Welcome to the Hotline’s Big 12 men’s basketball power rankings, a weekly assessment of the conference using analytics and common sense, with a strand of pasta occasionally heaved at the wall when…
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The 2025 season is in the books, which puts the rebuilt Pac-12 on the clock. Kickoff is just eight months away. There is no schedule, no location for the conference championship, no…
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The College Football Playoff’s 12-team format will remain in place for at least the 2026 season after Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti and SEC commissioner Greg Sankey failed to agree…
The 2026 Big 12 football schedule, unveiled on Wednesday, was based on a 2023 matrix and a handful of matchups announced last year. As a result, there were no jaw droppers. We…
More than 10,000 football players across all divisions entered the transfer portal before it closed Friday. Approximately 1,200 remain homeless, according to the NCAA. (There is no deadline to commit…
Back in the roiling summer of 2022, UCLA officials leaned into the opportunity to boost home attendance as one of several reasons for leaving the Pac-12 and joining the Big Ten….
Most schools hope to escape college football’s roiling, unpredictable offseason with one capable quarterback. Utah emerged from the fray with two. Starter Devon Dampier announced his return for the 2026 season on…
The Big Ten is expected to claim its third consecutive national championship on Monday night, with Indiana favored to defeat Miami by more than a touchdown. The conference’s position in College Football Playoff…
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Mailbag: Tracing the breadcrumbs to realignment (and a super league) as the CSC struggles for traction and frustration soars
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…