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Jon Wilner
Pac-12 ratings game The on-field results are merely half the story this season for Washington State and Oregon State. The TV ratings matter, too. They matter as much as wins…
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…
Our instant reaction to five weekend developments, with bonus items … 1. Dillingham, Devils deliver Here, there, everywhere — one close game followed another across the region and throughout the…
Note: Welcome to a new feature on the Hotline, a weekly column on the college football media space in which we’ll address the latest news, issues, controversies and rating, plus…
Four days from the start of a new era, fans of the new Big Ten schools are facing an old problem. Ladies and gentlemen, may we present the Great West…
Arizona was idle for college football’s opening weekend, but the results couldn’t have been better for first-year coach Brent Brennan. From morning to night, upsets and great escapes provided Brennan…
After months of mulling and modeling, the Big Ten revealed its tiebreaker formula for the 2024 season on Monday. It’s three pages long. Three 8×11 pages long. Step six uses…
The Kyle Whittingham era, born in the emotional angst of a bitter rivalry, turns 20 this fall. On Dec. 8, 2004 — it was a cold, blustery day in Salt…
