UC Board Of Regents Votes 11-5 To Allow UCLA To Move To Big 10 Conference In 2024

December 15, 2022 3:10 pm

The University of California Board of Regents voted 11-5 on Wednesday to allow UCLA to move to the Big Ten athletic conference, causing huge changes ahead in both California and across the college athletics landscape. The switch dates back to...

Gov. Newsom ‘is an Accessory’ to CA Universities Switching Athletic Conferences

July 21, 2022 4:04 pmJuly 22, 2022 7:12 am

Governor Gavin Newsom continued to double down on his criticism towards UCLA leaving for the Big 10 athletic conference on Wednesday, with the Governor himself facing growing scrutiny for his role in helping fuel the move in the first place....

Gov. Newsom Condemns UCLA, USC, NCAA Move To Big-10 Conference

July 19, 2022 2:30 amJuly 19, 2022 8:39 pm

Over the weekend, Governor Gavin Newsom condemned both UCLA and USC for announcing a move away from the traditionally West Coast PAC-10 NCAA football conference for the Pac-12 in the Midwest, putting many other teams in California at risk. Late...

Gov. Newsom, Pac-12 Agree To Not Stop Conference Football Games This Year

September 17, 2020 6:18 pm

On Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that there is nothing stopping NCAA football from returning this year to California, contradicting weeks worth of statements from Pac-12 football conference commissioner Larry Scott and teams who have accused the Governor of halting...

USC Football Players Urge Gov. Newsom To Allow Them To Play

September 16, 2020 2:56 pm

On Tuesday, the entire University of Southern California (USC) football team sent a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom, urging him to allow them to play this season as other college conference holdouts announced they were returning to play this year....

California NCAA Players Demand More COVID-19 Protections, Extended Eligibility From Governor

August 5, 2020 12:45 pmAugust 7, 2020 11:13 am

On Tuesday, a group of Californian Pac-12 football players and officials from Governor Gavin Newsom’s office met to discuss what the state is doing for players during the COVID-19 pandemic and what the Governor could possibly do to protect them...

Shutdown California University Athletics May Cause Election Result Shifts This Fall

July 11, 2020 7:36 amJuly 12, 2020 8:24 am

College sports programs across California this week saw an unprecedented number of cuts, delays, and adjustments, which may factor into several elections later this year. Major changes for California university athletics Many college and university athletic programs have been drastically...