Jon Wilner
Big 12 football media days preview: Yormark set to take the stage in aftermath of Sorsby affair
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted July 2 - 11:45 p.m.
Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark rarely meets a pitch he cannot sell, a narrative he cannot spin or, it seems, a problem he cannot solve for the conference he serves.
Big 12-Texas Tech crisis resolved as Brendan Sorsby opts for NFL, but the damage will linger in Lubbock
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted June 16 - 10:44 a.m.
The Big 12 lowered the legal hammer Monday, with help from three state attorneys general, and Texas Tech caved.
Big 12 v. Texas Tech: Conference takes Red Raiders to court, 3 states stand with Yormark
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted June 15 - 4:51 p.m.
Monday's episode of 'As the Big 12 Turns' did not feature a vote to sanction Texas Tech for its plans to play quarterback Brendan Sorsby, who gambled on his own team four years ago as an Indiana redshirt. But it wasn't without a plot twist of the highest order.
Big 12 chaos: On Yormark's next move, the Sorsby scrutiny, and the role of Fox and ESPN
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted June 11 - 10:18 p.m.
The Big 12's executive committee on Thursday met to discuss potential sanctions for Texas Tech.
The Brendan Sorsby ruling, Big 12 outrage and the singular test of commissioner Brett Yormark's tenure
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted June 9 - 12:52 p.m.
Brett Yormark's tenure as Big 12 commissioner was born into chaos.
Big 12 business affairs: Estimating FY2026 campus distributions based on Yormark's reveal of gross revenue
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted June 4 - 11:10 p.m.
The Big 12 will generate a conference record $710 million in gross revenue in the 2026 fiscal year.
As Big 12 spring meetings begin, FY2025 financial report illuminates revenue deficit relative to the Big Ten, SEC and ACC
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted May 25 - 11:47 p.m.
The Big 12's annual spring meetings will unfold this week with a loaded agenda and daunting issues awaiting conference and campus executives.
Big 12 post-spring projections: Our forecast shows BYU on top with Houston, Texas Tech
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted May 11 - 12:05 p.m.
The Big 12 leaned into parity as the dominant narrative of its post-realignment form and a means of distinguishing itself from top-heavy peers in the Power Four conferences.
The Hotline's post-spring Top 25 rankings for 2026: LSU, Notre Dame and Oregon on top
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted May 4 - 11:33 p.m.
We have reached the midpoint of the offseason, halfway between the national championship game played Jan. 19 and the first kickoffs of the 2026 season on Aug. 29.
NCAA Tournament expansion: Which western cities could host new opening round? It's complicated
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted April 30 - 11:10 p.m.
Arena availability and frequency of non-stop flights are two of the many considerations.
Pac-12 campus officials, conference executives to meet this week as 2026 bowl lineup remains in flux
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted April 14 - 10:47 a.m.
Pac-12 executives are gathering this week at Oregon State for three days of meetings that will address a barrage of topics but are not expected to produce significant news.
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.
