A series of recent media reports have cast the Pac-12’s fragile situation in the bleakest terms possible. And yet, each development carries a complexity not captured on social media or…
Pac-12 survival: What to make of Big Ten expansion plans, Oregon’s search for an escape hatch and the Big 12 option
Story by 247 Sports Brandon Huffman It has been a big week for the Oregon Ducks. On Monday, they pulled off a stunner by landing four-star athlete Kenyon Sadiq, the No….
For all the half-answers and complete unknowns presented Wednesday at the University of California Board of Regents meeting about UCLA’s planned departure for the Big Ten, one thing was perfectly…
This time last year, Oregon State tailback B.J. Baylor was a career backup with 300-something rushing yards and a few touchdowns to his name. Three months and 1,337 yards later,…
UCLA will learn Wednesday just how messy its divorce from the Pac-12 could become when a report on the Bruins’ planned 2024 departure for the Big Ten is presented to…
The Hotline mailbag is published each Friday. Please send questions to pac12hotline@bayareanewsgroup.com or hit me on Twitter: @WilnerHotline. Please note: Some questions have been edited for clarity and brevity. How much did…
Back in early June, weeks before the storm broke, the Hotline placed a series of calls to veterans in the sports-media space seeking insight into how the Big Ten’s…
Trap games are difficult to project — they require specific circumstances — but fairly easy to define. This explanation comes courtesy of Football Outsiders: “Team X has a ‘trap game’ when…
The following ballot was submitted to the Associated Press last week and will be updated with each team’s ranking when the preseason poll is released Aug. 15. During the season,…
The Hotline mailbag is published each Friday. Please send questions to pac12hotline@bayareanewsgroup.com or hit me on Twitter: @WilnerHotline. Please note: Some questions have been edited for clarity and brevity. Why should the so-called…
