All you need to know about the Mountain West, and then some
If San Jose State needed a response game after the stumble against UC Irvine, they delivered one with authority for at least the first-half. The Spartans basically opened with their sharpest half of basketball this season, overwhelming San Diego with an avalanche of pace, pressure, and shot-making in an 86–69 win. The Spartans shot a […]
Not one. Not two. But three. In a season full of ups and downs that forced Boise State to call upon a local backup quarterback for a third of the season, the Broncos found their way back to a spot oh so familiar. The best part? Maddux Madsen put on a masterclass in the first […]
It’s time for the biggest conference game of the season. One final game for the Mountain West crown. It’s a rematch of last year, featuring two great rushing offenses, one defense that specializes in interceptions and another that does the same in sacks, plus one elite special teams unit and a Heisman finalist. Here’s what […]
Fans across the conference will be divided, and the circumstances that led to Boise State and UNLV making the championship game have others feeling salty. Let’s take a look at this week’s championship game and who you should be pulling for. UNLV @ Boise State (Friday 6:00 pm MT) TV: Fox The game many of […]
The Hawaii Bowl will feature the old and the new as former Hawaii head coach and current interim coach Nick Rolovich will bring his Cal squad to take on Timmy Chang’s Hawaii team. This is sure to be one of the most intriguing matchups of the bowl season. Chris Murray gives his final bowl projections […]
We are officially one month into the 2025-26 Mountain West men’s basketball season! For the second-straight year, we will be doing a stock watch each month for programs that are either trending upwards or plummeting into the depths of despair. Let’s dive into it! Stock Up: Wyoming Wyoming has been one of my favorite watches […]
San Jose State’s Early Signing Day didn’t arrive in isolation. It’s intersecting right with a program in transition. With 12 high school recruits officially announced on Wednesday, the Spartans also entered one of their most significant staff reshuffles in years; parting ways with long-time defensive coordinator Derrick Odum, linebackers coach Joe Palcic, and more recently, […]
And then there was one. Just one game left in the Mountain West season. The computers have crunched the numbers (do not question the overlords), the conference title game is set, and while a College Football Playoff spot isn’t on the line this year, bragging rights and a championship trophy certainly are. This week on […]
BOISE STATE BRONCOS VS. UNLV REBELS Location: Boise, Idaho (Albertsons Stadium) Date/Time: Friday, December 5th at 6:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) Television: Fox Streaming: Fox Sports App Radio: KBOI 670 AM/KBOI 93.1 FM (Bronco Radio Network) Head-to-Head: Boise State leads the all-time series via a 12-3 margin, with UNLV last winning a game against the Broncos […]
UNLV (10-2) @ Boise State (8-4) Location: Albertsons Stadium, Boise, ID Date/Time: Friday, December 5th, 2025 Broadcast: Fox Lines: Boise State -4.5, O/U 59.5 The Mountain West Championship game is here, and UNLV and Boise State are facing off for the third straight season. UNLV is looking for its first conference championship since 1994. In […]
Photo courtesy of UNM Athletics Jason Eck and his son Jaxton Eck are part of a historic father-son duo to both receive major Mountain West Conference awards at the end of the 2025 regular season. Fernando Lovo, Vice President/Director of Athletics, should be commended for recruiting Jason Eck in December 2024, after Bronco Mendenhall’s departure. […]
First-year college football coaches letter grades include D for Bill Belichick The USA Today decided to play professor and hand out grades for the first-year head coaches in the Mountain West, along with the rest of college football. Predictably, the grades were largely positive, including New Mexico’s Jason Eck receiving the highest grade. Jesse Kurtz […]
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: […]
Welcome back to the Transfer Portal Team of the Week! The final week of the regular season was by far the craziest, with the dust settling to another UNLV versus Boise State conference championship! As per usual, we have the best lineup possible built from the top performing transfers of Week 14! We’ll also highlight […]
With signing day today, this week’s Peak Perspective will take on a recruiting theme. When I started doing recruitment-related posts in February of 2018, I had the thought that reviewing them in a few years would be a fun exercise. Today, we continue to carry out that thought. This post will review our projections from […]
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. MBB Rankings Chris Murray is turning the page to basketball season and has his rankings […]
UC San Diego entered Lawlor Events Center undefeated and left with its first loss. It was a gritty 76-70 win for Nevada, but some strong showings by both freshmen and veterans propelled Nevada to 6-3 with two non-conference games left. Scoring Summary 1st Half UCSD 27 – Nevada 35 2nd Half UCSD 43 – Nevada […]
Signing Day is here once again. Below is each verbal commit listed under their respective team. Listed for each team are the numbers for confirmed signings. Signings were confirmed primarily through direct conversations with players (I personally spoke with around 200 players), although some were confirmed through their tweets or else other sources. The identity […]
UNLV quarterback Anthony Colandrea has earned Mountain West Offensive Player of the Year after leading the conference in passing yards. Colandrea threw for over 3000 yards and over 500 rushing yards and is also one of just four players in the FBS to have accomplished such a feat. He is also the only player in […]
Welcome back everyone to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! The final week of the regular season was utter chaos, as New Mexico stunned San Diego State in double overtime to send us to a four way tie for first. After the computers crunched numbers for two days, it […]
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The regular season is over and the final weekend was nothing short of shocking. A New Mexico double overtime win over San Diego State and a come from behind win by Boise State over Utah State resulted in four fan bases waiting to see who would face off for the Mountain West title. In a […]
Jeff Choate will return for third season as Nevada’s head football coach On what has become Black Monday for some in college football, Nevada has elected to bring back head coach Jeff Choate next season. Deemed too soon to pass judgement, Choate will need to show some results next fall. First NET rankings of the […]
Utah State started the game strong in the first half of a Black Friday football game against Boise State. The Aggies scored 21 points in the first half and held Boise State to 13. Before Colton Boomer cut into the lead with a late first-half field goal, Utah State led 21-10 and had opportunities to […]
The offensive staff for Nevada football will look very different in 2026 after the program announced the firings of three coaches. Offensive coordinator David Gilbertson, wide receivers coach James Price and senior offensive analyst Matt Wade will not return to Nevada, per a press release by the program on Monday. “I want to thank David, […]