The Big Ten is now the Big Eighteen.
Despite the belief that Oregon, UCLA, USC and Washington became Big Ten members on July 1, the former Pac-12 schools officially joined the conference on Friday, and commissioner Tony Petitti embraced the new schools with open arms.
The Big Ten officially welcomes @uoregon, @UCLA, @USC and @UW : https://t.co/hpU9AEqxlD pic.twitter.com/yJRIaF1rDe
— Big Ten Conference (@bigten) August 2, 2024
“We are excited today to officially welcome the University of Oregon, UCLA, USC and the University of Washington to the Big Ten Conference,” Petitti said in a press release. “All four institutions feature a combination of world-class academics and athletics that are a great fit for our conference, and we look forward to building long-lasting relationships with the administrators, coaches, student-athletes, alumni and fans.”
Now that their move is official, Ohio State and the Big Ten's other established schools welcomed the Ducks, Bruins, Trojans and Huskies to the conference with a series of social media posts. We collected those posts and more below.
Oregon, UCLA, USC and Washington Introduce Themselves
We are the Oregon Ducks. #GoDucks x @BigTen pic.twitter.com/hkH0qt0mfP
— GoDucks (@GoDucks) August 2, 2024
The B1G day is here! We are officially in the @bigten!
— UCLA Athletics (@UCLAAthletics) August 2, 2024
: https://t.co/oIEzqarT7U #B1GWelcome pic.twitter.com/UrGWN5MrFV
Sup @BigTen
— USC Trojans (@USC_Athletics) August 2, 2024
Woke up a @bigten school pic.twitter.com/1PH3H1jLkp
— USC Trojans (@USC_Athletics) August 2, 2024
It's a B1G new era for the Washington Huskies.#GoHuskies x @bigten pic.twitter.com/mrNfre9Ehh
— Washington Athletics (@UWAthletics) August 2, 2024
Big Ten schools welcome Oregon, UCLA, USC and Washington
It's official!
— Illinois Athletics (@IlliniAthletics) August 2, 2024
Join us in welcoming @uwathletics, @goducks, @usc_athletics and @uclaathletics to the @bigten.#Illini | #HTTO | #B1GWelcome pic.twitter.com/QQ9d923UnE
A #B1GWelcome from Hoosier Nation pic.twitter.com/pGPaUHU6gY
— Indiana Hoosiers (@IUHoosiers) August 2, 2024
Officially Official
— The Iowa Hawkeyes (@TheIowaHawkeyes) August 2, 2024
Welcome to the @bigten, @uwathletics, @goducks, @usc_athletics and @uclaathletics! #B1GWelcome pic.twitter.com/eEl5RGhh07
From everyone in the Green & White, welcome to the Big Ten!#B1GWelcome pic.twitter.com/OjcLzOeAYO
— Michigan State Athletics (@MSU_Athletics) August 2, 2024
The B1G news is
— Minnesota Golden Gophers (@GopherSports) August 2, 2024
A #B1GWelcome to our new West Coast friends! pic.twitter.com/S9mi3cw9e4
A #B1GWelcome to our friends out west!
— Northwestern Athletics (@NU_Sports) August 2, 2024
From,
Chicagos Big Ten Team pic.twitter.com/3KojNxiO9Y
Welcome to the B1G league... see you soon #GoBucks | #B1GWelcome
— Ohio State Buckeyes (@OhioStAthletics) August 2, 2024
Keep your friends close and enemies closer, welcome to the B1G @GoDucks, @USC_Athletics, @UCLAAthletics, & @UWAthletics! #WeAre pic.twitter.com/yRxSCPB36r
— Penn State Athletics (@GoPSUsports) August 2, 2024
The train rolls westward.
— Purdue Athletics (@PurdueSports) August 2, 2024
A #B1GWelcome to our four new conference mates! pic.twitter.com/FHA4X3uiBU
Welcome aboard! #B1GWelcome pic.twitter.com/5ET1geSA2A
— Rutgers Scarlet Knights (@RUAthletics) August 2, 2024
A #B1GWelcome from the Badgers pic.twitter.com/OgkHntPZiF
— Wisconsin Badgers (@UWBadgers) August 2, 202