The Hotline mailbag publishes weekly. 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 have been edited for…
The ballot below was submitted to Associated Press headquarters late last week in advance of the AP preseason poll release Aug. 11. You’ll notice the teams responsible for the five…
LAS VEGAS — Expansion of the College Football Playoff and NCAA Tournament, which recently seemed inevitable, could be on hold indefinitely based on comments Tuesday by two key voices. Speaking…
The Hotline mailbag publishes weekly. 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 have been edited for…
FRISCO, Texas — The latest development in the world of Big 12 football is not a development in the standard sense. It’s a pause. The conference is waiting for the College Football…
The Pac-12 and Mountain West failed to reach a mediated resolution to the poaching penalty lawsuit and are back on the litigation track, according to a filing Tuesday in the Northern District…
Greg Sankey took the podium Monday morning in Atlanta to open SEC football media days and shared his views of an immensely complicated, deeply interconnected landscape. Every word resonated. What happens…
FRISCO, Texas — Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark described his mindset Tuesday as “doubling down” on the conference’s preferred format for the College Football Playoff. But his staunch support for the…
The offseason is definitely not the slow season as yet another week delivered news impacting both the Pac-12 legacy schools and other universities across the region. Here are three developments…
It took 35 years, five swings and a near-death experience, but the Pac-12 finally is planting its flag in Texas. As it exists today, the conference is a shell of…





