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It's almost time for college football's opening kickoff. Get caught up on #USC and #UCLA's shocking announcement about their move to the Big Ten. latimes.com/sports/story/2…
In early April, a “nobody” was the first to indicate #USC had contacted the Big Ten. How did he know?

It's a tale about money. NIL. Power. #USC recruiting Notre Dame. And the behind-the-scenes discussions driving
@USC (and @UCLA
's) move to the #B1G
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Lincoln Riley arrives: Patience and a well-timed recruiting pitch helped @USC_FB lure Riley away from Oklahoma, sending shockwaves through the college football world.
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Lincoln Riley's Air Raid schemes have taken every offense he’s ever installed to new heights. What could that look like at
@USC_FB
? latimes.com/sports/usc/sto…
“Everything’s year to year,” says UCLA's Chip Kelly. “We don’t really look at it as recruiting anymore, we look at it as team-building, so how do we build the best team for the 2022 season and that’s a combination of high school [players] and transfers.” latimes.com/sports/ucla/st…
Times subscribers get early access to this article by @Ryan_Kartje. Support our journalism: latimes.com/subscribe latimes.com/sports/usc/sto…
The Big Ten's 7-year TV deal is worth nearly $8 billion with Fox, CBS and NBC.

Here's what it means for football, men's and women's basketball, Olympic sports ... and future #B1G expansion. latimes.com/sports/story/2…
College football fans have watched @KirkHerbstreit grow up, sitting to the left of wild and wacky Lee Corso since 1996.

In @BradyMcCollough's wide-ranging profile, Corso, @GenoEspn, @cbfowler and others help tell the story of their friend and colleague. latimes.com/sports/story/2…
Competition. Academics. Travel. TV. What are the ripple effects of #UCLA and #USC joining the Big Ten? Our writers broke down this big change.

twitter.com/i/spaces/1OyKA…
Bill McGovern, @UCLAFootball's new defensive coordinator, returns to the college game after a decade away (save for a stint as a defensive analyst at Nebraska in 2020).

His former players share insights on the Bruins' new DC. latimes.com/sports/ucla/st…
@UCLAFootball From @Ryan_Kartje: Alex Grinch inherited a @USC_FB defense that swan dived to rock bottom last season. He’s blunt about how to drag that defense back.

“We have a chip [on our shoulder]. I don’t think it’s big enough yet, quite frankly,” Grinch said. latimes.com/sports/usc/sto…

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