Commentary: Even if Nick Rolovich’s lawsuit is successful, WSU comes out ahead. The saga is over | Wilner
Whether or not Nick Rolovich's lawsuit against is successful, WSU has already won. The nightmare is over, writes Jon Wilner.
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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.
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