The USC Trojans are headed to the Big Ten in 2024.
However, the last few days were not very kind to the Big Ten and the future teams heading to the conference.
UCLA lost to Pitt in the Sun Bowl in stunning fashion. Then, Ohio State and Michigan lost their respective College Football Playoff games as both teams’ defenses fell apart.
TCU defeated Michigan 51-45, and Georgia squeezed out a 42-41 victory. Then, USC’s defense collapsed again and Tulane won the Cotton Bowl, 46-45, in a shocker.
Where do we even begin? All three of Michigan, Ohio State, and USC saw their defenses collapse on the biggest stages, and that is not a good look for the future of the Big Ten. Add UCLA, and it’s clear the Los Angeles schools are “ready” for their new conference, as you can see below:
EVERYONE TUMBLED
USC, Michigan, Ohio State, Clemson … just a few big brand name programs going down this bowl season …
— Heather Dinich (@CFBHeather) January 2, 2023
WILD
This Bowl Season has been insane. Since WEDNESDAY we’ve had:
TCU 51-45 Michigan
Georgia 42-41 Ohio State
Tulane 46-45 USC
Arkansas 55-53 Kansas
Oregon 28-27 UNC
Washington 27-20 Texas
Pitt 37-35 UCLA
FSU 35-32 Oklahoma
ND 45-38 USCe
Maryland 16-12 NC State
Ohio 30-27 Wyoming— Galen Hall (@galenhall) January 2, 2023
“EFENSE” — NO D
What happened to DEFENSE in college bowl games… So many high scoring games
TCU 51 Michigan 45
Georgia 42 Ohio State 41AND just now, Tulane scores late and upsets USC 46-45
— Bob Pompeani (@KDPomp) January 2, 2023
TRUTH
Amazing how similar these numbers are for Ohio State (via @Dan_Hope), even though the games felt so different. The reality is the Buckeyes defense hasn’t been right since 2019, and that was the only consistently strong group since 2017. pic.twitter.com/MhC1YRLpIZ
— Adam Rittenberg (@ESPNRittenberg)
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