The Bay Area tandem would begin competition next fall.
Stanford and Cal, bastions of major college sports on the West Coast for more than a century, are on the brink of securing a new home for their athletic departments — on the Atlantic Seaboard.
With the additions, the ACC will have 18 schools in total, although Notre Dame does not compete in football.forced the schools to seek salvation 3,000 miles away — and potentially deliver the final blow to their longtime home. For the Bay Area duo, shelter from the realignment storm comes with a lengthy commitment. Under the terms of the ACC's media contract, the schools likely are bound to their new home until 2036 — an eternity in the rapidly changing landscape of college sports.
Sources believe the Cardinal and Bears preferred to join the Big Ten, where USC, UCLA, Washington and Oregon will begin competition next summer. As a six-school West Coast arm, the Big Ten could have crafted regional schedules to limit the cross-country travel for Olympic sports teams. Like their colleagues in the Big 12, the ACC presidents understand the value of heft: There's strength in numbers in the realignment game. Stanford and Cal add academic bona fides, Olympic sports clout and security in case Florida State and Clemson eventually leave for the SEC or Big Ten.
However, a workaround exists. Stanford, Cal and SMU are expected to join the ACC at reduced revenue shares, creating a pile of leftover expansion cash that could be funneled to the football powerhouses.
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