The Hotline mailbag publishes weekly. Send questions to [email protected] and include ‘mailbag’ in the subject line. Or hit me on Twitter/X: @WilnerHotline. Please note: Some questions have been edited for clarity and brevity. What percentage of total revenue did the other power conferences disperse to their membership compared to the percentage dispersed by the Pac-12? — @Milkbear79 An … Read more
The past seven months have produced a barrage of highs and lows for Washington State and Oregon State, the schools left behind in the realignment game. The Pac-12’s demise in August was followed by the football season, the laborious but ultimately successful legal fight against the 10 departing schools, scheduling arrangements with the Mountain West … Read more
Washington State and Oregon State won control of the Pac-12’s governing board late last year. They agreed to football scheduling partnerships with the Mountain West for two years and placed their basketball teams and Olympic sports in the West Coast Conference. They cut ties with Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff, promoted his deputy, Teresa Gould, and … Read more
The Hotline is delighted to provide Pac-12 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 Feb. 8 … Signing day wrap And with that, the final National Signing Day for Pac-12 football (as … Read more
The Hotline mailbag publishes each Friday. Send questions to [email protected] and include ‘mailbag’ in the subject line. Or hit me on Twitter: @WilnerHotline. Please note: Some questions have been edited for clarity and brevity. Do you see the SEC and Big Ten breaking away and forming their own playoff that would exclude the ACC and Big-12? — @JonBernal19 … Read more
The fight for control of the Pac-12 is over. The 10 departing schools have agreed in principle to a settlement with Washington State and Oregon State that ends three months of litigation and provides clarity on the future of the conference. Terms were not disclosed. Announced Thursday afternoon, the deal comes less than one week … Read more
According to the only authority that truly matters, the Pac-12 is now the Pac-2. Washington State and Oregon State were given control of the conference’s governing board Friday through a momentous display of inaction by the Washington Supreme Court. The justices declined to review a lower court’s preliminary injunction that established WSU and OSU as … Read more
The Hotline mailbag publishes each Friday. Send questions to [email protected] and include ‘mailbag’ in the subject line. Or hit me on Twitter: @WilnerHotline. Please note: Some questions have been edited for clarity and brevity. Do Oregon, Washington, USC and UCLA have any chance of getting to the College Football Playoff once they enter the Big Ten, or will … Read more
Left behind in the realignment game and scrambling to secure their futures, Washington State and Oregon State won a momentous victory in court Friday that gives the Pac-12’s two remaining schools control of the conference’s governing board. The Washington Supreme Court denied a request by the 10 outgoing schools to review a lower court’s preliminary … Read more
The legal fight over control of the Pac-12 took another turn last week when Oregon State and Washington State blocked a traditional multi-million-dollar revenue distribution from the conference office to the campuses, the Hotline has learned. OSU and WSU called their decision “responsible” and suggested any other action would not be in the best interest … Read more