Utah, OSU, KSU teams to beat in crowded race
The Big 12 has embraced its place as the Power Four conference with the greatest depth, where the difference between No. 1 and No. 16 is small and the potential …
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Big 12 considers private equity as enrollment apocalypse looms
The Big 12 provided a double dose of news last week with revelations the conference could sell its naming rights to a corporate sponsor and an ownership stake to a …
Big 12 commish Brett Yormark to UA, ASU regents: Invest in athletics
After a sharp, 30-minute presentation Thursday on the Big 12’s strategy and priorities, commissioner Brett Yormark opened the floor to questions from the board — the Arizona Board of Regents. …
ASU’s wild week, UCLA keeps Toia and Deion’s latest
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 …
Big 12 move will lower, not eliminate deficits for 4 Corners schools
The penultimate year in the Pac-12 was not a profitable one for the Four Corners schools. Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah combined to book a $34.1 million operating shortfall …
Arizona State doesn’t support MBB, docs show
Arizona State president Michael Crow has received a torrent of criticism from fans and media members over his mismanagement of the Sun Devils athletic department. But the salvo of all …
Rankings greatest MBB teams since UCLA dynasty
To honor the end of Pac-12 basketball, the Hotline plowed through decades of data to identify the greatest teams in conference history. Well, not the entirety of conference history. We …
Bobby Hurley’s future, Crow’s plan & the historical standard
Anywhere else, a contract extension unsigned for 362 days would be cause for pause. But at Arizona State, where the football recruiting scandal has lasted three years and the athletic …
What’s wrong with Pac-12 MBB, Kliavkoff’s failures and more
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ASU president Michael Crow addresses AD search, strategy for athletics
Arizona needed less than a month to hire an athletic director. Dave Heeke was dismissed on Jan. 23, and Desiree Reed-Francois was appointed on Feb. 19. Zero fuss, zero muss …