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…
Jon Wilner
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…
In coming days, weeks and months, the Pac-12 will plot a course to salvation … or go the way of the dodo. A range of outcomes exists following the loss…
Some questions have been edited for clarity and brevity. Could Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff have done anything to prevent the L.A. schools from leaving, or was the revenue gap from…
Commentary on the historic decision by USC and UCLA to leave the conference that has been their home since time immemorial … Rising: Washington and Oregon’s leverage The Hotline calls…
The Pac-12 Conference has existed, in some form or another, for 107 years. After the thunderous news Thursday that USC and UCLA are seeking membership in the Big Ten starting…