在太平洋十二校联盟陷入困境、十大联盟占据主导地位的背景下，南加州大学和加州大学洛杉矶分校顺利转型加入十大联盟。 USC and UCLA transition to the Big Ten amid Pac-12 struggles and Big Ten dominance.
南加州大学和加州大学洛杉矶分校在向十大联盟转型时面临挑战，因为太平洋十二校联盟由于十大联盟的霸主地位而难以获得大学橄榄球季后赛的资格。 USC and UCLA face a challenging transition to the Big Ten, as the Pac-12 struggled to qualify for the College Football Playoff due to Big Ten dominance. 在主教练林肯·莱利 (Lincoln Riley) 的带领下，南加州大学在 2022 年常规赛中取得了 11-1 的战绩，包括在 Pac-12 冠军赛中输给犹他大学和在棉花碗经典赛中输给杜兰大学。 USC's 11-1 regular season in 2022 under head coach Lincoln Riley included losses to Utah in the Pac-12 Championship Game and Tulane in the Cotton Bowl Classic. 特洛伊队与加州大学洛杉矶分校一起晋级十大联盟，他们将面对实力雄厚的联盟，并致力于提高前几个赛季的表现。 The Trojans, who moved to the Big Ten with UCLA, will face a loaded conference and aim to improve on their previous seasons' performance.