Action/reaction: St. John’s hires Lavin, UCLA’s trouble, USC’s crackdown,...
Plenty to address, but we’ll start in the eye of the Red Storm … Action: St. John’s hires Steve Lavin. Reaction I: Bad move for both sides. Reaction II: While covered Lavin’s teams at UCLA for four...
View ArticlePac-10 football: The path to the championship has been cleared
With the NCAAs winding down and spring practice heating up, I was pondering the state of the league race (because it’s never too early). It sure seems that with so much turmoil at USC and Oregon — and...
View ArticleAction/reaction: SJSU’s Whitmore resigns, the Wears and UCLA, the BCS and...
Wednesday 3:30 p.m. updates: 1) Yes, the Wear twins have to sit out the 2010-11 season and will be eligible in the fall of ’11. 2) The APRs are scheduled for release on June 9, according to an email I...
View ArticleLane Kiffin on Andrew Luck: NFL scouts say his marks are “off the charts”...
*** 2:45 p.m. update: Wanted to add this comment from Rob Rang, draft analyst for NFLDraftScout.com, on Luck: “He’s the best quarterback AND elite prospect — including LaDainian Tomlinson, Steve...
View ArticlePac-12 football: Coaches on the hot (or warm) seat … there are quite a few
Wanted to get this posted before the Pac-12 season starts … err, before any Pac-12 teams face FBS competition. The intent is not to predict which coaches might get fired during or after the season....
View ArticleAction/reaction: A Pac-12 football special edition: Neuheisel, the South...
It was a five-day dervish beginning with Utah’s loss and ending with Paul Wulff’s dismissal. Let’s get to it … Action: UCLA fires Rick Neuheisel after a four-year tenure best remembered for a newspaper...
View ArticleAction/reaction: Big East TV deal, my AP ballot, Stanford’s QB situation …...
Let’s start with the money and end with the money quote … Action: Big East names CBS executive Mike Aresco its new commissioner while preparing to negotiate a television rights deal that will determine...
View ArticlePac-12 football: Picks of the Week (plus Civil War TV trouble and Kiffin as...
First and foremost, I hope everyone had a happy, healthy and safe Thanksgiving. A few items up top before we get to the picks (and with three Friday games, we need to get to them quickly) … *** Fans...
View ArticleAction/reaction: Boise State stays in Mountain West, Pac-12 football and...
For a Chip Kelly update — obviously, that’s an story we’ll be tracking closely on the Hotlione — go here. Action: Boise State to remain in MWC, according to espn.com‘s Brett McMurphy; league...
View ArticleAction/reaction: Mountain West division split, Stanford loses Hamilton, USC...
The Hotline is a Te’o-free zone today … Action: Mountain West retains San Diego State, splits into divisions for football, creates championship game. Reaction I: Welcome to the 12-team, 2-division,...
View ArticleCollege football 2013: Coaches on the Hot Seat
* Fourth in a series (much-delayed by technical problems) previewing the season … More than a dozen major college coaches are on the Hot Seat this season. The list includes several big names. * Texas’...
View ArticleAction/reaction: Cal’s QBs, Kiffin gets canned, UCLA joins the 21st century,...
Thoughts on developments on the field and off … Action: Cal coach Sonny Dykes expected to name starting quarterback today (Thursday). Reaction I: That there is even a question — Jared Goff or Zach...
View ArticleAction/reaction: SJSU’s Whitmore resigns, the Wears and UCLA, the BCS and...
Wednesday 3:30 p.m. updates: 1) Yes, the Wear twins have to sit out the 2010-11 season and will be eligible in the fall of ’11. 2) The APRs are scheduled for release on June 9, according to an email I...
View ArticleLane Kiffin on Andrew Luck: NFL scouts say his marks are “off the charts”...
*** 2:45 p.m. update: Wanted to add this comment from Rob Rang, draft analyst for NFLDraftScout.com, on Luck: “He’s the best quarterback AND elite prospect — including LaDainian Tomlinson, Steve...
View ArticlePac-12 football: Coaches on the hot (or warm) seat … there are quite a few
Wanted to get this posted before the Pac-12 season starts … err, before any Pac-12 teams face FBS competition. The intent is not to predict which coaches might get fired during or after the season....
View ArticleAction/reaction: A Pac-12 football special edition: Neuheisel, the South...
It was a five-day dervish beginning with Utah’s loss and ending with Paul Wulff’s dismissal. Let’s get to it … Action: UCLA fires Rick Neuheisel after a four-year tenure best remembered for a newspaper...
View ArticleAction/reaction: Big East TV deal, my AP ballot, Stanford’s QB situation …...
Let’s start with the money and end with the money quote … Action: Big East names CBS executive Mike Aresco its new commissioner while preparing to negotiate a television rights deal that will determine...
View ArticlePac-12 football: Picks of the Week (plus Civil War TV trouble and Kiffin as...
First and foremost, I hope everyone had a happy, healthy and safe Thanksgiving. A few items up top before we get to the picks (and with three Friday games, we need to get to them quickly) … *** Fans...
View ArticleAction/reaction: Boise State stays in Mountain West, Pac-12 football and...
For a Chip Kelly update — obviously, that’s an story we’ll be tracking closely on the Hotlione — go here. Action: Boise State to remain in MWC, according to espn.com‘s Brett McMurphy; league...
View ArticleAction/reaction: Mountain West division split, Stanford loses Hamilton, USC...
The Hotline is a Te’o-free zone today … Action: Mountain West retains San Diego State, splits into divisions for football, creates championship game. Reaction I: Welcome to the 12-team, 2-division,...
View Article
