Arizona’s season ended with a loss in the Holiday Bowl, but everything else was an indisputable success. A team projected for the bottom rung of the Big 12 finished two games…
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Time to whack the button in Eugene. But which one? Certainly not the eject button. Dan Lanning is the ideal coach for Oregon. He relates well to players, represents the…
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LAS VEGAS — Leaders from across college sports gathered in Las Vegas early last month to examine the industry’s hottest off-the-field topics. Hosted by the Sports Business Journal, the two-day…
Arizona State, which once cared so little about football that it hired a TV analyst who hadn’t coached in a decade, appears serious about winning. The latest indication of a…
Welcome to the third installment of the Hotline’s postseason picks against the point spread, which covers the College Football Playoff semifinals. We were 4-7-1 last week with bowl games and the CFP…
By Jon Wilner Welcome to the latest installment of the Hotline’s Pac-12 men’s basketball power rankings, our weekly assessment of a conference that doesn’t exist (yet) using results, analytics and a…
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The sample size is expanding. In a few weeks, the College Football Playoff might do the same. Through two seasons of the 12-team format, teams receiving an opening-round bye are…
News that Kyle Whittingham had accepted Michigan’s offer Friday left us pondering not only the past 15 days but also the past 15 months, with all the wild twists life…