Jon Wilner
Holy Score: What's next for BYU after massive investment leads to unsatisfying football, MBB finishes
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted March 25 - 10:38 p.m.
BYU's football team won 12 games, qualified for the Big 12 championship game and was ranked in the AP poll for 13 of 16 weeks.
Selection Sunday preview: The No. 1 seeds, Miami's fate, Pac-12 legacy woes and mid-major math
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted March 15 - 12:03 a.m.
After a riveting regular season and fortnight of conference tournaments, Selection Sunday takes center stage with 68 seeds and 32 first-round matchups in the balance.
Big 12 football 2026 preview: BYU, Texas Tech, Houston and Arizona top our post-transfer portal projections
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted Feb. 23 - 1:19 p.m.
The conference of chaos was unusually predictable last fall as Texas Tech, the preseason favorite, steamed to the Big 12 championship with a slew of dominating performances.
Pac-12 football preview: Breaking down 2026 schedules from toughest (Utah State) to easiest (Colorado State)
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted Feb. 15 - 10:27 a.m.
The Pac-12's master schedule has received plenty of attention in the three days since its release, largely due to the unique flex week at the end of the regular season.
Big 12 men's basketball: February schedule is absolutely loaded thanks to smart planning and good fortune
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted Feb. 12 - 10:52 a.m.
Arizona's multi-week gauntlet has only just begun. The showdown at Kansas on Big Monday, which turned into the Wildcats' first loss of the season, was the first of six dates with ranked opponents in 22 days.
Our plan to fix the insane college football calendar (unless the NFL provides a remedy)
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted Feb. 9 - 10:51 a.m.
Spring practice needs to go; the transfer portal needs to move; and the CFP must be shortened.
2026 Big 12 schedule features a few minor twists that reflect Yormark's major push for eyeballs
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted Jan. 21 - 10:33 p.m.
The 2026 Big 12 football schedule unveiled Wednesday was based on a matrix created in 2023 and a handful of matchups announced last year. As a result, there were no jaw droppers.
The Hotline's (ridiculously) early Top 25 for the 2026 season: Indiana, Texas, Oregon and Notre Dame lead the way
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted Jan. 21 - 1:33 p.m.
This time next year, the College Football Playoff will be a week away from crowning a winner. The national championship for the 2026 season is scheduled for Jan. 25, 2027 (in Las Vegas).
Breaking down the transfer portal winners and losers in the West
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted Jan. 19 - 12:21 p.m.
The portal game typically begins with retaining your starting quarterback, or finding a proven replacement.
Holy Score: After near-miss in 2025, Utah is well positioned for success in post-Whittingham era
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted Jan. 16 - 11:34 a.m.
Most schools hope to escape college football's roiling, unpredictable offseason with one capable quarterback. Utah emerged from the fray with two.
College Football Playoff: Miami is the pick (vs. the spread) as expansion debate heats up
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted Jan. 15 - 1:38 p.m.
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.
Holy Score: What 12 wins, 2 bad losses and (another) playoff snub say about BYU
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted Jan. 9 - 3:22 p.m.
After 23 wins in two years and a pair of near-misses with the College Football Playoff, BYU is squarely on the brink.
Big 12 MBB power rankings: Arizona remains No. 1 as our NCAA Tournament bid forecast takes shape
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted Jan. 6 - 11:06 p.m.
Welcome to the Hotline's Big 12 men's basketball power rankings, a weekly assessment of the conference using analytics and common sense.
Holy Score: On Kyle Whittingham's move to Michigan, and the surreal moment that changed trajectories
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted Dec. 27 - 7:32 p.m.
Everything might have been different, for Whittingham and the Wolverines, if not for one unlucky injury.
Holy score: Utah's private equity plan is 'really well thought out,' NCAA president says
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted Dec. 19 - 10:34 a.m.
During a prestigious gathering of experts in the business of college sports last week at the Aria Resort and Casino, Utah's thunderous news drew instant praise. At least publicly.
Big 12 MBB power rankings: Arizona, Iowa State, Houston lead the way
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted Dec. 10 - 11:03 a.m.
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.
CFP and Pac-12 legacy bowl projections: How will the committee handle Notre Dame and Miami?
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted Dec. 6 - 11:44 p.m.
Eight members of the former Pac-12 are bowl-eligible, with one headed to the playoff
Holy Score: Sitake's new deal, BYU's double down and the not-so-slow death of parity in the Big 12
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted Dec. 4 - 2:49 p.m.
The news was buried within the news that was buried within the news, like Russian nesting dolls hand-crafted in Provo and shipped directly to all corners of the Big 12 with a warning label attached.
Our (final) Pac-12 bowl projections: Oregon to host CFP game, USC to the Alamo
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted Dec. 3 - 11:09 p.m.
The most anticipated weekend of the college football season is fast approaching, with Championship Saturday followed by Selection Sunday.
Holy Score: The CFP selection committee's treatment of BYU isn't as bad as it looks
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted Nov. 26 - 11:58 a.m.
If it's November, BYU must be getting hosed.
Big 12 power rankings: Texas Tech, BYU on top as Utah's playoff prospects at stake
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted Nov. 24 - 3:12 p.m.
Could the Utes get jumped by Miami after their close call against Kansas State?
Week 13 picks: USC covers at Oregon while BYU, Utah and Arizona roll
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted Nov. 20 - 12:44 p.m.
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.
Holy Score: Latest CFP rankings aren't as encouraging as they seem for BYU, Utah
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted Nov. 19 - 2:28 p.m.
The third reveal of the College Football Playoff rankings was little more than an illusion for two teams in particular.
Pac-12 bowl projections: How the CFP impasse could impact Pac-12 legacy bowls for next season
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted Nov. 18 - 10:24 a.m.
The Pac-12 dissolved in 2024, but one vestige of the former conference remains relevant to the college football season unfolding this fall: the bowl lineup.
