Where USC-UCLA, Oregon-Washington rank as Big Ten football rivalries in 2024

June 27, 2024

By Tom Fornelli, CBS Sports: Rivalries are part of the fabric of college football, and no conference cherishes its rivalries and history more than the Big Ten. Not only do they exist, but nearly all of them have creative trophies which are awarded to the winners.

There are plenty of things that contribute to a rivalry forming. A lot of the time it’s geography, but there’s also familiarity. The more often you see an opponent, the more likely you are to develop an animus. Eventually, a begrudging respect for them emerges. Sometimes rivalries form for no other reason than when two teams meet the stakes are often high.

But at the heart of it all, there’s one primary factor: competition.

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