Jon Wilner has been covering college sports for decades 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 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.
Dillingham favored longevity over dollars, so the Sun Devils got creative with their offer last winter. The resulting deal works perfectly for the school and the coach.
The Aztecs made the most of their bye and dominated the previously undefeated Bears. Meanwhile, Fresno State escaped at Hawaii and Boise State rolled over Air Force.