Pac-12 mailbag: Is relegation heading to college football?
Word leaked this week that one of the scenarios for the future of the Pac-12/Mountain West could include a relegation system for football.
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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.
Commentary: Why Pac-12 football’s success highlights George Kliavkoff’s flawed strategy
Had the presidents remained patient and unified, the Pac-12 would have a media rights proposal on the table that met their requirements for annual revenue...
Pac-12 picks of the week: Will WSU upset OSU? And Colorado gets toughest test yet
Colorado-Oregon is the most attention-grabbing game, but WSU hosting OSU and UCLA's visit to Utah have huge implications, too
Why UW’s Michael Penix Jr. is well positioned to win the Heisman Trophy
Three games down, and Michael Penix Jr.’s pursuit of the Heisman Trophy is unfolding exactly as Washington hoped, with as many boxes checked as touchdowns...
Pac-12 power rankings: Washington, USC remain on top as WSU rises
WSU playcaller Ben Arbuckle ranks as one of the Pac-12’s best offseason hires. Here's where the Cougars and Huskies stand in this week's power rankings.
Pac-12 rewind: Colorado survives, UW and Oregon roll
The Huskies had a significant platform to show off their postseason bona fides with a road game in Big Ten country, and they took maximum...
Court documents show UW, Oregon expected to be removed from key Pac-12 board discussions
UW and Oregon executives acknowledged in writing that they would be excluded from decisions on the Pac-12’s future — potentially critical evidence as WSU and...
Pac-12 recruiting: Assessing the impact of realignment on Cal, Oregon State and Washington State
Has Cal's move to the ACC been a boost or drag? What about the uncertainty hanging over WSU and OSU? 247Sports recruiting analyst Brandon Huffman...
Court documents reveal commissioner George Kliavkoff’s strategy in Pac-12 legal dispute
Kliavoff is attempting to stay neutral as the 10 departing universities and the two remaining schools plot their divergent futures and determine control of the...
Pac-12 approves staff retention plan to stave off possible mass exodus
Executives are concerned that a mass exodus of conference employees could jeopardize the production of competitions worth more than $400 million in media rights revenue.