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WeAreSC On3 7/2/22: A BIG Welcome, Tackett's Top Three, and the Legacy of Larry Scott

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WeAreSC On3 is a daily three-point briefing recapping news and notes surrounding USC Athletics. Today, we take a look at Big Ten schools officially welcoming USC to the conference, Tackett Curtis releasing his top three schools, and the legacy of former Pac 12 commissioner Larry Scott.

A BIG Welcome

On Thursday, USC sent shock through the world of college athletics when the Trojans announced that they will be joining the Big Ten in 2024.

Following the announcement, numerous Big Ten schools took to Twitter to welcome USC and rival UCLA to the conference.

Perhaps the best of these tweets came from Indiana, who felt the need to include a corny pun.

Tackett’s Top Three

Four-star linebacker Tackett Curtis released his top three schools on Friday, and USC made the cut.

A native of Many, Louisiana, On3 Consensus has Curtis as a top-100 player in the class of 2023. In addition to the Trojans, his top three consists of Ohio State and Wisconsin—two of USC’s new Big Ten foes. Right now, the Buckeyes are the heavy favorite to land Curtis.

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USC made the top three for four-star linebacker Tackett Curtis. (Chad Simmons/On3)

Legacy of Larry Scott

When USC and UCLA announced on Thursday that they will be leaving the Pac 12 Conference for the greener pastures of the Big Ten, it was largely due to the previous commissioner of the Conference of Champions, Larry Scott. During his decade in charge of the Pac 12, Scott dug the conference into a tremendous hole, both financially and in terms of perception.

Scott’s successor, current Pac 12 commissioner George Kliavkoff, did his best to salvage the hot mess that Scott left him over the past year. In the end, however, the Trojans and Bruins decided that the hole Scott had dug them into was too big. Hence, the only way for them to save face was to jump ship.

Well, in a rather ironic twist, on the same day that the Pac 12’s two premier brands announced that they will be leaving for the Big Ten, Scott, whose tenure as Pac 12 commissioner ended last summer, received his final check from the conference.

Scott could not be reached for comment on the move at this time. According to rumors, however, he has been doing extensive research on how the decision will affect the future of NCAA Women’s Tennis.