Commissioner Greg Sankey was asked repeatedly about additional SEC expansion during his opening remarks Monday at the conference’s football media extravaganza in Dallas. “Sixteen is our today, and 16 is…
Jon Wilner
One aspect of the Pac-12 will remain intact well beyond its official breakup in early August: All 12 schools are locked into bowl games that have been affiliated with the…
In one month, the Pac-12 will cease to exist in recognizable form. At the close of business on Aug. 1, the 10 departing schools will end their membership in the…
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Dana Altman’s breakthrough at Oregon began in obscurity. The Ducks were not ranked in the 2012-13 Associated Press preseason poll and, in fact, didn’t receive a single vote at the…
Chuck Neinas has been involved in college sports so long that he served as the commissioner of the Big Eight in the 1970s and commissioner of the Big 12 in…
Welcome to the Hotline’s projections for the toughest, most unforgiving conference in college basketball. The Big 12 should start the 2024-25 season with at least five teams in the Associated…
Desiree Reed-Francois spent her 100th day as Missouri’s athletic director basking in an overtime victory over Florida that clinched a bowl berth for her Tigers. It was Nov. 23, 2021….
The West Coast quartet will join the Big Ten in 44 days. Thanks to a public presentation by one member of the group, we can sketch the financial benefits accompanying…
The Big 12 provided a double dose of news last week with revelations the conference could sell its naming rights to a corporate sponsor and an ownership stake to a…
