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The Hotline mailbag is published each Friday. Send questions to [email protected] or hit me on Twitter: @WilnerHotline. Due to volume — and in some cases, the need for research — not all questions will be answered the week of submission. Thanks for your understanding. Some questions have been edited for clarity and brevity. If California Senate Bill 1401 is passed into law, what will be the impact on Pac-12 schools? Will it impact all Power Five schools? — @TerryTerry79 Impossible to know, but we can take our best guess … If forced by law to pay athletes for services rendered , Stanford, Cal and possibly UCLA will give serious thought to removing themselves from the major college football scene. Influential voices on each campus are already opposed to the current state of play — or should we say, pay-for-play. Diverting revenue to football and basketball, and away from the Olympic sports, would prompt an existential crisis on each campus … and … [Read more...] about Hotline mailbag: The impact of SB-1401, the NIL donor hierarchy, Schulz’s future, Edwards’ fate, Kelly’s recruiting and more

The most controversial, frustrating and infuriating penalty in college football will remain in place for the foreseeable future, and the industry has the Pac-12 to thank for it — seriously. Someone had to collect the data, draw the conclusions and lend legitimacy to the one penalty — targeting — that might help save the sport. Because you know what’s worse than the targeting penalty? Concussions, chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and the long-term impact of serious brain injury. And you know what’s bad for the health of college football? The stigma of head trauma, uncaring coaches and administrators, and dwindling participation numbers, especially on the West Coast. The targeting penalty — in both college and the NFL — was designed to reduce blows to the head, thereby limiting instances of concussions and making the sport safer. Has it worked? A multi-year Pac-12 study set out to determine if targeting plays “are higher risk for concussion than other plays in … [Read more...] about Important Pac-12 study connects frequency of concussions to controversial targeting penalty

“The Offer” is an outstanding series. The limited Paramount+ series with Miles Teller follows the making of the legendary film “The Godfather,” and through the first episode, it’s a lit time! (REVIEW: ‘ Westworld ’ Season 3 Ends With The Possible Deaths Of Multiple Characters) The show follows Albert S. Ruddy (Teller) as he attempts to get the famous story told on the big screen and all the challenges that come along with that. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Paramount+ (@paramountplus) There’s organized crime issues, studio issues and plenty of other choppy waters that must be navigated before the greatest gangster film ever can be released. Honestly, I don’t know much about the history of “The Godfather,” but it doesn’t matter. If anything, that makes it more interesting. View this post on Instagram A post shared by … [Read more...] about REVIEW: ‘The Offer’ Is An Outstanding Series About The Making Of ‘The Godfather’