Jon Wilner's weekly mailbag: The future of the NCAA Tournament and College Football Playoff.
Jon Wilner
Arizona elevates men’s basketball under Tommy Lloyd with direct presidential reporting, prioritizing resources amid NIL pressures — raising questions about football competitiveness and long-term positioning in college athletics’ evolving landscape.
Final Four winners and losers: The West Coast drought endures. The region hasn’t won the national title since the Clinton Administration.
Jon Wilner's weekly mailbag: Which are the best West Coast teams since John Wooden retired over 50 years ago?
Upon naming Tommy Lloyd head coach of Arizona men's basketball, ex-UA president Robert Robbins and then-athletic director Dave Heeke received heavy criticism. Now the Wildcats are Final Four bound.
Arizona and Michigan don't have the tradition to match Kansas and North Carolina. But their seeds, dominance, identical combined records suggest the duel belongs on the same tier of anticipation.
The end of the eras came, in double whammy fashion, over a mere 42 hours. The first was an unexpected exit: Gonzaga’s second-round loss to Tex…
The Big Ten’s success could impact the course of negotiations over tournament expansion.
Sweet 16 winners and losers: The Big 12 has struggled in the NCAA Tournament, with the exception of Arizona, which plays for a Final Four berth Saturday.