The Pac-12 presidents got the conference into this mess. Can they light the path to salvation? Years of neglect at the highest levels of power created the circumstances that led…
Jon Wilner
The Hotline mailbag is published each Friday. Please send questions to pac12hotline@bayareanewsgroup.com or hit me on Twitter: @WilnerHotline. Due to extraordinary volume of questions this week, I selected one for…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday blasted the lack of transparency behind UCLA’s move to the Big Ten conference and said the University of California Board of Regents is “looking…
The University of California’s Board of Regents is scheduled to discuss UCLA’s momentous move to the Big Ten — a move that could have serious financial repercussions for Cal —…
Eleven months ago, the Pac-12 stood down. Believing itself stable and aligned, it passed on the opportunity to raid the teetering Big 12 following the announced departures of Texas and…
With the Pac-12 fighting for survival following the announced departures of USC and UCLA, the Hotline has attempted to sketch the widest range of scenarios for the 107-year-old conference —…
The Hotline mailbag is published each Friday. Please send questions to pac12hotline@bayareanewsgroup.com or hit me on Twitter: @WilnerHotline. Due to the extraordinary volume of questions this week, the mailbag has…
Just as it was 11 months ago, the Pac-12 is exploring expansion. The backdrop, however, could not be more different. In the summer of 2021, the conference was operating from…
Prior to Thursday, the Pac-12 expected its media rights negotiations to proceed in an orderly manner later this year and lead to a long-awaited jackpot. Instead, the end of the…
The Pac-12 on Tuesday announced it has expedited the process for negotiating its next media rights contract — a move that both reflects the current upheaval and creates a potential…