Commentary on Pac-12 developments on and off the field, and court … Rising: Oregon’s breathable air While the Ducks are known throughout the Pac-12 (and the country) for having first-class…
ABC’s cameras and ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’ are being deployed to Southern California this weekend for the Oregon-UCLA showdown. Meanwhile, one of the greatest intersectional rivalries in the sport, USC-Notre Dame,…
Story by Jon Wilner This is quite the week for UCLA. The men’s basketball team debuted at No. 2 in the Associated Press preseason poll, while the women checked in…
Story by Jon Wilner The Nick Rolovich era is over at Washington State after 11 games, five wins, one pandemic and zero shots. Rolovich’s refusal to get vaccinated led to his…
Story by Jon Wilner Washington State did not fire Nick Rolovich on Monday. The school was merely the vessel of dismissal, carrying out a state mandate designed to save lives…
By Jon Wilner Instant reaction to Pac-12 developments on and off the field … 1. Rising rises We’ll start with the major result in the South, where Utah dominated Arizona…
The Hotline mailbag is published each Friday. I was hoping you could send questions to pac12hotline@bayareanewsgroup.com or hit me on Twitter: @WilnerHotline. Due to volume — and in some cases, the need…
Story by Jon Wilner Nine need-to-knows for Week Seven of the Pac-12 football season … 1) Oregon’s second season begins Friday night when the Ducks (4-1/1-1) take the field for…
Story by Jon Wilner In 10 minutes, Utah transformed its Saturday, its season and its postseason. In 10 minutes that spanned the end of the second quarter and the beginning…
Story by Jon Wilner The Pac-12 men’s basketball season begins unofficially on Wednesday with the head coaches and top players gathering in San Francisco for the most anticipated preseason media…