Gavin Newsom demands explanation from UCLA on Big Ten move

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UCLA will need to provide answers to California Governor Gavin Newsom on why the school chose to leave the Pac-12 Conference for the Big Ten starting in 2024. 

Newsom was present at the UC Board of Regents gathering Wednesday in San Francisco, the first Board of Regents meeting since UCLA and USC announced their moves to the Big Ten Conference. 

UCLA Bruins head coach Chip Kelly during the Spring Football Showcase at Drake Track Stadium on the campus of UCLA in Los Angeles on Saturday, April 23, 2022.  (Photo by Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images)

Newsom announced on Wednesday that UCLA will have to explain how the move away from the Pac-12 will benefit the student-athletes, as well as how the move will impact UC Berkeley.

"The first duty of every public university is to the people – especially students," Newsom said in a statement. "UCLA must clearly explain to the public how this deal will improve the experience for all its student-athletes, will honor its century-old partnership with UC Berkeley, and will preserve the histories, rivalries, and traditions that enrich our communities."

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UC Berkeley and UCLA are the two public universities in the Pac-12 and have played each other in football since 1923. 

Caleb Williams, #13 and USC quarterback, and head coach Lincoln Riley, during the USC Football Spring Game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Saturday, April 23, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA.  (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

While the Board of Regents will not be able to force UCLA to reverse its decision, they could force UCLA to pay UC Berkeley an exit fee or share its