Details are here, and thanks for your support. Yep, that’s 99 cents for 90 days, with the option to cancel anytime. Support the Hotline: Receive three months of unlimited access for just 99 cents. Through a spokesperson, Cal declined to comment. The other 14 schools in the conference are located in the Eastern and Central time zones.Ī UCLA spokesperson referred questions to the UC Office of the President. In addition, critics of the move into the Big Ten have cited the potential physical and mental toll on USC and UCLA athletes. Whatever the outcome, the financial outlook for Cal has turned bleak without UCLA and USC as members of the Pac-12. It’s also possible that the Pac-12 will cease to exist altogether, or that the remaining 10 members will merge or align with another conference. Without USC and UCLA providing a link to the massive Los Angeles media market, the Pac-12’s revenue could be chopped by 40-to-50 percent starting in the 2024-25 academic year.Īs a result, the Bears could experience a revenue reduction of at least $10 million annually, thereby jeopardizing their ability to support 28 Olympic and women’s sports (none of them are profitable). UCLA’s Lisa Fernandez embraces role as softball coach and ambassador In fact, the athletic department receives approximately $25 million annually from central campus to fund operations. Only football and men’s basketball are profitable. Largely because their athletic department supports 30 sports teams - one of the highest totals in the country - the Bears typically run a significant deficit. In the Big Ten, that figure is expected to double.īut the repercussions in Berkeley could be momentous.Ī source close to Cal athletics said chancellor Carol Christ was “blindsided” by the news of UCLA’s departure. UCLA would have received roughly $40 million annually in media rights had it remained in the Pac-12. The Bruins have made their motivation clear:Ĭhancellor Gene Block and athletic director Martin Jarmond believe the move will better position the Bruins, both financially and competitively, for the next era in college sports. UCLA remains best positioned to answer your questions as decisions related to athletics are formulated and executed at the campus-level.” “UCLA leadership informed President Drake that discussions between UCLA and the Big Ten were occurring but he was not involved at all in those discussions or in any negotiations. He was appointed president of the UC in the summer of 2020. (The Buckeyes own the Big Ten’s premier football program.) The Hotline also asked about the level of involvement, if any, of UC system president Michael Drake.ĭrake is a Stanford graduate who served as the chancellor of UC Irvine for nine years before his tenure as president of Ohio State from 2014-20. “There is no requirement for a decision from the University of California Board of Regents or the Office of the President.”
“Matters involving litigation, when discussion in open session concerning those matters would adversely affect, or be detrimental to, the public interest.”Ī spokesperson for the UC Office of the President said the regents had no authority to prevent UCLA’s move, which became official June 30:
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