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.

Stanford quarterback Davis Mills passes against Washington during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019, in Stanford, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Stanford season preview: Game-by-game predictions, program trajectory, coach and quarterback assessment and more

November 5, 2020 at 12:26 a.m.

Mills is the most gifted Stanford quarterback since Andrew Luck but needs help (and good health) to lead a resurgence of the program that dominated the Pac-12 North not long...

Stanford linebacker Casey Toohill (52) sacks California quarterback Chase Garbers (7) during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019 in Stanford, Calif. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)

Cal season preview: Game-by-game predictions, program trajectory, coach and quarterback assessment and more

November 5, 2020 at 12:20 a.m.

*** The Hotline鈥檚 rollout of season previews continues with Cal and will churn into next week with predictions for each team and the division races, an analysis of quarterback depth,...

Lightning lights up clouds above Husky Stadium during a weather delay in the first quarter of an NCAA college football game between Washington and California, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in Seattle. Fans were directed to seek shelter in nearby buildings due to severe weather in the area. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Washington season preview: Game-by-game predictions, program trajectory, coach and quarterback assessment and more

October 29, 2020 at 5:29 p.m.

UW dominated the Pac-12 for three years, then stumbled badly last season and lost coach Chris Petersen. Can Lake, the former coordinator, propel the Huskies into the Rose Bowl?

Washington State season preview: Game-by-game predictions, program trajectory, coach and quarterback assessment and more

November 4, 2020 at 11:34 p.m.

The Cougars have a new head coach, a new quarterback and a difficult schedule as they attempt to continue the success established under Mike Leach.

BERKELEY, CA – OCT. 19: Oregon State’s Onesimus Clarke (65) celebrates the Beavers’ 21-17 victory over the California Golden Bears at Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, Calif., on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

Oregon State season preview: Game-by-game predictions, program trajectory, coach and quarterback assessment and more

November 4, 2020 at 9:52 p.m.

Led by linebacker Hamilcar Rashed and their veteran defense, the Beavers are well positioned to continue the momentum built under third-year coach Jonathan Smith.

SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 06: The Oregon Ducks mascot “Puddles” celebrates with a rose in his mouth while the Ducks were defeating the Utah Utes 37-15 in the Pac-12 Championship Game at Levi’s Stadium on December 06, 2019 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

Oregon season preview: Game-by-game predictions, program trajectory, coach and quarterback assessment and more

November 4, 2020 at 9:28 p.m.

The Ducks just missed the College Football Playoff last year with quarterback Justin Herbert and a stellar offensive line. Those positions are fraught with uncertainty as delayed 2020 season begins.

UCLA football coach Chip Kelly watches over his team spring practice in Westwood on Thursday, Mar 8, 2018. (Photo by Scott Varley, Contributor)

UCLA season preview: Game-by-game predictions, program trajectory, coach and quarterback assessment and more

November 4, 2020 at 9:21 p.m.

The Bruins have dramatically underperformed expectations during Kelly's tenure, placing his future in doubt. Can QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson lead a revival?

Head coach Clay Helton of the USC Trojans calls for a touchdown during a video review late in the second quarter against the Washington State Cougars at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 21, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

USC season preview: Game-by-game predictions, program trajectory, coach and quarterback assessment and more

November 4, 2020 at 9:15 p.m.

The Trojans are loaded at running back and receiver, possess one of the Pac-12's best quarterbacks in Kedon Slovis and have a veteran defense. Is that enough to win the...

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)

Arizona State season preview: Game-by-game predictions, program trajectory, coach and quarterback assessment and more

November 4, 2020 at 9:08 p.m.

With a veteran defense and talented sophomore quarterback Jayden Daniels, Arizona State is well positioned for a run at the South title in coach Herm Edwards' third year.

Head coach Kevin Sumlin of the Arizona Wildcats watches from the sidelines during the second half of the college football game against the Brigham Young Cougars at Arizona Stadium on September 1, 2018 in Tucson, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Arizona season preview: Game predictions, program trajectory, coach and quarterback assessment and more

November 4, 2020 at 9:01 p.m.

Sumlin enters his third season in Tucson with a second-tier roster, a new quarterback (Grant Gunnell) and a brutal early schedule that could squash all hope before December begins.

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Stanford season preview: Game-by-game predictions, program trajectory, coach and quarterback assessment and more

Cal season preview: Game-by-game predictions, program trajectory, coach and quarterback assessment and more

Washington season preview: Game-by-game predictions, program trajectory, coach and quarterback assessment and more

Washington State season preview: Game-by-game predictions, program trajectory, coach and quarterback assessment and more

Oregon State season preview: Game-by-game predictions, program trajectory, coach and quarterback assessment and more

Oregon season preview: Game-by-game predictions, program trajectory, coach and quarterback assessment and more

UCLA season preview: Game-by-game predictions, program trajectory, coach and quarterback assessment and more

USC season preview: Game-by-game predictions, program trajectory, coach and quarterback assessment and more

Arizona State season preview: Game-by-game predictions, program trajectory, coach and quarterback assessment and more

Arizona season preview: Game predictions, program trajectory, coach and quarterback assessment and more