The Pac-12 commissioner’s office has been a no-spin zone since George Kliavkoff took charge of the conference on July 1. That remained the case following the conclusion of his first…
Jon Wilner
We’ll start with the Rose Bowl, then broaden our scope of topics and time … 1. What. A. Game. We were utterly baffled by Utah’s strategy in the final minute….
Commentary on Pac-12 results on and off the field … Falling: UCLA’s postseason After backing out of the Holiday Bowl hours before kickoff because of COVID, the Bruins were summarily…
The Hotline’s projections for Pac-12 postseason awards and honors … Coach of the Year: Arizona’s Tommy Lloyd. Impressively close to locking up the award before the calendar turns. (There’s nobody…
Conference play is scheduled to begin in earnest this week for Pac-12 basketball, but questions linger like it’s the winter of 2020-21: — How many teams will play all 20…
Cycles of success and failure are inevitable in college athletics. Two of the best current examples can be found along Interstate 10 in the Sonoran Desert, where Gila monsters roam…
Commentary on Pac-12 developments on and off the field by Jon Wilner Rising: Pac-12 Football Alumni Council On Monday, the Pac-12 announced the formation of an alumni council designed to advise the…
The regular season is complete, the data has been compiled, and the eyeballs have been counted. The Pac-12 performed exactly as well in the TV ratings game as you’d expect: Not markedly…
Pac-12 men’s basketball teams are unlikely to reach the goal of winning 75 percent of their non-conference games, and they might not come close. The current win rate is 66…
Recapping the best and worst of the week … News of the week: Pac-12 alumni group The conference on Monday announced the formation of a Football Alumni Council, a group…
