By Madison Williams The school will earn more money each year from its new conference to help fund athletics at the school. UCLA and USC shocked college sports fans last Thursday when the two schools announced they would be leaving the Pac-12 and joining Big Ten, which begins in summer 2024. UCLA’s athletic director Martin Jarmond offered some further information regarding the transition, noting that UCLA’s athletic department was in “significant debt” before deciding to change conferences. At one point, the school considered cutting sports, although that timeline is unknown in regards to its …