The Pac-12’s collective decline on the football recruiting trail has been neither long nor slow. The brunt of it covers the past four or five signing classes; the damage has…
What we learned on the penultimate weekend of the regular season … 1. Las Vegas could deliver drama, after all. Arizona, USC and UCLA have dominated the conference race since…
Two weeks until the Madness of March gets underway, the second-ranked Arizona Wildcats were stunned at Colorado on Saturday night, getting blown out by the Buffs 79-63. Chants of “Overrated”…
Gene Smith’s comments didn’t have time to settle before conclusions were drawn and criticism hurled. The moment Ohio State’s athletic director said last week that his peers in the Big…
Commentary on Pac-12 developments on and off the field, and court … Falling: ASU accountability The Hotline is beginning to think working at Arizona State would be a pretty good…
Story by Sam Stern The Arizona State Men’s Basketball program has had its share of ups and downs throughout the season. For sophomore guards, Cade and Austin Ronzone, being a…
On Jan. 10, hours after news broke that College Football Playoff expansion likely would be delayed for years, the Pac-12 released a statement that said, effectively: Don’t blame us. “The…
The Hotline mailbag is published each Friday. 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…
The anticipated delay in College Football Playoff expansion became a harsh reality on Friday when the CFP announced it would remain a four-team event through the 2025 season. “The Board…
Yet another example today of why ASU stands for A-lways S-omething U-niversity. Not much cover left for Herm Edwards. AP “what AP says, is what I say”, gone to the…