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 commissioner search ends in unlikely place (which was entirely predictable): With an MGM Resorts executive

May 13, 2021 at 1:14 p.m.

Kliavkoff has a background in business development and revenue generation. Steep challenges await as the conference struggles for traction.

BERKELEY, CA – FEBRUARY 16: Arizona State guard Remy Martin (1) reacts as they score a basket against California in the second half of their game at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, Calif., on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020. Arizona State defeated California 80-75. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

Stock report: ACC, Big Ten light the path for new Pac-12 commissioner

May 20, 2021 at 1:28 a.m.

The rival conferences have taken steps that can guide the Pac-12 into an where nobody hides from the fact that football matters more than the Olympic sports.

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 football: Updated division projections for the 2021 season

May 11, 2021 at 5:33 a.m.

There's a shakeup atop our picks for the North, where Oregon is now the favorite, but the South remains steady with Arizona State as the frontrunner.

Stock report: Pac-12 commissioner search rams into CFP expansion

May 5, 2021 at 11:07 a.m.

The conference has a lame duck commissioner at exactly the wrong time, with the College Football Playoff pondering expansion scenarios that are vital to the Pac-12.

West Coast Conference: Commissioner Gloria Nevarez receives contract extension

May 3, 2021 at 8:53 p.m.

Nevarez is three years into a successful tenure, having led the WCC's creation of the Russell Rule to promote diversity in hiring practices.

Pac-12 spring meetings preview: Time to start lifting restrictions on intra-conference transfers

May 3, 2021 at 8:51 p.m.

This week, the conference likely will take the first of two steps that are required for undergraduates to be eligible immediately if the move from one Pac-12 school to another.

FILE – Southern California offensive lineman Alijah Vera-Tucker (75) is shown during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Arizona in Tucson, Ariz., in this Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020, file photo. Vera-Tucker is a possible first round pick in the NFL Draft, April 29-May 1, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)

NFL Draft winners and losers: The Pac-12 perspective (it抖阴ap not as bad as it looks)

May 3, 2021 at 8:47 p.m.

Oregon's Penei Sewell, USC's Alijah Vera-Tucker and Washington's Joe Tryon were the only first rounders, but the COVID situation greatly limited the prospect pool.

Twist in the Pac-12 commissioner search: CEOs mull two-for-one hire

April 27, 2021 at 10:08 a.m.

The Pac-12 presidents have thus far not identified a candidate who fits their conflicting needs and are considering splitting the role into two positions.

NFL Draft preview: Why the Pac-12 needs a big weekend in Cleveland

April 29, 2021 at 7:50 a.m.

To build on the momentum gained in the NCAA tournament, the conference needs to emerge from the draft with something its coaches can sell to recruits.

Pac-12 basketball coaching salaries: How they compare

April 25, 2021 at 10:45 a.m.

The conference pays its basketball coaches better than their football counterparts on a relative basis.

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