,
both of which are leading research universities and members of the Association of American Universities with championship-caliber athletic programs.
and the University of Washington as full members in all sponsored sports, effective in August 2024.