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2026 Mountain West Offensive Rankings
Continuing with preseason coverage, and specifically offensive coverage this week, it’s time to start preseason rankings. This week will be preseason offensive rankings, with defensive ones to follow next week. The week after that will be general preseason rankings to start Week 0 game week. See below for the top offenses entering the Mountain West […]
Mountain West/Pac-12 Softball Transfer Portal Tracker 08-10-2026
The 2026 season has come to its conclusion, and with it, the chaos that is the NCAA transfer portal has officially opened. While teams navigate the Mountain West-Pac-12 split, I will be keeping track of who teams lose and gain through the portal window. A few more moves have been made over the past week, […]
PAC-12 Power Rankings: Top Offenses
Each week this season we will be analyzing each PAC-12 team and ranking them from first to last. Rankings will be based on overall record, quality of opponents faced, and the eye test. Leading into the season, we will be ranking each PAC 12 offense, defense, and giving you an overall preseason ranking of the […]
MWCConnection Recruiting Roundup 8-10-26: Pac-12 August Team Rankings
It’s another week of the Recruiting Roundup. As mentioned the past few weeks, coaches are focusing on getting ready for the start of football season, so recruiting takes a back seat. One thing worth mentioning is that August 1st is when teams can send out official written offers to 2027 recruits. While it is more […]
Mountaintop View 8-10-26. College Football Playoff Expansion, Senate Bill, UTEP Preview, Offensive Schemes, Lou Groza Award.
It’s Monday, and fall camp is up and running for every football team. As updates come in constantly, take a look at all our content coming out this week. As always, check out our original coverage and what we can find on the World Wide Web below. The Protect College Sport Act is necessary. Jerry […]
Healthy, Hungry and Ready to Explode: Scottre Humphrey Poised for a Breakout Season at New Mexico
Last season, injuries and ball-security problems kept New Mexico running back Scottre Humphrey from showing what he could really do. Now, heading into 2026, he’s stronger, faster, and ready to make a big impact for the Lobos. Scottre Humphrey arrived in New Mexico before the 2025 season, bringing a strong track record and high expectations. […]
MWCConnection Reacts Results: Watchlist Season
This post is brought to you by FanDuel, proud partner of SBNation. Broncos atop the watchlist boards? August is watchlist season, and lists are being released almost daily. While preseason watchlists mean nothing when the ball is snapped, it’s still interesting to monitor which teams put a lot of players on lists, as it could be […]
Mountain West Basketball: Analyzing conference’s top returnees entering 2026-27
College basketball — like other college sports — is currently in a 12-round heavyweight with the transfer portal. Except, it’s getting thoroughly bludgeoned, with multiple former college basketball players going pro and then, well, returning to college basketball. It’s a dilemma that’s spiraled out of control faster than one could blink. That problem hasn’t quite […]
Simulating the Mountain West, PAC-12 2026 Season on EA’s College Football 27
The calendar flips to August, the NFL’s Hall of Fame preseason game is upon us and fall camps are underway for college football. In the dwindling days of summer, the college football space is filled with predictions and takes about the season to come. But why not just find out the results ourselves? Thanks to […]
Friday Five: Top 5 Mountain West Running Backs
Welcome to another edition of “Friday Five”. Fall camp has arrived and the Pac-12 and Mountain West have reached a settlement on the lawsuit. We can finally just focus on ball. The “departing five” have left to reform the Pac-12. The Mountain West has added the likes of North Dakota State, Northern Illinois, and UTEP […]
Mountaintop View 8-7-26: Boise State Injury, Anthony Colandrea, the Bronze Boot, Liam Szarka, MW/PAC Settlement
The Broncos lose an offensive lineman to medical retirement Leaving UNLV was a tough decision for Anthony Colandrea The Quarterback competition at Washington State is close The Battle for the Bronze Boot opens the season. Will you be there? Liam Szarka was meant to be a Falcon A great piece that discusses why the electric […]
AZTECS LOOK TO CARRY MOMENTUM INTO THE PAC-12 WITH AN EARLY 2ND PLACE EXPECTATION.
