The Hotline mailbag is published each Friday. Send questions to pac12hotline@bayareanewsgroup.com or hit me on Twitter: @WilnerHotline. Due to volume — and in some cases, the need for research — not all…
The anticipated delay in College Football Playoff expansion became a harsh reality on Friday when the CFP announced it would remain a four-team event through the 2025 season. “The Board…
Frequent readers of this space might have noticed we make a big deal out of the Pac-12’s annual performance in non-conference games, whether it’s good, bad or ghastly. Our reason:…
Four Pac-12 football programs changed head coaches last season, although only one move — USC — was directly tied to poor performance. It’s not difficult to make a performance-based case…
With three weeks remaining, Arizona is well-positioned not only for the Pac-12 regular-season title and the No. 1 seed in Las Vegas but also for going where no team has…
The Hotline has published biannual Quarterback Comfort Quotient (QBCQ) rankings for years. Never has there been a better example of the process than what we witnessed in Salt Lake City…
Last year was not great for the Pac-12. But with Kayvon Thibodeaux, Drake London and Devin Lloyd, the conference did have some players with national star power. Outside of USC…
We’re exactly one month from Selection Sunday. Here’s a look at five of the top storylines in Pac-12 men’s basketball … 1. NCAA Tournament bids When the sun rose Saturday…
The ultimate judges of talent — the NFL scouts and general managers — have rendered the first of two major decisions on Pac-12 football. Their conclusions track closely with what…
USC has long been considered a lock for the NCAA Tournament, both on the Hotline and elsewhere. And we remain confident the Trojans will make the at-large field. But in…