Leaders of the University of California system are considering whether to block U.C.L.A.’s move to the Big Ten. The lawmaker who touched off national changes in endorsement deals is watching, too.
SAN FRANCISCO — By the time the U.C.L.A. football team kicks off Saturday against its crosstown rival, Southern California, with a berth in the Pac-12 Conference championship game at stake, the Bruins may know a more consequential result — whether or not they will be able to join the Trojans in bolting for the Big Ten Conference in less than two years.