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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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Hotline mailbag: Names to watch in Pac-12 commissioner search, Stanford’s big wins and Krystkowiak’s huge contract
The Pac-12 search will play out over many months. But if the conference hires from within the college sports world, Smith, the longtime Ohio State AD, could be a strong...

How much should the Pac-12 pay its next commissioner? Our plan to avoid another mistake.
Larry Scott has been the highest-paid commissioner in college sports for years, in part because of his role as chief executive of the Pac-12 Networks. That mistake cannot be repeated.

Saturday Night Five: The ripple effect of Oregon hiring Tim DeRuyter; Utah’s portal success; a warning from afar
The Ducks put two North division foes in a bind when they hired DeRuyter to run their defense and replaced departed playcaller Andy Avalos.

Key Pac-12 presidents outline what they want in their next commissioner
Oregon's Michael Schill, Washington's Ana Mari Cauce and Washington State's Kirk Schulz will lead the CEO Group's search to replace Larry Scott. They haven't settled on a model.

The Pac-12 commissioner search: Scott¶¶Ňőap legacy, the ideal model and names of potential candidates
Larry Scott is stepping aside this summer, and the search for his replacement is underway. Sitting ADs like Ohio State's Gene Smith and Alabama's Greg Byrne have been mentioned as...

Pac-12 will part ways with commissioner Larry Scott
The controversial commissioner is leaving one year before the end of his contract but will be paid through its conclusion. The conference will begin a search for his successor.

Pac-12 football: Winners and losers from the NFL draft early-entry deadline
The conference got hit, but the damage was primarily focused on three programs: USC, Oregon and Stanford, where stars like Talanoa Hufanga, Penei Sewell and Davis Mills are entering the...

Could Alabama beat the Pac-12 all-conference team? We did the research; judge for yourself
Just how significant is the talent gap between the best players in the Pac-12 and the national champs? We provide a player-by-player breakdown with recruits profiles taken from 247sports.

Pac-12 basketball power ratings: USC, Arizona State engaged in unexpected role reversal
The Trojans have exceeded expectations with big man Evan Mobley leading the way, while the Sun Devils and Remy Martin have encountered one obstacle after another.

Saturday Night Five: No Meyer is no problem for USC, best 9 a.m. option for ’21, Stanford’s twist, NFL exits and more
Urban Meyer is bound for Jacksonville and off the table for USC. That's good for the Trojans, who can make a reasonable assessment of Clay Helton without the background noise.