Arrivals of West Coast schools could cause Big Ten to depart from its traditional smashmouth style

by STEVE MEGARGEE | AP Sports Writer

Tue, September 5th 2023, 5:49 PM UTC

FILE -{ } Wayne Taulapapa #21 of the Washington Huskies celebrates his first quarter touchdown against the Texas Longhorns in the Valero Alamo Bowl at the Alamodome on December 29, 2022 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Cortes/Getty Images)

FILE - California cornerback Isaiah Young (41) is unable to tackle Oregon running back Bucky Irving (0) during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Berkeley, Calif., Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022. Oregon opens their season at home against Portland State on Sept. 2.(AP Photo/Godofredo A. VÃ¡squez, File)

FILE - Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff speaks at the NCAA college football Pac-12 media day Friday, July 21, 2023, in Las Vegas. The Atlantic Coast Conference has cleared the way for Stanford, California and SMU to join the league, two people with direct knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, providing a landing spot for two more teams from the disintegrating Pac-12. (AP Photo/Lucas Peltier, File)

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FILE - Wayne Taulapapa #21 of the Washington Huskies celebrates his first quarter touchdown against the Texas Longhorns in the Valero Alamo Bowl at the Alamodome on December 29, 2022 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Cortes/Getty Images)