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.

Pac-12 power ratings: Oregon on top, Utah and WSU rise, ASU tumbles

November 1, 2021 at 9:58 a.m.

The Cougars jumped three spots after their decisive victory at Arizona State, which lost its second consecutive game and is on the brink of collapse.

Fans watch the California Golden Bears vs. Nevada Wolf Pack game at Memorial Stadium at Berkeley, Calif. on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012. The Oakland Raiders played one game at Memorial Stadium in 1973 before 74,000 fans due to a scheduling conflict with the Oakland A’s. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group Archives)

Pac-12 rewind: Parity rules, underdogs rise, UW escapes and the conference honors Utah鈥檚 No. 22s

November 1, 2021 at 9:39 a.m.

Underdogs barked loudly in the Pac-12 in Week Nine, with three winning outright and a fourth, Arizona, putting a scare into USC.

This Oct. 14, 2017 photo shows Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham looking on from the sidelines during the first half of an NCAA college football game against the Southern California in Los Angeles. Whittingham joked with his sports information director near the end of his weekly news conference, Monday, Oct. 23, 2017 saying, 鈥淪ave me, Liz. Save me.鈥� Things have fallen apart for Utah and there鈥檚 no clear explanation why. Whittingham has taken responsibility and said the coaches need to be better, but production has fallen off across the board. (AP Photo/Kelvin Kuo)

Saturday Night Five: Utah controls the South, ASU on the brink, Washington State wins again and could that be 鈥� Cal?

November 1, 2021 at 5:13 a.m.

The Utes emerged as the clear frontrunner in the South division while Arizona State looks more like a pretender than a contender.

Pac-12 preview: It抖阴ap almost November 鈥� do you know when your team is playing next?

October 29, 2021 at 9:08 a.m.

The networks paid for the right to hold kickoff times until the weekend before the game. That's a burden on fans, but the Pac-12 has no choice.

Pac-12 stock report: On expansion, TV ratings and poll positions

October 28, 2021 at 4:11 p.m.

Texas Tech's refusal to squash any connection between its coaching vacancy and Art Briles is evidence of what makes a good fit for the Pac-12 and what doesn't.

A man watches a baseball game in the sports book at the South Point hotel-casino, Monday, May 14, 2018, in Las Vegas. The Supreme Court on Monday gave its go-ahead for states to allow gambling on sports across the nation, striking down a federal law that barred betting on football, basketball, baseball and other sports in most states. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Pac-12 picks: UCLA upsets Utah, OSU hangs on, Arizona State rolls and Stanford beats Washington (again)

October 28, 2021 at 2:14 p.m.

The latest big game in the South takes place in Salt Lake City, where Utah hosts UCLA: It's the Bruins' last stand and a chance for the Utes to gain...

Pac-12 fan poll: OSU’s rise, not Rolovich’s fall, the top story so far

October 28, 2021 at 1:52 p.m.

The fans have spoken, and they picked Oregon State's unexpected ascent of Nick Rolovich's predictable demise as the top story from the first half of the season.

This Dec. 18, 2019 photo shows an aerial view of Allegiant Stadium the new NFL football stadium under construction in Las Vegas. Installation of a translucent roof for the $2 billion football stadium being built in Las Vegas for the NFL’s Raiders is months behind schedule but officials say it should be done by May. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)

Pac-12 bowl projections: Oregon鈥檚 fate is everyone鈥檚 fate

October 29, 2021 at 6:57 a.m.

The Ducks returned to the top of our list after the victory at UCLA and with Utah stumbling at Oregon State.

EUGENE, OR – SEPTEMBER 25: A general view of Autzen Stadium before a football game between the Oregon Ducks and the Arizona Wildcats on September 25, 2021 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Tom Hauck/Getty Images)

Pac-12 football: Oregon, Oregon State atop the North and headed for winner-take-all division duel

October 26, 2021 at 9:24 a.m.

The Beavers and Ducks are tied atop the North and headed for a season-ending duel with the division on the line for both teams.

Pac-12 power ratings: OSU soars, Utah drops, bottom tier holds steady

October 26, 2021 at 9:18 a.m.

Oregon held its position on top after the victory at UCLA while Oregon State jumped three spots after handling Utah in a key Week Eight showdown.

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