Reports that UCLA may not join the Big 10 until 2024 are being fought by Newsom and other state officials. Newsom told Fox News that an investigation is already underway to see what can be done to stop the UCLA flight. The future of the Pac-12 has been clouded by the planned departures of UCLA and rival USC to the BIG 10, which is heavily based in the Midwest region, with outposts on the East Coast with Rutgers and Maryland. That leaves the University of California, Berkeley, out in the cold, as well as athletic powerhouses Oregon and Washington. On the plus side, UCLA would gain even more national exposure and revenue from the move. The school is deeply in debt, according to reports. But many question the growing realignment in college sports, saying they are more like minor leagues in professional sports. Newsom’s beef is that UCLA failed to notify the University of California System Board of Regents in advance of his move. It is therefore a move made without their “supervision or support”. “I read about it (that’s how I found out),” Newsom said. “Nothing happened. I’m the governor of the state of California. But maybe a more important thing is that I’m the chairman of the UC Board of Regents. I read about it. Is it a good idea? An opportunity to discuss the substance (of the decision)? I don’t know that someone has done this. So it became isolated. It was done without the supervision or support of the regents. It was done without my knowledge.” He also said the impact will be felt across all universities in the state, not just UC schools: “And (there’s) the impact more broadly, not just in the UC system, but other universities, including Stanford and basically the Cal State system … I don’t have strong opinions about it for any reason other than being a member. The regents, they never consulted us, they never asked for an opinion and they didn’t even have the decency to warn.” Newsom also struck a chord about possible actions. “Trust me when I say this: we’re not going to investigate. We’re investigating within (and it was) minutes of reading it in the paper.”