Jon Wilner
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There is “built different” and then there is Myron Rolle
LIFE UPDATE: Very proud to publicly announce that I’ll be joining Nemours Children’s Hospital (Orlando) as an attending pediatric neurosurgeon!! With a clinical focus of cerebrovascular disease, brain tumors, and spinal dysraphism/fetal surgery! The team at Nemours is truly…
Contrarian opinion: The rebuilt Pac-12 should stick with 8 fb schools and have the option to play 7 conference games. That and other P12-related matters in the latest Hotline mailbag --->
Washington AD @pat_chun joined “Canzano & Wilner” in a special episode from Las Vegas. @wilnerhotline and I talked w Chun about the Big Ten, UW’s vision, and more here: youtu.be/wRdsrfiODX8
Big Ten commish Tony Petitti plans to reasses conference scheduling structure after upcoming competition year wp.me/p7ShJJ-OSSA
BREAKING: USC’s prized recruit Alijah Arenas has suffered a tear of the meniscus, putting him in jeopardy of missing the entire 2025-26 college basketball season, league sources tell me.
If you're in the Big 12 and ACC, the scenario probably doesn't feel "extreme"
An extreme hypothetical Now list all the pros of the model, and all the cons of the 5+11
Here's the issue with the AQ model: What if Big Ten team X loses badly to an SEC opponent, gets upset by a MAC team, then recovers and finishes 6-3 in conference, wins a play-in game and qualifies for the CFP at 7-5? Meanwhile, Notre Dame takes an AL, the SEC grabs two more and…
Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti says it's "set forth clearly" in CFP agreement that B1G and SEC control the format - a different interpretation that what the Big 12's Brett Yormark suggested recently
Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti says it's "set forth clearly" in CFP agreement that B1G and SEC control the format - a different interpretation that what the Big 12's Brett Yormark suggested recently
Jim Phillips on football: "If the SEC ends up going to nine (conference games), maybe we end up going to nine."
"If you generate billions, why do you need my money?"
The past learns what college football becomes. presented by: @renasant
This is definitely the funniest tweet of the day.
Proud member of the American Conference Ⓜ️ #GoTigersGo | @American_Conf
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Why would the Big Ten support an AQ model for the CFP? One reason, per #PurpleReign AD Pat Chun: : "There is no metric that can clearly differentiate the fourth-place team in one league from the fifth-place team in another league." --->
The Big 12 is open for business but not for lunacy, it appears.
ASU AD Graham Rossini believes noncon dates with SEC powers could be at risk. It's a potentially tricky situation for the entire Big 12 as the sport becomes increasingly interconnected
Utah State names former Penn State AD Sandy Barbour as its interim athletic director, with a full search for a replacement beginning in August.
Why would the Big Ten support an AQ model for the CFP? One reason, per #PurpleReign AD Pat Chun: : "There is no metric that can clearly differentiate the fourth-place team in one league from the fifth-place team in another league." --->