The Hotline mailbag publishes weekly. Send questions to wilnerhotline@bayareanewsgroup.com and include ‘mailbag’ in the subject line. Or hit me on the social media platform X: @WilnerHotline. Some questions have been edited for clarity…
Welcome the first installment of the Hotline’s postseason picks against the point spread, which covers the opening round of the College Football Playoff and notable the pre-Christmas bowl games. We were 4-2 last…
Welcome to the 2025-26 debut of the Hotline’s Big 12 men’s basketball power rankings, a weekly assessment of the conference using analytics and common sense, with a strand of pasta occasionally heaved…
Exploring options… Sam Leavitt has every right to go into the transfer portal and seek more money. It doesn’t mean that he will land in greener pastures. Plenty of players…
Whether it was intentional or not (probably not), the College Football Playoff selection committee ultimately acted out of self-preservation Sunday with the reveal of the 2025 field generally and the…
No. 17 Arizona football will look to reach double-digit wins in a season for the second time in three years when they take on SMU in this year’s Trust and…
The Hotline mailbag publishes weekly. Send questions to wilnerhotline@bayareanewsgroup.com and include ‘mailbag’ in the subject line. Or hit me on the social media platform X: @WilnerHotline Some questions have been edited for…
Welcome the Hotline’s weekly picks against the point spread, published Thursdays throughout the regular season with a focus on the top games nationally and the most intriguing matchups across the West. Last week,…
Column by Daniel Rios “Daniel the Draftnick” With us entering the final week of the college football season and Week 14 of the NFL season, it’s a good point in…
The penultimate edition of the College Football Playoff rankings set the stage for a routine selection day — or for mass chaos if a handful of upsets materialize. There’s intrigue…