College sports reporter
Jon Wilner
Jon Wilner has been covering college sports for decades 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 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.
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Big 12 fines, reprimands Utah AD Mark Harlan for ripping officials
Harlan called the officials "unprofessional" after a controversial defensive holding penalty on the Utes gave BYU a second chance in the Holy War.
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Best of West power rankings: UCLA, Cal climb, UW slides, CSU appears
Oregon, Boise State, Brigham Young and Colorado remained on top
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Saturday Night Five: Brigham Young escapes, Utah fumes as Holy War controversy goes next level
Utah athletic director Mark Harlan blasted Big 12 officials after as 22-21 loss to the undefeated Cougars.
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Mailbag: CFP seed paths (is Oregon better off losing?), impact of Boise State and WSU success, USC frustration and more
The Ducks might have an easier path into the College Football Playoff semifinals as the No. 5 seed than as the No. 1 seed.
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BYU’s spot in CFP rankings shows Big 12’s tough road to multiple bids
The Cougars were treated differently than every other top-12 team in one important regard.
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CFB picks ATS for Week 11: Expect BYU, Vanderbilt, Washington to cover
The first Holy War in three years features teams in unexpected roles, with the Cougars leading the Big 12 and the Utes scrambling to save their season.
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On media: ABC, ESPN bask in their ratings and relevance while Fox trails in both facets
By almost any measure, this has been a wildly successful season for the Disney networks. That hasn't been the case for Fox.
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College Football Playoff rankings: Oregon on top, Washington State makes the cut while BYU lower than expected
The Buffaloes were No. 20, one spot ahead of the Cougars. Both were looking up at Boise State and BYU.
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Pac-12 bowl projections: UCLA, USC head in opposite directions
The Trojans are fading, the Bruins are surging and their contrasting trajectories offer a fitting twist in this season of turns.
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Your guide to the new, expanded College Football Playoff: Explaining a complicated process
The 12-team event includes a complicated selection and seeding process starkly different from what was used with a four-team field.