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U.C.L.A. Faces Judgment Day with U.C. Regents, and Perhaps Lawmakers

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.

U.C.L.A. and Southern California had announced they would join the Big Ten ahead of the 2024 football season.Credit...Harry How/Getty Images

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.