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Jon Wilner
Arizona State is one step from the promised land, but the toughest test remains. Iowa State poses a slew of problems for the Sun Devils in the Big 12 championship…
It took five editions of the College Football Playoff rankings reveal, but the selection committee finally changed its approach — to the delight of the SEC and the frustration of…
Brent Brennan was all smiles and perspective at Big 12 conference meetings last spring. In the corridor of a Scottsdale hotel, the newly minted Arizona coach explained how the dynamics…
Expansion of the College Football Playoff is arguably the greatest competitive change in the sport’s history — more significant than the move from the Bowl Championship Series to the four-team…
Instant reaction to weekend developments … 1. A loss could be a win Use whatever word comes to mind to describe Oregon’s victory over Washington (emphatic, resounding, dominating, etc.). The…
The Hotline’s call, after much consideration and several darts tossed: Oregon covers, and it’s close. Those outcomes appear mutually exclusive with the Ducks favored by 18.5 points in their rivalry duel with…
The fourth edition of the College Football Playoff rankings did nothing to cool off one of the hottest topics in the sport: Whether Boise State, as the highest-ranked team from…
Two months after the Pac-12 took the Mountain West to court over the legality of the so-called poaching penalty in the scheduling agreement between the conferences, the defendant fired back. In a…
Expansion of the College Football Playoff is arguably the greatest competitive change in the sport’s history — more significant than the move from the Bowl Championship Series to the four-team…