Offense looks to reengage the Aztecs in 2026. Returning starters key impact for the offense. Lucky Sutton at running back looks to be one of the top in the conference. The Aztecs look to be rolling out a more exciting form of AztecFast in the upcoming season. After several seasons of offensive malaise, key pieces […]
Mountain West/Pac-12 Softball Transfer Portal Tracker 08-06-2026
The 2026 season has come to its conclusion, and with it, the chaos that is the NCAA transfer portal has officially opened. While teams navigate the Mountain West-Pac-12 split, I will be keeping track of who teams lose and gain through the portal window. A few more moves have been made over the past week, […]
Protect College Sports Act evolves, but does it clear anything up?
Revisions to the Protect College Sports Act were announced on Tuesday, pushed by the Big Ten and SEC. It’s seen as a positive, and compromises were needed to get their support. While nothing is ever perfect, there don’t seem to be any drastic changes to what was discussed back in June. However, the 171-page document […]
Mountaintop View 8-6-26
Nevada fall camp preview: Yet another rebuild (or reload) for the Wolf Pack secondary Chris Murray of NevadaSportsNet offers his final position preview as Nevada kicked off fall camp yesterday. The final edition takes a look at the Nevada secondary. Air Force football opens fall camp with high expectations after back-to-back losing seasons KOAA’s Dante […]
Boise State’s Top Players: #3
Every year I take a look at who I think will be the top players on Boise State’s football team. With so many unproven players, coming up with this season’s list was a bit tougher than previous years. This team’s squad is definitely more proven on the offensive side of the ball and that is […]
Top 10 Mountain West Men’s Basketball Games since 2013.
*With the Mountain West changing, I thought it would be fun to go back and highlight the best players, games, and teams since the last phase of conference realignment 13 years ago. Previously, I’ve covered Top 10 football players, Top 10 basketball players, Top 10 Football Teams, Top 10 Basketball Teams, and Top 10 Football […]
Mountaintop View 8-5-26: MWC-Pac 12 deal, Protect College Sports Act
Mountain West, Pac-12 Finalize Settlement The settlement between the two conferences over poaching and exit fees has been finalized. Protect College Sports Act Finalized Sweeping changes could be on the horizon for everyone involved in college sports. Colorado State joining Adidas, leaving Under Armour CSU athletics has a new partner. No Pac-12 or MWC teams […]
It’s finally over: Mountain West and Pac-12 settle all pending litigation
Somewhere between a hundred position previews, a dozen podcasts and one too many press box hot dogs, this writing staff has learned to cover these conferences that don’t sit still. So it feels almost fitting that the Mountain West-Pac-12 lawsuit saga, the thing that’s been humming in the background of nearly everything we’ve written since […]
MWCConnection Reacts Survey: Watchlist Season
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Mountain West fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys:
The Good, the Bad, the Ugly: PAC 12 FPI
This week, we continue our preview series by taking a look at ESPN’s Football Power Index. FPI is a predictive rating system that was developed by ESPN to measure a team’s strength and determine expected outcomes over the course of the season. Last week, we looked at FPI projections for the Mountain West. This week, […]
Mountain West Media Days Finale! Exclusive interview w/ MW Commissioner Gloria Nevarez! Insider conversation w/ college sports business expert KC Smurthwaite! HP Ep. #164 OUT NOW!
Welcome back everyone to the Hike’s Peak Podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! For our final episode of our Mountain West Media Days trio, we’re going over two of my favorite interviews I’ve ever gotten the chance to do. First, you’ll hear my exclusive discussion with Mountain West commissioner Gloria Nevarez to […]
Mountaintop View 8-4-26
Can Utah State be a contender in the new Pac-12 with Bronco Mendenhall? Jason Batacao of The Salt Lake Tribune takes a deep dive on all the pressing questions for Utah State football and head coach Bronco Mendenhall in their debut season in the reformed Pac-12. 10 questions facing Colorado State football before first Pac-12 […]
2026 Mountain West & Pac-12 Awards Watchlist
Watchlist season means one thing…We are getting close to the start of the season. As we inch closer to the start of the college football season, the Mountain West and Pac-12 have no shortage of coaches and athletes being recognized for preseason accolades. Keep track of all the Mountain West and Pac-12 nominees here. Lott […]
A federal judge just reopened the door for the forgotten class of 2022
Fall camp was supposed to be settled business. Rosters were built. Scholarships were allocated. Then on Friday night, U.S. District Judge Charlotte Sweeney in Denver blew a hole in that certainty. Sweeney granted a class-wide preliminary injunction requiring the NCAA to restore a fifth season of eligibility to every Division I athlete who started college […]
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