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BYU’s spot in CFP rankings shows Big 12’s tough road to multiple bids
The Cougars were treated differently than every other top-12 team in one important regard.
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Pac-12 Football
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Best of West power rankings: UCLA, Cal climb, UW slides, CSU appears
Oregon, Boise State, Brigham Young and Colorado remained on top
Big 12 Football
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Big 12 fines, reprimands Utah AD Mark Harlan for ripping officials
Harlan called the officials "unprofessional" after a controversial defensive holding penalty on the Utes gave BYU a second chance in the Holy War.
Big Ten Football
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Mailbag special edition: All about Oregon as the No. 2 team (behind Georgia) on my AP Top 25 ballot
The Hotline mailbag publishes weekly. Send questions to wilnerhotline@bayareanewsgroup.com and include ‘mailbag’ in the subject line. Or hit me on the social media platform X: @WilnerHotline Some questions have been edited for clarity and brevity. Please note: I'm devoting the entire mailbag...
Pac-12 business affairs
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Mailbag: Big Ten life is unsustainable for USC, UCLA, Oregon and UW
The travel demands on athletes in Olympic sports will force a restructuring in the 2030s,...
AP Top 25 ballot
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College basketball 2024-25 preview: Alabama, Gonzaga, Kansas, UConn lead our preseason men’s Top 25
The Crimson Tide returns National Player of the Year candidate Mark Spears and a strong...
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CFB Week 9 picks ATS: Colorado and UW win, Vandy covers, down goes BYU
It's time for Washington to win a Big Ten road game, especially with Indiana missing...
Utah Utes
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Big 12 MBB projections: Kansas is our pick to win what could be an epic conference race
The Jayhawks are the preseason frontrunners to win what should be the toughest conference in...
USC Trojans
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West Coast recruiting: USC’s big flip, Oregon State lands its QB and Boise State goes abroad
The Trojans have flipped the script on flipping recruits and swiped a major prospects from...
Oregon Ducks
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CFP picks: Texas and Oregon on top plus the Army-Navy conundrum
The only thing crazier than Vanderbilt beating Alabama would be Army and Navy colliding with...
College Sports
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Stanford christens Tara VanDerveer Court with decisive win over Gonzaga
The Cardinal improved to 3-0 on the season with a 31-point win in their first...
Stanford Cardinal
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Solid ground: Stanford to honor basketball coaching legend by naming Maples Pavilion court after VanDerveer
Tara VanDerveer, who retired with the most wins in college basketball history, will be honored...
Cal Bears
Cal hangs on to beat Wake Forest 46-36 for its first ACC victory
After losing four straight ACC games by just nine total points, Bears get a late...