The Hotline mailbag is published on Fridays. 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 questions…
Jon Wilner
Two things became equally clear in Indianapolis last weekend, on the field and in the boardroom. On the field: The disparity between Alabama and Georgia and the best teams in…
Instant reaction to developments on and off the field … 1. Big news in the Palouse There are 238 days until the start of the 2022 football season. If the…
The best basketball rivalry in the Pac-12 is back, and its resurgence includes the full arsenal of fan frustration, social media sniping, conspiracy theories, and, lest we forget, two top-10…
There were a few standout performances across the Pac-12 this season, but the collective underperformed. No playoff teams. No Heisman Trophy finalists. No bowl victories. No wins in nine games against BYU,…
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…
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…
