All you need to know about the Mountain West, and then some
It’s about time to start one of the least favorite but most interesting times of the year: The coaching carousel. As a Group of 5 conference, the Mountain West head and assistant coaches get offers and leave each season for more prestigious and higher-paying new jobs. It’s just how it is in the college football […]
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The championship picture might be getting clearer, but there is still a lot to play for. This week’s slate of games promises to be exciting. 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 the entire Mountain West, we have info […]
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. Athletic Rankings Chris Vannini is ranking every team, and the first Mountain West team is […]
The year was 1973 when UC Davis last won a game over Nevada. Only 15 games were played during that 52-year span, but the long losing streak came to an end in Reno after the Aggies came out on top 75-71. It simply wasn’t a clean game for Nevada. Turnovers and getting into foul trouble […]
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Welcome back, everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! With two weeks left in the 2025 season, let’s take a special look at all six of the teams that still are in the running to hoist the Craig Thompson Trophy, which includes Boise State, Fresno State, Hawaii, New […]
The 2025 Mountain West Football season has been full of intrigue and surprise. Week 12 was no different with a crazy ending in Las Vegas and a torrential downpour impacting games in San Diego and Fresno. Week 12 also saw the official fall of the Mountain West giant and an unexpected leader rise to the […]
Utah State fell to 5-5 (3-3) in the Mountain West after losing a thriller to UNLV on the road, 29-26. After hitting a 39-yard field goal in the 2nd overtime, Kayden McGee took UNLV into the endzone on a 25-yard run for the victory. Bryson Barnes was able to pass the ball for 256 yards […]
Q&A: Hawai‘i running back Landon Sims Christian Shimabuku of the Aloha State Daily interviews Hawaii running back Landon Sims. The Rainbow Warriors take on UNLV this Friday in Vegas in what is essentially an elimination game in the championship race. After San Jose State blowout, Nevada focused on first back-to-back wins under Jeff Choate How […]
The eye test. The stat sheet. The super-duper analytics. No methodology could produce bright spots out of this game. And, despite head coach Jay Sawvel’s move to remove Jay Johnson from play-calling duties and promote Jovon Bouknight, the core characteristics of this offense remain the same. The run game has its moments, evidenced by Samuel […]
There are very few times in the history of Bronco football when a team lacked an identity on either side of the ball. Particularly, on offense. But Saturday’s game, played in pockets of torrential rain, featured lifeless play-calling that inspired little confidence that Boise State could find a way to win. Despite being gifted a […]
Mountain West Conference: The 2025 Bowl Picture Is Taking Shape As the 2025 season heads into its final stretch, the Mountain West Conference is positioning itself for one of its strongest postseason showings in recent memory. What makes this year especially compelling is the emergence of New Mexico and Hawaiʻi—two programs widely projected to finish […]
We are two weeks into the 2025-26 Mountain West men’s basketball season. It’s time to start ranking teams after their early starts to the season! Without further ado, here is our first power rankings of the season! 1. San Diego State San Diego State is the only team in the MW to have not played […]
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) San Diego […]
It’s another week of the Mountain West Recruiting Roundup. This week, CBS Sports dove into how Air Force is navigating the modern era of recruiting for NIL and the transfer portal working against them. This chunk of the article stood out: Calhoun instead focuses on the big-picture opportunities that attending the Air Force Academy brings. […]
Week 12 was full of exciting games, but the race for the Mountain West Championship and the season-end awards still remain a bit murky. Did anyone in the Mountain West cement their spot as one of the top players in the conference? Let’s take a look at this week’s top performers. Offensive Player of the […]
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. Wolf Pack destroy Spartans […]
As underdogs, UNLV picked up its biggest win of the season so far on Sunday, taking down the Memphis Tigers 92-78 in Memphis and handing the Tigers their worst home loss of the Penny Hardaway Era. The Rebels controlled the game from start to finish. UNLV started the game by hitting six of its first […]
Photo courtesy of UNM Athletics UNM Edges Colorado State 20–17, Vaults into Second Place in the Mountain West For the first time in 14 tries over nearly 16 years, New Mexico walked off the field victorious after defeating Colorado State 20–17. This win ended a 13-game losing streak in the series. It marked New Mexico’s […]
The Fresno State Bulldogs used a stifling defense and just enough offense on Saturday night to dispose of the Wyoming Cowboys by a final of 24-3. “We jumped out real quick and had a great first series and went down and scored and had them on their heels a little bit,” head coach Matt Entz […]
The CSU Rams continued their skid Saturday, losing their fourth straight game, 20-17, to the red-hot New Mexico Lobos. Both the Rams and the Lobos have had recent struggles with their respective defenses underperforming. Each team’s last opponent was UNLV, the Rams facing the Rebels after the Lobos beat UNLV prior to their bye week. […]
San Diego State takes over the sole lead of first place in the Mountain West Conference. Aztecs defense holds Boise State to 7 points in a defensive gem. Rain thwarts the Broncos offense as the Aztec defense controls game. On a wet night in San Diego, the Aztecs came to play with their patented swarming […]
UNLV was in a battle against Utah State on Saturday night at Allegiant Stadium, and thanks to three missed field goals from the Aggies, the Rebels were able to hang on in double overtime for a 29-26 victory. OFFENSE Quarterback Anthony Colandrea once again led UNLV’s offense to success. He passed for 276 yards, not […]
Nevada hosted San Jose State on Saturday, Nov. 15, at Mackay Stadium. The Wolf Pack bulldozed past the Spartans in a 55-10 victory. Check out a photo gallery from the game below, courtesy of our very own Derek Raridon.