Mailbag: How the Big Ten’s rev-share strategy saved the system in the Demond Williams saga, new hires for old Pac-12 schools and more

The Hotline mailbag publishes weekly. Send questions to wilnerhotline@bayareanewsgroup.com and include “mailbag” in the subject line. Or hit me on the social media platform X: @WilnerHotline. Some questions have been edited for clarity and brevity.

If you missed it, last week’s mailbag focused on the top college sports stories in 2025, the SEC’s postseason struggles, the Group of Six’s future, Lincoln Riley’s contract and more.

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