California Governor Gavin Newsom said he was disappointed that UCLA’s move to the Big 10 was done without consulting with the University of California regents. The regents will convene on July 21 to discuss the move in a closed session, indicating that legal action might be lurking. (San Jose Mercury News, July 15, 2022, by Jon Wilner)
Sports Illustrated’s Pat Forde weighs in on the issue., “But here is my thought on this whole thing. I go back to the urge to be secret about everything is not necessarily conducive to doing business. I mean, it can get you into trouble. Again, I understand that, yes, it would have absolutely set off a tidal wave of panic and news if they had gone to the Board of Regents and said, hey, we’re considering leaving and that got out. But do you have to be lying, deceitful, dishonest, and do everything in the dark to get things done? I don’t think you have to.” (Yahoo! Sports, July 15, 2022, dialogue between Yahoo Sports, Dan Wetzel and Sports Illustrated’s Pat Forde)