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Big 12 News & Wilner Hotline
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The Big 12's barrage of Week 2 showdowns vs. the Big Ten and SEC will define the season, for better or worse
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted Sept. 10 - 11:34 p.m. | Save Story
The marquee matchup in the Big 12 this week is, of course, set for Provo, where BYU hosts Arizona in a duel of teams pursuing the conference title and a berth in the College Football Playoff.
Hotline picks of the week: Texas edges Ohio State, Oregon rolls and BYU moves forward
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted Sept. 10 - 10:52 a.m. | Save Story
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: BYU's first showdown arrives as coach Kalani Sitake's future looms over the season
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted Sept. 9 - 2:18 p.m. | Save Story
BYU has asked fans to wear blue and white Saturday afternoon — it's affectionately called a Stripe Out — to match the uniform design planned for one of the most important games of the season.
Hotline Pac-12 power rankings: Mixed results from Week 1 while Boise State plants its flag
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted Sept. 7 - 3:22 p.m. | Save Story
The Pac-12 football power rankings are published weekly on the Hotline and consider both the latest results and season-long performance.
Hotline Big 12 football power rankings: BYU, Utah, Texas Tech, Arizona on top
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted Sept. 7 - 1:17 p.m. | Save Story
The Big 12 power rankings are published on the Hotline each Monday throughout the regular season.
Saturday Night Five: LSU's pause with pros, Boise State stands tall, Michigan's miracle and wipeouts galore
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted Sept. 6 - 10:16 a.m. | Save Story
There were a few moments of drama within a weekend defined by lopsided affairs.
Holy Score: The Big 12 needs BYU or Utah (not both, just one) to wear the cape in 2026
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted Sept. 1 - 6:33 p.m. | Save Story
The third season of the Big 12's current incarnation begins in full force this weekend with twin missions.
Utah coach Morgan Scalley's unique seat heat can be traced to a series of external forces
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted Aug. 29 - 8:36 p.m. | Save Story
Morgan Scalley spent a quarter century preparing for this moment: Four years as a player, one year as an administrative assistant and another as a graduate assistant, eight as an assistant coach, 10 as defensive coordinator and, of course, the past nine months as head coach.
Big 12 QB rankings: Fifita, Bachmeier, Weigman and Dampier lead the way as half the teams turn to transfers
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted Aug. 24 - 11:05 p.m. | Save Story
Only five teams in the Big 12 return their starting quarterbacks. Three more are relying on former backups to make the transition to full-time starters.
Big 12 forecast: BYU, Houston, Texas Tech and Arizona top our projections for the conference race
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted Aug. 22 - 11:05 p.m. | Save Story
With season openers fast approaching, the legal system is grinding away to determine the fate of five-for-five seniors attempting to gain another year of eligibility.
Pac-12 bowl games: Clarity comes (mostly) to 2026 lineup, which includes both legacy teams and newcomers
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted Aug. 16 - 10:54 p.m. | Save Story
Fans don't need advanced degrees in mathematics to figure it out, but that would help.
Pac-12 football: Assessing the win totals for all 8 teams (Texas State and Boise State are easy calls)
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted Aug. 13 - 12:51 a.m. | Save Story
If the oddsmakers are correct, the inaugural season of the new Pac-12 will be light at the top and bottom and wider than the Snake River in the middle.
Big 12 football: Assessing the win total projections for all 16 teams (it's Texas Tech's title to lose ... or maybe not)
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted Aug. 11 - 12:26 a.m. | Save Story
Only six teams in major college football have regular-season win totals in the double digits. One resides in the Big 12.
Big 12 smacked by non-conference cancellations, creating challenge with CFP uncertainty
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted Aug. 6 - 10:51 a.m. | Save Story
With kickoffs across the Big 12 fast approaching, the conference absorbed yet another wallop — on the calendar, not the field.
Wilner's AP preseason Top 25 ballot: Notre Dame is No. 1 followed by Texas, Oregon and Georgia
Jon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted Aug. 4 - 12:34 a.m. | Save Story
Ohio State is the betting favorite to win the 2026 college football national championship. Our pick: Notre Dame.
Big 12 football media days preview: Yormark set to take the stage in aftermath of Sorsby affair
VideoJon Wilner, Bay Area News Group | Posted July 2 - 11:45 p.m. | Save Story
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. | Save Story
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. | Save Story
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. | Save Story
The Big 12's executive committee on Thursday met to discuss potential sanctions for Texas Tech.
