After ceding the spotlight for three consecutive weeks, the Big Ten takes center stage Tuesday as the last conference to hold its football preseason media extravaganza. The three-day event in Chicago begins…
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Arizona was the best the Big 12 had to offer last season, and it wasn’t particularly close. The Wildcats won the regular season title with room to spare, doubled up with…
The most anticipated comments of talking season, commissioner Greg Sankey’s state-of-the-SEC remarks Monday morning, addressed the meatiest of issues facing intercollegiate athletics, including playoff expansion to the potential for his conference to…
Congress returned this week following its July 4 recess, thrusting the controversial, colossal Protect College Sports Act back into the news. The 111-page bill is likely to continue generating headlines as the…
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Commissioner Jim Phillips addressed all the hottest topics Wednesday during his on-stage appearance at ACC football media days in Charlotte, from the conference’s new tiebreaker policy to the Protect College…
Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark rarely meets a pitch he cannot sell, a narrative he cannot spin or, it seems, a problem he cannot solve for the conference he serves….
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Huffman on Recruiting: Washington State’s stunner, Utah’s in-state push and a preview of commitment week as unofficial deadline approaches
The Hotline is delighted to provide West Coast fans with a regular dive into the recruiting process through the eyes and ears of Brandon Huffman, the Phoenix-based national recruiting analyst…
The Big 12 owned the 2026 NBA draft like few conferences in recent years. It produced the top two picks (BYU’s AJ Dybantsa and Kansas’ Darryn Peterson), nine first-round selections…