The Big 12 has embraced its place as the Power Four conference with the greatest depth, where the difference between No. 1 and No. 16 is small and the potential…
Jon Wilner
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Parity is the name of the game in Big 12 football this season, with one notable exception: The conference schedule is anything but balanced. Some teams have it tougher —…
The Mountain West did not expand or contract its membership during the offseason. It did not change commissioners or how the championship game participants are determined. Sure, there are several…
The Big Ten and SEC were the not-so-subtle forces behind every important development in college football’s raucous offseason. On Monday, the behemoths solidified their influence over the preseason, as well,…
he Hotline mailbag publishes weekly. Send questions to wilner@bayareanewsgroup.com and include ‘mailbag’ in the subject line. Or hit me on Twitter/X: @WilnerHotline Please note: Some questions have been edited for clarity and…
INDIANAPOLIS — The Duck is everywhere this summer, and so are the Ducks. While Oregon’s mascot takes stock of Big Ten campuses, the football program stands as a fixture in…
The greatest intersectional rivalry in college sports recently received the twice-over, thanks to one of its own. USC coach Lincoln Riley was the first to address the unthinkable. When asked…
Operational efficiency has always been essential to sustained success in major college athletics, where football and men’s basketball generate the revenue that funds dozens of sports programs. But shrewd money…
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