Jon Wilner

Jon Wilner has been covering college sports for decades and is an AP top-25 football and basketball voter as well as a Heisman Trophy voter. He was named Beat Writer of the Year in 2013 by the Football Writers Association of America for his coverage of the Pac-12, won first place for feature writing in 2016 in the Associated Press Sports Editors writing contest and is a five-time APSE honoree.

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Pac-12 bowl projections: The CFP challenge, Utah repeats, USC gets squeezed and eight teams qualify

Posted August 29, 2022 at 10:02 am

When assessing the Pac-12’s postseason prospects, the Hotline peers into the future with reverse engineering. Will the conference send a team to the College Football Playoff for the first time…

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Wilner Mailbag: WSU’s media value (market vs. ratings), the digital factor, schedule options, a coaching hypothetical and more

Posted August 27, 2022 at 8:47 pm

Why don’t the TV networks understand that Washington State is in the Seattle metro market — much more than Oregon. — @bigpurple The method by which media companies…

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Pac-12 football preview: Our picks for the conference race, with projected records, analysis and a title game projection

Posted August 26, 2022 at 10:41 am

A summer like no other for the Pac-12 has given way to a football season that defies all reason. How else do you explain the twin threats of pathogen and…

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Wilner Hotline – Former Big 12 boss doesn’t expect mass Pac-12 exodus, says conference should consider San Diego State

Posted August 25, 2022 at 1:50 pm

Not only has Chuck Neinas seen everything in college sports five times over, he’s partly responsible. As the executive director of the College Football Association (CFA) in the 1980s,…

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Pac-12 football preview: Predicting USC’s weekly results and win total Expectations are soaring in Year One of the Lincoln Riley era

Posted August 24, 2022 at 7:58 am

USC Trojans Coach: Lincoln Riley (first season) Offensive coordinator: Josh Henson (first season) Defensive coordinator: Alex Grinch (first season) 2021 record: 4-8/3-6 USC’s five-year win totals: 10-11-5-8-4 (2020 season excluded) Last postseason appearance: 2019 Holiday Bowl…

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Pac-12 survival: What to make of Big Ten expansion plans, Oregon’s search for an escape hatch and the Big 12 option

Posted August 23, 2022 at 4:54 pm

A series of recent media reports have cast the Pac-12’s fragile situation in the bleakest terms possible. And yet, each development carries a complexity not captured on social media or…

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Pac-12 survival: Analysis of USC and UCLA media valuations and target revenue figures for the 10 remaining schools

Posted August 20, 2022 at 7:56 am

The number was there for all to see, displayed in red type on a large screen for the University of California Board of Regents as they gathered Wednesday to discuss…

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Pac-12 recruiting: Oregon lands three commits over Pac-12 rivals, but loses one to USC; Cal gets big TE recruit

Posted August 19, 2022 at 4:20 pm

Story by 247 Sports Brandon Huffman It has been a big week for the Oregon Ducks. On Monday, they pulled off a stunner by landing four-star athlete Kenyon Sadiq, the No….

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Pac-12 football preview: Predicting Arizona State’s weekly results and win total

Posted August 19, 2022 at 10:22 am

Arizona State Sun Devils Coach: Herm Edwards (fifth season) Offensive coordinator: Glenn Thomas (first season) Defensive coordinator: Donnie Henderson (first season) 2021 record: 8-5/6-3 ASU’s five-year win totals: 5-7-7-8-8 (2020 season excluded) Last…

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Pac-12 football preview: Predicting Arizona’s weekly results and win total

Posted August 18, 2022 at 11:37 am

Arizona Wildcats Coach: Jedd Fisch (second season) Offensive coordinator: Brennan Carroll (second season) Defensive coordinator: Johnny Nansen (first season) 2021 record: 1-11/1-8 Arizona’s five-year win totals: 3-7-5-4-1 (2020 season excluded) Last postseason appearance: 2017 Foster…