One day later, College Football Playoff expansion feels no better than it did when the 24-team format became official Monday morning. It’s an unpopular move made by campus executives and conference commissioners…
What was unofficially official weeks ago became official on Monday, when the College Football Playoff announced it had secured an expansion agreement with ESPN. The 24-team field is coming next season whether fans…
Welcome to the Hotline’s weekly picks against the point spread, published Thursdays throughout the regular season with a focus on the most intriguing matchups across the West and the top games…
The first College Football Playoff rankings of the season featured no surprises at the top with No. 1 Miami and No. 2 Georgia but a slew of baffling decisions underneath….
The Big 12 football power rankings are published on the Hotline each Monday throughout the regular season. The placement of teams reflects both the latest results and season-long performance. (Call them objectively subjective.) For…
Oregon’s offense showed life, Washington survived on the road and Colorado won its first league game Instant reaction to on-field developments from Week 9 … 1. Statement Saturday The…
By Jon Wilner The Hotline mailbag publishes weekly. Please send questions to wilnerhotline@bayareanewsgroup.com and include “mailbag” in the subject line. Or hit me on the social media platform X: @WilnerHotline. Some questions…
Brett Yormark’s Big 12 epitaph: He came, he saved, he departed. Hired in the summer of 2022, he was the perfect commissioner to guide the conference through the realignment wave,…
A year ago, the Big 12 was widely regarded as the best conference in the land, with a commissioner who claimed the only superior league was the NBA. It might…
Welcome to the Hotline’s weekly picks against the point spread, published Thursdays throughout the regular season with a focus on the most intriguing matchups across the West and the top…