College sports are in an era of transition, as conference realignment threatens to create a couple super leagues out of the Big Ten and SEC, and other conferences scramble to play catch up.
The first major dominoes fell into place when it was announced that USC and UCLA are bolting the Pac-12 for the Big Ten, and Texas and Oklahoma are leaving the Big 12 for the SEC.
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So you can understand why an Instagram post from Ohio State mascot Brutus Buckeye announcing “BIG things coming,” with a picture next to the Oregon Duck might have caused a stir Tuesday. What does it mean?!
There are no shortage of people in the comments predicting an Oregon move to the Big Ten, though it seems unlikely that announcement would come from the social media page of another team’s mascot.
It’s also possible the two teams agreed to a series of games. Whatever it is, we’ll know the answer soon. Thanks for the heads up, Brutus.