Pac-12 football: Previewing ESPN, Fox and Pac12Nets early-season broadcast...
The Pac-12 is expected to release its early-season broadcast schedule this week. It will include TV assignments and kickoff times, which are of particular interest to fans eager to make travel...
View ArticleMy AP top-25 preseason ballot: Alabama is No. 1
Submitted my ballot to the AP office earlier today, and it’s posted below with comments on each team. I’ll update with AP rankings (for comparative purposes) when the preseason poll is published Aug....
View ArticleMountain West football: Projecting the 2013 league race
* First in a series of stories previewing the college football season. The seven-part package, written for the Mercury News and our sister papers, includes my preseason Associated Press poll. The new...
View ArticleCollege football 2013: Games to Watch
* Second in my series of articles previewing the season … With hundreds of college football games on television this season, it’s impossible to watch ‘em all and difficult to know which qualify as...
View ArticlePac-12 football: Picks of the Week
The Pac-12 picks are back for another year of potential ridicule. My hope is to post them every Thursday morning, but the timing will depend on the schedule (mine, and the league’s). I’ll also have my...
View ArticleMountain West football: Picks of the Week
Welcome to the inaugural season of the Mountain West football picks of the week, which will follow the same format as my Pac-12 and national picks. For readers new to the Hotline, a few housekeeping...
View ArticleMountain West football: Picks of the Week
My performance improved. The MW’s did not. It was another bad week of non-conference results, which is problematic because the league is quickly running out of chances to upgrade its image (current...
View ArticleMountain West football: Picks of the Week
It’s early for a season-defining game — unless you’re in the SEC, in which case the event took place last week — but the timing does little to diminish the significance of Boise State’s visit to Fresno...
View ArticleMountain West football: Picks of the Week (the non-conference season...
The Mountain West is transitioning into conference play this week with four league games. The sooner it gets to a full slate, the better — the non-conference season has not been kind to the MW. In...
View ArticleMountain West football: Picks of the Week
We’ll pass on a lengthy introduction and right to the picks. I didn’t realize until this afternoon that the SDSU-AFA game kicked at 6 Pacific. Thought I had more time … Last week: 3-3 Season: 21-21...
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