
Canzano and Wilner
John Canzano and Bay Area News Group’s Jon Wilner provide sourced, in-depth reporting and analysis on the Pac-12, Big Ten, Big 12, ACC, MWC, and more. You want the goods? We've got them.
Latest episodes

Jun 5, 2024 • 45min
103. Q-and-A with listener questions
John Canzano and Jon Wilner field listener questions about the Pac-12, Big Ten, College Football Playoff, sports issues, sports movies, and more.
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May 29, 2024 • 44min
102. Bill Walton's legacy, tilting college landscape, football TV times
John Canzano and Jon Wilner talk about the life and legacy of Bill Walton, the shifting landscape of college athletics, ASU's athletic director hire, and football TV times.
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May 16, 2024 • 46min
101. Interview w media strategist (and paratrooper) Patrick Crakes
John Canzano and Jon Wilner talk with media expert Patrick Crakes. The long-time media consultant formerly worked as the VP of InVivo Media Group and spent nearly two decades as a VP at Fox Sports where he focused on programming, business operations, and strategy. Crakes was also a paratrooper in the U.S. Army.
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May 8, 2024 • 19min
100. Celebrating a milestone... and a mile-long guest list
John Canzano and Jon Wilner talk about the 100th podcast episode... and guests such as Bill Walton, George Kliavkoff, Greg Sankey, Brett Yormark, Chip Kelly, Bob Thompson, Pat Chun, Lindsay Gottlieb, Gloria Nevarez and Pat Chun.
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May 1, 2024 • 34min
99. 43 NFL Draft picks, Reggie Bush, and college football's ticking clock
John Canzano and Jon Wilner talk about the NFL Draft, 43 Pac-12 players were picked, spring football, hiccups, Reggie Bush, OSU/WSU's media deal... and the doomsday clock currently ticking on college athletics.
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Apr 26, 2024 • 27min
98. Pac-12 and the NFL Draft... you gotta play hurt
John Canzano and Jon Wilner talk about the Pac-12 and the NFL Draft. The Pac-12 had a College Football Playoff team in the national title game… had the No. 1 overall NFL draft pick… and six of the top 15 players drafted.
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Apr 18, 2024 • 40min
97. QBs in NFL Draft, Oregon State's Big 12 play, and AD finances
John Canzano and Jon Wilner talk about Oregon State's Big 12 strategy, the Pac-12 QB's in the NFL Draft and the finances of the athletic departments.
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Apr 10, 2024 • 41min
96. USC coach Lindsay Gottlieb talks JuJu Watkins, Tara VanDerveer, Caitlin Clark and more
John Canzano and Jon Wilner interview USC women's basketball coach Lindsay Gottlieb. The coach talks about the retirement of Tara VanDerveer, coaching JuJu Watkins, Caitlin Clark's impact and what lies in front of the Trojans as they enter the Big Ten next season. Plus, some parenting advice.
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Apr 3, 2024 • 33min
95. Finally, an episode worthy of 1980s music
John Canzano and Jon Wilner talk about 1980s music... the 3-point-line fiasco... Pac-12 basketball farewell... the NCAA men's and women's tournaments... coach Andy Enfield leaving USC for SMU... Arizona's president is out... WSU's men's basketball hire... and the impact of the transfer portal.
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Mar 28, 2024 • 48min
94. Madness runs wild... ADs, coaches, games
John Canzano and Jon Wilner talk about the crazy and unpredictable news week. WSU loses an athletic director and men's basketball coach in the same week. Pat Chun to rival Washington. Kyle Smith to Stanford. Plus, the Pac-12 settlement and NCAA Tournament.
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