Jon Wilner

3 days ago | spokesman.com | Jon Wilner

Later this month, the Pac-12 will reveal the state of its finances prior to implosion with the release of federal tax filings for the 2024 fiscal year. But initial clarity has emerged, courtesy of the revenue-and-expense reports submitted by the schools to the NCAA. The picture has a deep red hue and the unmistakable outline of campus subsidies written in indelible ink.

4 days ago | spokesman.com | Jon Wilner

The Hotline is delighted to provide college football fans with a regular dive into the recruiting process through the eyes and ears of Brandon Huffman, the Seattle-based national recruiting editor for 247Sports. He submitted the following report on Thursday:For all the talk about Sacramento State thus far in 2025, another Big Sky program is continuing to make recruiting waves of its own. Idaho has been recruiting well since coach Jason Eck took over in 2022, and FBS programs have noticed.

4 days ago | seattletimes.com | Jon Wilner

The Hotline mailbag publishes weekly. … Some questions have been edited for clarity and brevity. Why wasn’t the Pac-12’s Teresa Gould at the College Football Playoff meeting in New York on Thursday with the other four commissioners? — @jimmy0726Simply put, the Pac-12 is a secondary player in the CFP governance structure for the 2026 season and beyond. Actually, make that a tertiary player.

4 days ago | mercurynews.com | Jon Wilner

The offseason is definitely not the slow season as yet another week delivered news impacting both the Pac-12 legacy schools and other universities across the region. Here are four developments you might have missed. 1. Extension for Big 12 commissioner Brett YormarkNitty gritty: Yormark, whose contract was set to expire in 2027, received a three-year extension from the board of directors that expires in the summer of 2030.

5 days ago | mercurynews.com | Jon Wilner

Mailbag: On CFP expansion (to 16!), an ACC-Big East merger, Pac-12 legal affairs, the Trump commission and more The Power Four bosses met this week and reportedly favor going big for the 2026 playoff