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.

LSU quarterback Joe Burrow, right, celebrates ...

My final AP top-25 ballot: LSU on top; SEC, Big Ten dominate

January 14, 2020 at 7:23 a.m.

The Tigers finished an epic season with a 15-0 record and the national championship. Clemson was No. 2 on my ballot, followed by Ohio State.

Washington head coach Mike Hopkins agues with referee during the first half against Washington in an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018, in Stanford, Calif. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)

Pac-12 hoops recap: UW craters, Stanford rises, chaos rolls

January 13, 2020 at 1:59 p.m.

Two unpredictable weeks of conference play resulted in Stanford on top of the standings and Washington near the bottom after point guard Quade Green was ruled academically ineligible.

WSU football: Mike Leach’s exit and the Cougars’ next step

January 10, 2020 at 3:22 p.m.

Leach's tenure was a huge success, and Washington State would be wise to follow his model with the Air Raid. But the candidate pool will depend on the school's commitment...

How ESPN’s all-in with the SEC could impact the Pac-12

January 10, 2020 at 2:46 p.m.

ESPN's reported acquisition of the SEC 'Game of the Week' could have significant repercussions across the college football world, prompting a recalibration that pushes the Pac-12 into a corner.

SAN JOSE, CA – MARCH 24: Oregon’s Payton Pritchard (3) dribbles against UC Irvine’s Robert Cartwright (3) in the first half of their 2019 NCAA Division I second round game at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, March. 24, 2019. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

Pac-12 basketball: Midseason all-conference honor roll

January 10, 2020 at 3:03 p.m.

Oregon's Payton Pritchard, Washington's Isaiah Stewart and Colorado's McKinley Wright lead the Hotline's all-conference team at the midpoint of the season.

Students on campus at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), which will host the Athelete’s village and provide training facilities for a number of sports, as well as host two events on the campus, as the IOC Evaluation Commission continues with its visit to Los Angeles, California on May 11, 2017, before a vist to Paris and the September vote for the 2024 Summer Olmympics.
/ AFP PHOTO / FREDERIC J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)

UCLA鈥檚 AD search looks like anything but an AD search (which could be a good thing)

January 8, 2020 at 2:37 p.m.

UCLA鈥檚 search for an athletic director begins in earnest this month and is expected to last into the spring. Based on the framing, you wouldn鈥檛 know if the Bruins are...

Tres Tinkle (3) of the Oregon State Beavers drives against Nick Rakocevic (31) of the USC Trojans during a quarterfinal game of the Pac-12 basketball tournament at T-Mobile Arena on March 8, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Trojans won 61-48. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Pac-12 basketball: Six weekend takeaways and one look ahead

January 6, 2020 at 1:39 p.m.

UCLA stunned Washington, then lost at WSU. Colorado beat Oregon, then collapsed against OSU. By the time the weekend ended, only two undefeated teams were left.

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 recruiting: As Oregon, ASU feast on L.A., USC flails

January 6, 2020 at 5:12 a.m.

The Trojans should be dominating the talent market in Southern California but instead are a stranger in their own hometown, unable to lure many of the top players.

Payton Pritchard #3 of the Oregon Ducks reacts after a play in the first half against the North Carolina Tar Heels during the 2017 NCAA Men’s Final Four Semifinal at University of Phoenix Stadium on April 1, 2017 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

Pac-12 basketball preview: Oregon's the team to beat in 2020

January 3, 2020 at 5:19 a.m.

The Ducks have the best resume and fewest holes in the rotation as conference play begins for the Pac-12. The race for second place might be more entertaining.

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)

Pac-12 bowl review: Successful postseason for the conference despite two major clunkers

January 2, 2020 at 1:33 p.m.

The conference went 4-3 in the bowl season, which compares favorably to the records of other Power Five conferences.

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My final AP top-25 ballot: LSU on top; SEC, Big Ten dominate

Pac-12 hoops recap: UW craters, Stanford rises, chaos rolls

WSU football: Mike Leach’s exit and the Cougars’ next step

How ESPN’s all-in with the SEC could impact the Pac-12

Pac-12 basketball: Midseason all-conference honor roll

UCLA鈥檚 AD search looks like anything but an AD search (which could be a good thing)

Pac-12 basketball: Six weekend takeaways and one look ahead

Pac-12 recruiting: As Oregon, ASU feast on L.A., USC flails

Pac-12 basketball preview: Oregon's the team to beat in 2020

Pac-12 bowl review: Successful postseason for the conference despite two major clunkers