Back in the roiling summer of 2022, UCLA officials leaned into the opportunity to boost home attendance as one of several reasons for leaving the Pac-12 and joining the Big Ten….
Most schools hope to escape college football’s roiling, unpredictable offseason with one capable quarterback. Utah emerged from the fray with two. Starter Devon Dampier announced his return for the 2026 season on…
The Big Ten is expected to claim its third consecutive national championship on Monday night, with Indiana favored to defeat Miami by more than a touchdown. The conference’s position in College Football Playoff…
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Arizona’s season ended with a loss in the Holiday Bowl, but everything else was an indisputable success. A team projected for the bottom rung of the Big 12 finished two games…
The Best of the West offers a candid assessment of the top teams in the western third of the country — a collection that includes the Mountain West and the…
Time to whack the button in Eugene. But which one? Certainly not the eject button. Dan Lanning is the ideal coach for Oregon. He relates well to players, represents the…
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…
LAS VEGAS — Leaders from across college sports gathered in Las Vegas early last month to examine the industry’s hottest off-the-field topics. Hosted by the Sports Business Journal, the two-day…
Arizona State, which once cared so little about football that it hired a TV analyst who hadn’t coached in a decade, appears serious about winning. The latest indication of a…




