Arizona’s tricky path to a No. 1 seed in NCAAs
Arizona wrapped up the No. 1 seed in the Pac-12 tournament on Thursday night at UCLA but lost its grip on a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament on …
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SEC, Big Ten consolidate power on anniversary of Pac-12 collapse
The Big Ten and SEC announced on Friday the formation of a joint advisory group designed “to address the significant challenges facing college athletics and the opportunities for betterment of …
Assessing the impact of UW, Arizona coaching moves
The Hotline is delighted to provide Pac-12 fans with a regular dive into the recruiting process through the eyes and ears of Brandon Huffman, the Seattle-based national recruiting editor for …
Oregon, ASU sweep as UCLA’s losses mount
Recapping the weekend in Pac-12 basketball … Theme of the week: Intoxication The Pac-12 is drunk, folks. It’s completely, incoherently, deliriously drunk. Arizona State, which lost to San Diego, TCU …
Is Washington a ‘flash in the pan’ with Big Ten move looming?
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Breaking down the coaching Hot (and Cold) Seats
The final season of Pac-12 basketball as we know it could be the final season of employment for a slew of head coaches. After all, it takes a truckload of …
Arizona tops rankings, followed by Zags, BYU and CSU
Welcome to the first installment of the Hotline’s Best of the West rankings for the 2023-24 basketball season. We’ll examine the top teams in the western third of the country …
Arizona on top after beating Duke, USC falls
The Pac-12 power ratings will appear weekly on the Hotline until the conference tournament, although the publication day will change once football season ends. Two weeks into the most important …
Tiebreaker scenarios in case the race turns chaotic
With three weeks left, six teams are in the race for a berth in the Pac-12 championship game. Washington stands alone with an undefeated record in league play (6-0), followed …
Asset or liability after collapse?
Long before the Pac-12’s legal dispute, before the collapse and the Comcast scandal and even before the Los Angeles schools fled for a greener pasture, commissioner George Kliavkoff decided to …