For all the half-answers and complete unknowns presented Wednesday at the University of California Board of Regents meeting about UCLA’s planned departure for the Big Ten, one thing was perfectly…
Jon Wilner
This time last year, Oregon State tailback B.J. Baylor was a career backup with 300-something rushing yards and a few touchdowns to his name. Three months and 1,337 yards later,…
UCLA will learn Wednesday just how messy its divorce from the Pac-12 could become when a report on the Bruins’ planned 2024 departure for the Big Ten is presented to…
The Hotline mailbag is published each Friday. Please send questions to pac12hotline@bayareanewsgroup.com or hit me on Twitter: @WilnerHotline. Please note: Some questions have been edited for clarity and brevity. How much did…
Not long ago, the Pac-12’s talent scale tilted unmistakably to the offense, particularly the skill positions. The conference regularly rolled out a handful of NFL-caliber quarterbacks supported by high-end…
Back in early June, weeks before the storm broke, the Hotline placed a series of calls to veterans in the sports-media space seeking insight into how the Big Ten’s…
Trap games are difficult to project — they require specific circumstances — but fairly easy to define. This explanation comes courtesy of Football Outsiders: “Team X has a ‘trap game’ when…
The following ballot was submitted to the Associated Press last week and will be updated with each team’s ranking when the preseason poll is released Aug. 15. During the season,…
The Hotline mailbag is published each Friday. Please send questions to pac12hotline@bayareanewsgroup.com or hit me on Twitter: @WilnerHotline. Please note: Some questions have been edited for clarity and brevity. Why should the so-called…
Commentary on Pac-12 developments on and off the field … Falling: Likelihood of swift closure Today marks an important milestone in the Pac-12’s rescue operation. Unless it doesn’t….
