Locked On Big 10 – Daily College Football & Basketball Podcast Locked On Podcast Network

As the sun set on the Pac 12 this weekend and as we get ready for Big Ten college football, let us clear up some confusion.  With the Oregon, Washington, USC and UCLA flight from the Pac 12 they still are not quite in the Big Ten - yet.  They will be homeless for about a month.  Their official start date as full members of the Big Ten Conference begins August 2nd.

Ohio State has a new school president and, as of this week, a new athletic director in Ross Bjork.  That is a lot of change at a school that just saw A.D. Gene Smith retire after 19 glorious years at the helm of one of the most successful athletic departments and college football programs in the country.

As we zero in on whether Florida State eventually joins an expanded Big Ten Conference in the constantly changing college football environment, we must ponder whether the Seminoles have a better option. 

Florida State and Clemson continue with their lawsuits vs the ACC with an eye toward jumping to a more lucrative conference like the Big Ten.  However, ACC commissioner Jim Phillips is not going to sit by passively and watch his most prestigious college football teams jump ship to the Big Ten without a fight.

As if Ohio State football coach Ryan Day was not already under enough pressure going into the 2024 college football season.  But a strong compliment from his predecessor Urban Meyer turned the pressure up a notch. 

Is USC football coach Lincoln Riley on the Hot Seat in 2024?  Or is it just lukewarm?  Some are suggesting this is a make or break year for Riley and USC football.  He just got there and his QB won a Heisman!