Pac-12 recruiting: UW shines in the spotlight; Oregon’s big prize; transfer trouble for USC and UCLA
Heavy reliance on transfer linemen can create cohesion issues The Pac-12 Hotline is excited to bring Pac-12 fans a regular look at the recruiting process through the eyes and ears of Brandon Huffman, the national recruiting editor for 247Sports based in Seattle. On October 19, he submitted the following report… UW’s big moment With all…
Heisman Watch: Pac-12 QBs swap places as Penix shines, Williams struggles
Oregon’s Bo Nix remains in the hunt as crucible of November looms Welcome to our weekly look at the Pac-12’s leading Heisman Trophy candidates through an evaluation of the conference’s top players. Consider one Heisman voter’s perspective on the landscape.The rankings are based on individual performance, team value, and competition quality. Yes, defensive players are…
Monday Morning Lights: What Valley Christian coach says after close loss to Serra
Acalanes must overcome a familiar obstacle (rival Campolindo) to win the league title. Plus, more on Los Gatos’ win over Wilcox and what’s at stake throughout the region in the final week of the regular season. Welcome back to Monday Morning Lights, our weekly feature that delves deeper into the high school football weekend and…
Mailbag: What the ‘Pac-10’ want in the legal dispute, the Apple factor, night games in new leagues and more
The ‘Pac-2’ likely would be treated like Independents by the CFP Every Friday, the Hotline mailbag is published. Send questions to pac12hotline@bayareanewsgroup.com with the subject line’mailbag’. Or follow me on Twitter at @WilnerHotline. Please keep in mind that some of the questions have been edited for clarity and brevity. Is it possible that the ten…
Heisman Watch: Penix loses ground and Nix holds steady while Williams’ candidacy collapses
Michigan’s J.J. McCarthy was the Week 8 winner in the national race Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. became the latest victim of a time-honored Heisman Trophy race reality: weeks of progress can vanish in three exhausting hours. Penix finally surpassed USC quarterback Caleb Williams as the betting favorite last week, only to be surpassed again…
Mountain West power ratings: Wyoming is the new No. 1 after toppling Fresno State
The Cowboys built a big lead, then hung on Last season, the Hotline published weekly ‘Best of the West’ power ratings that included teams from the Mountain West and Brigham Young in addition to the Pac-12. We’re adding a MW-specific column to our lineup this season because the exercise was so popular. 1. Wyoming (5-1/2-0).…
Monday Morning Lights: San Ramon Valley vs. De La Salle, the big game has arrived
De La Salle hasn’t lost to an NCS opponent in 32 years. Injured SRV running back has a new role. Hillsdale, Menlo (both 6-0) play Friday. Bellarmine QB putting up big numbers. Oakland High gives back to the community. Welcome back to Monday Morning Lights, our weekly feature that delves deeper into the high school…
East Palo Alto: Three teenagers arrested after suspected shooting; five guns seized
According to police, there were no injuries in the Oct. 13 shooting. PALO ALTO, EAST — According to authorities, guns, cash, and large amounts of illegal drugs were seized at the homes of three East Palo Alto teenagers on Thursday in the aftermath of an October shooting. On Oct. 13, police reported a shooting at…
Why Hawaii became a hotbed of legal activism to protect the climate
When it comes to climate change mitigation, “yesterday’s good enough has become today’s unacceptable.” That’s what Hawaii’s Supreme Court decided earlier this year, in the first decision in the United States to declare a stable climate an affirmative right. On Tuesday, the same court dismissed an oil company’s appeal to dismiss a Honolulu lawsuit accusing…
