# Jon Wilner on NCAA Parity, 24-Team Playoff, NIL Spending, UCLA, UW’s QBs

An episode of [Softy & Dick Interviews](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1245866571), 21 Oct 2026, 22 min.

Audio: https://podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/98a2599f-cd9b-4f2a-9be4-b22c00e585f2/907d6469-cef5-4bda-9f13-b2f100f49399/95e1b769-9b4d-4819-8ad8-b4ea00080e05/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=26b16ce4-8fab-44ea-88d4-b2f100f493bc

Jon Wilner of The San Jose Mercury News and Wilner Hotline joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about the parity in college football right now, the new playoff model of 24 teams and how it will affect non-conference games in September, UW’s NIL spend numbers and QB situation, UCLA’s chances of winning the Big Ten, and referee issues. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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