Jon Wilner

College sports reporter

Jon Wilner

Jon Wilner聽has been covering college sports for decades聽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聽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.

PALO ALTO, CA – OCTOBER 06: K.J. Costello #3 of the Stanford Cardinal gets sacked by Chase Hansen #22 of the Utah Utes during the first quarter of their NCAA football game at Stanford Stadium on October 6, 2018 in Palo Alto, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

Pac-12 football picks: Oregon rocks WSU, USC struggles, ASU recovers and Utah batters (win or lose)

October 24, 2019 at 1:49 p.m.

We鈥檝e heard it for years, from coaches and coordinators, from analysts and former players: Utah takes something out of you, something more than the typical opponent.

Head coach Justin Wilcox of the California Golden Bears talks to head coach David Shaw of the Stanford Cardinal before the game at California Memorial Stadium on December 1, 2018 in Berkeley, California. (Photo by Jason O. Watson/Getty Images)

Pac-12 power ratings: Cal, Stanford follow parallel, injury-fueled paths into the morass

October 21, 2019 at 10:48 p.m.

The Bears and Cardinal have encountered remarkably similar obstacles with injuries to their starting quarterbacks and key linemen, leaving vulnerable offenses to flounder.

Pac-12 football picks: Stellar Saturday lineup will frame the division races (and more) in the stretch run

October 17, 2019 at 2:08 p.m.

Just past the season鈥檚 midpoint, Separation Saturday has arrived in the Pac-12.

Pac-12 midseason report: The top-10 impact newcomers (it抖阴ap not all about the new QBs)

October 16, 2019 at 3:24 p.m.

Andy Avalos took over the Oregon defense in late February, just before spring practice, and did all the things new coordinators do: He plowed through film from the previous season...

Washington State coach Mike Leach watches ...

Pac-12 bowl projections: Colorado-Washington State emerges as postseason eliminator

October 15, 2019 at 12:52 p.m.

The Pac-12鈥檚 postseason picture has taken a turn for the hazy in the past two weeks.

Coach Herm Edwards of the Arizona State Sun Devils looks on from the sidelines against the California Golden Bears during the second quarter of an NCAA football game at California Memorial Stadium on Sept. 27, 2019, in Berkeley. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

Pac-12 midseason report: Top players, best games, key themes

October 18, 2019 at 9:44 a.m.

The first half of the 2019 season has been defined by injuries, parity, defense and some controversial officiating. In other words: The delicious chaos we expect from the Pac-12.

Pac-12 football rewind, Week 7: Bad call undermines USC, Oregon controls the North, chaos dominates the South and the rookies shall lead

October 13, 2019 at 1:11 a.m.

Insta-reaction to Pac-12 developments on and off the field...

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Pac-12 football picks: Oregon rocks WSU, USC struggles, ASU recovers and Utah batters (win or lose)

Pac-12 power ratings: Cal, Stanford follow parallel, injury-fueled paths into the morass

Pac-12 football picks: Stellar Saturday lineup will frame the division races (and more) in the stretch run

Pac-12 midseason report: The top-10 impact newcomers (it抖阴ap not all about the new QBs)

Pac-12 bowl projections: Colorado-Washington State emerges as postseason eliminator

Pac-12 midseason report: Top players, best games, key themes

Pac-12 football rewind, Week 7: Bad call undermines USC, Oregon controls the North, chaos dominates the South and the rookies shall lead

Grading Larry Scott: A report card on 10 years at the Pac-12

Pac-12 power ratings: One-loss teams nearing extinction

Pac-12 recap: Oregon and Arizona are your division leaders