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.

Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark addresses the media during the NCAA college Big 12 women’s basketball media day Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Mailbag: The Big 12鈥檚 best bets for a super league (or the SEC or Big Ten), reverse-merger talk, Gould鈥檚 role and more

March 3, 2025 at 2:21 p.m.

Which of the current Big 12 schools are best equipped to rise above the masses and gain entrance to one of the Big Two conferences in the 2030s?

Handlers guide Colorado mascot Ralphie VI in ceremonial run before an NCAA college football game against Kansas State Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

CFP format change, SEC-Big Ten series could impact Big 12, ACC schedules

February 21, 2025 at 4:08 p.m.

If the SEC and Big Ten teams play each other, they might have little motivation to schedule games against the ACC and Big 12.

Pac-12, Mountain West realignment: What TV ratings say about rights value

February 21, 2025 at 3:35 p.m.

The rebuilt conferences are seeking deals with media partners this spring.

SEC, Big Ten officials to meet this week on College Football Playoff expansion, format changes

March 25, 2025 at 4:56 p.m.

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.

LaVell Edwards Stadium is seen before an NCAA college football game between BYU and California on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018, in Provo, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Big 12 football 2025 forecast: BYU, Texas Tech & Arizona State on top

January 29, 2025 at 1:59 p.m.

The Cougars finished tied for first place last season but did not qualify for the conference championship. They are the team to beat next fall.

Las Vegas’ iconic sign welcomes visitors to the Strip. (TripAdvisor)

Pac-12 bowl forecast: Colo to the Alamo, Arizona State to the Holiday

November 27, 2024 at 12:15 p.m.

The landing spots for the Pac-12's legacy schools depend partly on whether ASU or Colorado wins the Big 12 title and advances to the CFP.

Bands perform on the field before the Holiday Bowl NCAA football game between North Carolina and Oregon Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy, File)

Pac-12 bowl projections: CU Buffs to Holiday 鈥� and a note on the process

October 22, 2024 at 8:49 a.m.

Colorado's popularity makes it a threat to jump any team ahead of the Buffs.

Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders leads his team out onto the field to take on the Baylor Bears at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

Big 12 midseason report: The best players, coaches and moments from seven wild weeks

October 15, 2024 at 2:40 p.m.

Seven weeks of mayhem has created an upside-down race. Our look at the best and worst of the entertaining conference.

CFB media: Analyzing Pac-12 TV ratings on The CW (and what it means)

October 10, 2024 at 2:22 p.m.

The numbers look good, with games involving Washington State and Oregon State outdrawing ACC broadcasts thus far.

DENVER, CO - MARCH 19: Head coach Mark Few of the Gonzaga Bulldogs works against the TCU Horned Frogs during the first half of their second round NCAA men鈥檚 basketball tournament game at Ball Arena in Denver on Sunday, March 19, 2023. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

Gonzaga joins the Pac-12: How the move changes the realignment dynamics for the conference

October 1, 2024 at 12:46 p.m.

The Zags will have an impact on the future of the conference, the school and college basketball on the West Coast.

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Mailbag: The Big 12鈥檚 best bets for a super league (or the SEC or Big Ten), reverse-merger talk, Gould鈥檚 role and more

CFP format change, SEC-Big Ten series could impact Big 12, ACC schedules

Pac-12, Mountain West realignment: What TV ratings say about rights value

SEC, Big Ten officials to meet this week on College Football Playoff expansion, format changes

Big 12 football 2025 forecast: BYU, Texas Tech & Arizona State on top

Pac-12 bowl forecast: Colo to the Alamo, Arizona State to the Holiday

Pac-12 bowl projections: CU Buffs to Holiday 鈥� and a note on the process

Big 12 midseason report: The best players, coaches and moments from seven wild weeks

CFB media: Analyzing Pac-12 TV ratings on The CW (and what it means)

Gonzaga joins the Pac-12: How the move changes the realignment dynamics for the conference