Emails: ESPN executive called Mark Jones’ behavior toward UW Huskies ‘childish’
Nick Dawson, ESPN’s vice president for programming and acquisitions, also told Cohen that “we will also ensure that Mark is not assigned to any further...
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Jon Wilner
Jon Wilner has been covering college sports for decades and is an AP top-25 football and basketball voter as well as a Heisman Trophy voter. He was named Beat Writer of the Year in 2013 by the Football Writers Association of America for his coverage of the Pac-12, won first place for feature writing in 2016 in the Associated Press Sports Editors writing contest and is a five-time APSE honoree.
Analysis: How do Jake Browning and Myles Gaskin’s Heisman odds stack up around the Pac-12?
Could one Husky's success cannibalize another's Heisman campaign? UW might be the best team in the Pac-12, but Stanford and Oregon hold the Heisman favorites....
Where does Washington rank on Jon Wilner’s preseason AP ballot? Closer to Oregon than you might think
Washington leads the way in a strong showing for the Pac-12 on the Hotline's preseason AP top-25 ballot. Another Pac-12 team cracks the top 10...
Analysis: What are the best and worst training camp outcomes for every team in the Pac-12?
The Huskies held their first fall practice Friday, and teams around the Pac-12 are getting under way this week. Each team enters camp with questions...
Could AT&T walk away from the Pac-12 Networks (and take DirecTV with it)?
One could argue that half the schools in the Pac-12, specifically Washington and those in California, might be better off financially were the conference to end its...
Jon Wilner’s Pac-12 preseason ballot: Why I’m picking Washington to win the North
The disparity between the best and worst teams appears to be far greater in the North, where Washington, Oregon and Stanford look to be markedly...
Q&A: Washington AD Jen Cohen on her hiring process, Mike Hopkins’ negotiations, Chris Petersen and more
Just as there are hot coaches, so are there hot athletic directors. Jon Wilner chatted with the University of Washington's AD on a hot streak,...
Pac-12 vs. SEC in the Las Vegas Bowl? Yes, please | Wilner
An upgraded Las Vegas Bowl against the SEC would be momentous for Pac-12 football. "Everybody feels like we need more bowls and better bowls,” a...
Pac-12 Stock Report: Maybe WSU could use those Starbucks gift cards Mike Hopkins is giving out | Wilner
The Huskies' benevolant basketball coach might have started a trend by giving his bonus back to the fans. On the other side of the state,...
Analysis: What is the Pac-12 thinking with its bowl ban on five-win teams?
The new policy is hardly the egregious miscalculation we see from the conference in other football matters, but why legislate from on high? Washington State...