Jon WilnerĀ has been covering college sports for decadesĀ 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 theĀ 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.
There has been just one season of the 12-team College Football Playoff, yet officials from the most powerful conferences are ready to expand the event.