The Hotline mailbag publishes weekly. Send questions to wilnerhotline@bayareanewsgroup.com and include “mailbag” in the subject line. Or hit me on the social media platform X: @WilnerHotline Some questions have been edited for clarity…
Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark didn’t slam the brakes on College Football Playoff expansion during his state-of-the-conference remarks Friday in Frisco, Texas — that authority belongs exclusively to the Big…
The spring headlines across college football have been jammed with off-field issues. Playoff expansion, federal legislation, NIL confusion, breakaway threats, eligibility rulings — it’s enough to make fans long for endless replay…
The Big 12’s annual spring meetings will unfold this week with a loaded agenda and daunting issues awaiting conference and campus executives, from College Football Playoff expansion and the possibility of the…
The Hotline mailbag publishes weekly. Send questions to wilnerhotline@bayareanewsgroup.com and include “mailbag” in the subject line. Or hit me on the social media platform X: @WilnerHotline. Some questions have been edited for…
RANCHO PALOS VERDES — Big Ten executives have coalesced around commissioner Tony Petitti’s plan for a 24-team College Football Playoff during conference meetings this week at the luxurious Terranea Resort overlooking the…
RANCHO PALOS VERDES — Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti concluded the second day of his conference’s spring meetings Tuesday with an hour-long session with the media. All but one minute…
The Hotline mailbag publishes weekly. Send questions to wilnerhotline@bayareanewsgroup.com and include “mailbag” in the subject line. Or hit me on the social media platform X: @WilnerHotline. Some questions have been edited for…
College football executives will eyeball the NFL’s 2026 schedule upon its release Thursday evening, primarily to identify threats. Will there be a Black Friday doubleheader to steal viewers who otherwise would be…
There are 50 days until the Pac-12 returns as an officially recognized conference with nine schools for basketball, eight for football and one lingering, inescapable question: Will it expand again?…
