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Jon Wilner
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.
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Pac-12 rewind: OSU's gutsy win, WSU slays Wisconsin and traps avoided
The conference was 3-0 against FCS competition and hasn't suffered an embarrassing defeat yet this season.

My AP top-25 ballot: Georgia remains No. 1 while BYU, Arkansas rise and Notre Dame falls … out
The Cougars cracked the top-10 after beating Baylor while the Irish dropped out after a stunning loss to Marshall.

Pac-12 reaction: WSU's huge win, USC thumps Stanford, OSU survives
The Pac-12 was in need of a marquee victory and got help from an unlikely source.

Mailbag: Should the Pac-12 have seen USC’s departure coming, chances for a media deal this fall, the fate of WSU and OSU and more
There were clues the Trojans might consider leaving.

Pac-12 survival: Why the conference should follow the CFP’s lead and expand
The new playoff format is a lifeboat that makes the Pac-12 regular season more viable. It should consider San Diego State, Fresno State and others.

Pac-12 recruiting: Utah, Oregon win prospects while losing games
The Utes and Ducks were beaten on the field but scored recruiting wins. A big weekend awaits Stanford as USC comes to town.

Pac-12 preview: Trap games, Power Five foes highlight Week Two action
Three teams are vulnerable to letdowns while three more face SEC, Big 12 and Big Ten opponents.

The future of the Pac-12 and college football depends on the Big Ten’s next move
If the Big Ten stands down, the Power Five structure should hold until the end of the decade, when the next rupture point arrives.

Pac-12 picks of the week: Four huge underdogs, three Power Five duels highlight Week Two
The conference is a huge underdog in four games, three of which are against Power Five competition.

Best team in the West? It’s Utah, but USC and BYU are close behind
The Mountain West owns several of the top teams in a new ranking that encompasses the western third of the country.