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…
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 editor…
Welcome the Hotline’s weekly picks against the point spread, published Thursdays throughout the regular season with a focus on the top games nationally and the most intriguing matchups across the West. Last…
The most impactful matchup in the Big Ten on the penultimate Saturday of the regular season — a showdown featuring playoff hopefuls with national appeal — will air on CBS at 12:30 p.m. And…
The third College Football Playoff rankings propelled the event closer to an endgame guaranteed to roil the masses. Are you ready for five SEC teams? The conference took a giant leap toward…
With 11 days remaining before the Territorial Cup, Arizona and Arizona State have the same win total and equivalent momentum. That wasn’t on our Big 12 bingo card for 2025, but perhaps it should have…
Instant reaction to developments on the field … 1. Quantifying the chaos The 12th Saturday of the regular season brought the expected level of heart-stoppers and gobsmackers. Third-ranked Texas A&M…
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 drought lasted three years and 38 shows. But when it ended, it did so with a double shot of Big 12 football, Big 12 fans and Big 12 universities. ESPN’s “College GameDay,”…
The second installment of the College Football Playoff rankings was released Tuesday with no changes to the top five and only two newcomers. But there was no shortage of debate…




