All you need to know about the Mountain West, and then some
courtesy of Rate Bowl New Mexico Lobos @ Minnesota Golden Gophers Mountain West Conference vs The Big Ten Conference Rate Bowl Preview | By Roger A. Holien, Mountain West Connection part of SB Nation Where to Watch: ESPN Date: Friday, Dec. 26 Time: 2:30 pm (MT) Game Location: Chase Field (Phoenix, Ariz.) New Mexico at […]
Welcome to the eighth post in our twelve-part series reviewing each team’s signing class to date. These articles aim to provide a snapshot look at each team and lay out possible next steps once the transfer portal opens. Teams will be examined in alphabetical order. Today will look at the Aztecs. The Road So Far: […]
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all! Our gift to you is a quick trip down memory lane, looking at the top plays of the football season. They are more or less in order all the back from week 0 through now, but there wasn’t really any cutoff for the number of plays we decided […]
It’s Wednesday, and we are up and running! More bowl games are coming up, and we will continue to provide lots of coverage of basketball season! See what is coming your way today on our site and around the internet. Rebels lose Frisco Bowl Three MW schools crack top 75 most valuable athletic departments. CNBC […]
Bowl games are here! Below is what you need to know: Tuesday, December 23rd UNLV vs Ohio (7:00 PM MT) | Coverage: ESPN Odds: FanDuel Line: UNLV/Ohio: -6.5 UNLV, O/U: 64.5 (Odds/lines subject to change. Visit FanDuel for more information.) Game Previews: What to Watch For: UNLV: The Rebels have been an offensive buzzsaw for most of […]
Welcome back everyone to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! It’s time for the bowl season special, as we have the five remaining Mountain West teams ending their seasons this week. We’ll go through all five of those, complete with previews and predictions, and we’ll also go over Utah […]
Welcome to the seventh post in our twelve-part series reviewing each team’s signing class to date. These articles aim to provide a snapshot look at each team and lay out possible next steps once the transfer portal opens. Teams will be examined in alphabetical order. Today will look at the Lobos. The Road So Far: […]
The second Mountain West bowl game of the season featured two teams that will be in the PAC 12 next season with Utah State and Washington State meeting on Boise State’s blue turf for the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. The game was a bit messy at times, but also featured some spectacular plays by both […]
HAWAII vs. CALIFORNIA RWP: Rainbow Warrior Perspective Location: Honolulu, Oahu (Clarence T.C. Ching Complex) Date/Time: Saturday, December 24th at 3:00 p.m. (Hawaii Time) Television: ESPN Streaming: Obviously, you’re going to need a TV log-in of some kind. Radio: ESPN Honolulu Head-to-Head: According to the Hawaii Athletics website, Hawaii won the first contest between the Rainbows […]
Reunions, redemption headline 2025 Hawai‘i Bowl themes The Aloha State Daily details all of the Hawaii Bowl topics from the bowl game presser. Years after competing as teammates, Hawaii head coach Timmy Chang and Cal interim head coach Nick Rolovich square off again. Hawaii plays Cal in the Hawaii Bowl tomorrow evening at 8 pm […]
The second Mountain West bowl game of the season saw two future PAC 12 teams facing off in Boise, Idaho. The Famous Idaho Potato Bowl featured the Washington State Cougars taking on the Utah State Aggies on the famous blue turf. It was a bit of a messy game, but the Cougars were able to […]
UNLV (10-3) vs. Ohio (8-4) Location: Ford Center at the Star, Frisco, Texas Date/Time: Tuesday, December 23, 2025 Broadcast: ESPN Lines: UNLV -6.5, O/U 66.5 After facing a third straight disappointment in the Mountain West Championship against Boise State, UNLV is playing in a bowl game for the third consecutive season, taking on the Ohio […]
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to those who celebrate! We tipped off Mountain West conference play last week, with the majority of teams getting their feet wet against their conference foes over the weekend. Here is our power rankings for this week! 1. Utah State If you were looking for a close game between Colorado […]
Bowl games are here! Below is what you need to know: Monday, December 22nd Utah State vs. Washington State (12:00 PM MT) | Coverage: ESPN Odds: FanDuel Line: Utah State/Washington State: -2.5 Utah State, O/U: 50.5 (Odds/lines subject to change. Visit FanDuel for more information.) Game Previews: What to Watch For: Utah State: The Aggies have had […]
Welcome to the sixth post in our twelve-part series reviewing each team’s signing class to date. These articles aim to provide a snapshot look at each team and lay out possible next steps once the transfer portal opens. Teams will be examined in alphabetical order. Today will look at the Wolf Pack. The Road So […]
It’s another week of the Mountain West Recruiting Roundup. Recruiting is pretty quiet, with the holidays upon us. There were a handful of offers and two new commits, so the week wasn’t barren for the Mountain West. One specific note about the offers that stood out was that Air Force handed out an offer to […]
It’s Monday, and there are Mountain West bowl games this week! Plus, it’s the heart of basketball season. 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. Micah Alejado will return to Hawaii Hawaii […]
ARIZONA PRESENCE IN THE PAINT, AWAKA REBOUNDING ENDS AZTECS UPSET BID. Saturday night in Phoenix in the Naismith Hall of Fame Series game, the San Diego State Aztecs came out early with a strong physical presence. Determined to slow down the fast paced Wildcats, the Aztecs made Arizona work for every single point. The Aztecs […]
Fresno State’s second half woes continued into the conference opener on Saturday against UNLV. After building a 41-39 halftime lead over the host Rebels, the Bulldogs were outscored 45-31 in the second 20 minutes to lose 84-72. Fresno State responded well after going down 27-11 in the first half. Connecting on seven baskets from three-point […]
When Utah State woke up for their game against the CSU Rams Saturday morning, they must have gotten confused, thinking that they were about to play the other Colorado-based MWC team: Air Force. Otherwise, I have no rational explanation for the absolute thrashing that took place at the Spectrum. In a much-hyped matchup between the […]
The Nevada men’s basketball team took down rival Boise State 81-66 at home to start conference play 1-0. You can watch the post game presser by Alford, Tayshawn Comer and Elijah Price below.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Yes, I’m talking about conference play starting in college basketball. Nevada kicked off its Mountain West schedule hosting Boise State, and boy, did it deliver. There were 47 total fouls in this one, so to say the refs had a whistle fest is an understatement. Both benches […]
San Jose State (5-7, 0-1 MW) entered The Pit on Saturday night fully aware of the challenge ahead. New Mexico (10-2, 1-0 MW) hadn’t lost at home all season, as New Mexico easily pulled away in the second-half for an 88–65 win over the Spartans in the conference opener. For brief stretches, San Jose State […]
This post is brought to you by FanDuel, proud partner of SBNation. Fans are high on the Aggies. The fans who participated in this game are very high on the Aggies to win the Potato Bowl, with nearly two-thirds of the votes going to Utah State. It would be a nice win against a future conference […]
Hawaii football continues to prepare for its showdown with ACC foe California in the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl on December 24th, but the background noise of the transfer portal is ever-present for Group of Five programs like Hawaii. Star receiver Jackson Harris has already left the team for the transfer portal, and while other departures are […]