Welcome to the 2025-26 debut of the Hotline’s Big 12 men’s basketball power rankings, a weekly assessment of the conference using analytics and common sense, with a strand of pasta occasionally heaved…
Crismon’s football team enters the field from the Rattler snake head before a home game in Queen Creek. (Photo by J. Digos Photography)
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 week,…
The Big 12 power rankings are published weekly by the Hotline throughout the regular season. They are the result of a deep dive into the analytics, an assessment of subjective factors and, when necessary,…
Instant reaction to developments on the field … 1. Light lineup, heavy drama Week 2 featured a distinct paucity of marquee games across the region and the country — Oklahoma’s…
