The news broke Sunday before dawn on the West Coast, straight from the Southern Plains: Moving swiftly and strategically, the Big 12 locked in a media rights contract with ESPN…
Pac-12 survival: The Big 12’s media deal adds element of uncertainty that should not be ignored
Pac-12 presidents and chancellors will meet Monday in San Francisco as they do every year at this time, just never with an agenda like the one currently before them. No,…
Instant reaction to Pac-12 developments on the field … 1. Parity is dead (and that’s a good thing) The Pac-12 spent years turning its eat-your-own tendencies into an art form….
The Hotline mailbag is published every Friday. Send questions to pac12hotline@bayareanewsgroup.com or hit me on Twitter: @WilnerHotline. Please note: Some questions have been edited for clarity and brevity. Why is the Pac-12 waiting…
Four need-to-knows for Week Nine in Pac-12 football … 1. Big Four schedule breakdown With October coming to a close, four teams stand above the pack. Oregon, UCLA, USC and…
Washington State has been out of sight and largely out of mind for 10 days in advance of its Thursday night duel with 14th-ranked Utah. Which version of the Cougars…
It has been 112 days since the Pac-12 began pursuing a media rights agreement in its post-Los Angeles existence. The process is highly fluid but, we suspect, closer to the…
Recapping the Week Eight action across the Pac-12 … Theme of the week: Perfection extinguished UCLA’s loss leaves the Pac-12 as the only Power Five conference with no undefeated teams,…
Instant reaction to Pac-12 developments on the field … 1. Playoff path narrows It’s Oct. 23, and there are no perfect records remaining in the Pac-12. Alone among the Power…
Five need-to-knows for Week Eight in Pac-12 football … 1. The ‘GameDay’ factor The Hotline is forever in search of context. This week, we found a pile hidden in plain…