All you need to know about the Mountain West, and then some
BOTH TEAMS WILL BE COMING OFF OF A BYE WEEK IN PREPARATION FOR AN IMPORTANT MATCHUP. The Aztecs are slight favorites in this mid-season game. The Aztecs are coming off of a 44-10 win against Nevada two weeks ago, while Fresno State dropped their last game, 49-21 to Colorado State. Both teams are looking to […]
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Reliving the 13 most epic games of the Nevada-Boise State football rivalry I don’t think this is it for the Boise State-Nevada rivalry, but it’s fair to reminiscence with Friday’s clash the last scheduled game between the two programs. Chris Murray of NevadaSportsNet takes a look at the most epic games between the two programs, […]
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It’s that time of year! The 2025-26 Mountain West men’s basketball season is right around the corner, which means it’s time for our team to hand out our preseason honors across the conference. In the second of a four-part series, we will be doing the All-Conference Teams! We had four panelists — myself included — […]
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We are back for another week discussing bowl teams. Our team at Mountain West Connection will be releasing our bowl projections each week. This week’s round of projections can be seen below and will likely change as the season progresses. Read our projections below and leave your own in the comments. Mike Los Angeles Bowl: […]
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Welcome back to the Transfer Portal Team of the Week! A wild weekend of blowouts, photo finishes, and the first firing of the year! You know the drill by now, we have another amazing lineup, built from the top performing transfers of Week 8! We’ll also highlight the best transfer performance from each aspect of […]
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photo courtesy clutchpoints.com “Mountain West Momentum: Lobos and Aggies Collide in High-Stakes Albuquerque Showdown” Game Details Date: Saturday, October 25, 2025 Time: 3 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. MDT Location: University Stadium, Albuquerque, New Mexico TV: MW Network, Altitude Live Stream: Fubo Series Record: Utah State leads 17-14 Last Meeting: in Logan, Utah, UNM Lobos […]
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The world of money in college sports has changed quite a bit recently. Over the summer a settlement was made which allowed universities to directly pay athletes, so I wanted to go over the details to see what exactly the Mountain West has, how it compares, and what the impact might be this year. First […]
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After a weekend of pivotal Mountain West matchups, we move on to Week 9 for the Mountain West and the rest of college football. It is rivalry week in the Mountain West! Looking over at FanDuel’s opening odds can tell us a bit about what the oddsmakers think about this week’s slate of games. Since we cover […]
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It’s Wednesday, and we are up and running! As we inch closer to game day, we will continue to provide lots of coverage for football season! See what is coming your way today on our site and around the internet. Colorado State Potential Coaching Candidates With a head coaching spot open, the Athletic profiles potential […]
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It’s that time of year! The 2025-26 Mountain West men’s basketball season is right around the corner, which means it’s time for our team to handout our preseason honors across the conference. In the first of a four-part series, we will be starting with the awards portion! We had four panelists — myself included — […]
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Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! Massive news out of Fort Collins this weekend as the Jay Norvell era is over at Colorado State. We’ll talk about how it went down, what’s to come for the Rams, what went wrong, and most importantly, what candidates […]
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Week eight featured the most anticipated game of the year as Boise State hosted UNLV. Could the Rebels get over the hump? Or would the Broncos make it known they are still the kings of the conference? There was also a key game in Logan that was essentially an elimination game for the Mountain West […]
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Jovon Bouknight replaces Jay Johnson as Wyoming’s offensive coordinator Wyoming head coach Jay Sawvel is making a change at offensive coordinator, tabbing former Wyoming legend Jovon Bouknight to take over coordinating and playcalling. The Cowboys have played solid defense this season to no avail thanks to the offense. It was time for a change. With […]
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It felt like a matter of time before something had to change. And on this Monday afternoon following a disheartening loss to then 1-5 Air Force, head coach Jay Sawvel made the move many speculated about. Offensive coordinator Jay Johnson has been officially replaced by wide receivers coach Jevon Bouknight. This move will be made […]
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Photo Courtesy of UNM Athletics New Mexico Holds Off Nevada’s Challenge in a 24-22 Home Victory The New Mexico Lobos narrowly beat Nevada 24-22 on Saturday night at University Stadium for their homecoming game. They relied on a steady ground game and crucial defensive stops to earn their first Mountain West Conference victory of the […]
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The college football season is up and running. Games are entertaining and are producing results that are both fun and heartbreaking. Take a look at this week’s MWCConnection Football Rankings, and let us know what you like and what you don’t. Feel free to drop your own rankings in the comments section. 1) Boise State […]
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Utah State took down San Jose State 35-30 on Friday night in Logan. Bryson Barnes was 22 of 31 (71%) and threw for 326 yards and a touchdown. The leading rusher for the Aggies was Bryson Barnes, as he went for 54 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries. The leading receiver for Utah State […]
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It’s another week of the Mountain West Recruiting Roundup. As we have discussed a bit this year, many MW teams have taken to doing the heavy lifting of their recruiting during June, while others are still doing the traditional fall official visits for game weekends. The latter also results in bigger recruiting weeks following OV […]
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Week eight of the college football season has concluded. With it, we saw some extremely impressive performances and started to get an idea for who the top players and teams are in the Mountain West. It was a weekend of intriguing games with the Broncos protecting “The Blue” and putting up astronomical numbers, New Mexico […]
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It’s Monday, and we are back at it! Fresh off a weekend of football games, there was a lot of action! News will continue to come your way, and we are here for it all. Check out our original coverage and what we can find from the World Wide Web below. Aggies top Spartans In […]
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A week after blowing out the Fresno State Bulldogs, giving a sense of security to Coach Jay Norvell and his staff that they may have something going, the CSU Rams were beaten again at home by the now bowl-bound Hawaii Rainbow Warriors, 31-19, which marked the official—and sudden—end of the Jay Norvell era in Fort […]
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Well, this is an article I didn’t think I would have to write after that blowout win against Fresno State last week, least of all this soon. However, after another uncompetitive loss, this time at home to a now bowl-bound Hawaii Rainbow Warriors squad, Colorado State figured that it was about time to pull the […]
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It is already hard to win on Air Force’s campus. It is infinitely harder when you turn the ball over twice in a tight ball game to an opponent that loves to bleed clock with the triple option. More has to go right for the 2025 Wyoming Cowboys to win, and shooting themselves in the […]
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Man, the Broncos sure love to break games open in the second half, don’t they? Similar to last week’s awkward win against New Mexico, the blue and orange started slow with turnovers and providing the opposing side with ample second-chances. An interception in the second quarter placed the Rebels on the Bronco side of the […]
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