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New Mexico vs. Minnesota: A Fascinating Holiday Bowl Showdown in 2025 Rate Bowl
Photo Courtesy of Fiesta Sports Foundation Mountain West ConnectionBy Roger A. Holien This holiday season brings a historic showdown rarely seen in bowl play: the New Mexico Lobos and the Minnesota Golden Gophers will meet for the first time when they clash in the 2025 Rate Bowl on December 26 at 2:30 p.m. MST (ESPN […]
Sheraton Hawaii Bowl FanDuel Opening Odds: Hawaii vs. California
Welcome to the bowl season! This post will feature the odds from the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl, featuring the Hawaii Warriors and California Golden Bears. Looking over at FanDuel’s opening odds can tell us a bit about what the oddsmakers think about this specific bowl game. This post is not to tell you who to bet on, but […]
Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl FanDuel Opening Odds: UNLV vs. Ohio
Welcome to the bowl season! This post will feature the odds from the Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl, featuring the UNLV Rebels and Ohio Bobcats Looking over at FanDuel’s opening odds can tell us a bit about what the oddsmakers think about this specific bowl game. This post is not to tell you who to bet on, but […]
Isleta New Mexico Bowl FanDuel Opening Odds: San Diego State vs. North Texas
Welcome to Bowl Season! This post will discuss the Isleta New Mexico Bowl, featuring San Diego State and North Texas from the American. Looking over at FanDuel’s opening odds can tell us a bit about what the oddsmakers think about this week’s slate of games. This post is not to tell you who to bet on, but […]
Strong Second Half Gives Nevada Revenge in 78-64 Road Win over Washington State
Nevada hosted Washington State on December 2, 2024, and suffered a tough 68-57 loss to Washington State, and it was a loss that began the derailment of last year’s team. It was the Pack’s turn to return the favor, going into the Cougars house this year looking to pick up their seventh win of the […]
Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl FanDuel Opening Odds: Fresno State vs. Miami (OH)
Welcome to Bowl Season! This post will discuss the Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl, featuring Fresno State and the MAC’s Miami (OH). Looking over at FanDuel’s opening odds can tell us a bit about what the oddsmakers think about this week’s slate of games. This post is not to tell you who to bet on, but merely serves […]
New Mexico Opening Odds vs Minnesota in Rate Bowl.
Welcome to Bowl Season! This post will discuss the Rate Bowl, featuring the New Mexico Lobos and a nice matchup against Minnesota. Looking over at FanDuel’s opening odds can tell us a bit about what the oddsmakers think about this week’s slate of games. This post is not to tell you who to bet on, but merely […]
Utah State Opening Odds vs Washington State in Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.
Welcome to Bowl Season! This post will discuss the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, featuring Utah State and future conference foe Washington State. Looking over at FanDuel’s opening odds can tell us a bit about what the oddsmakers think about this week’s slate of games. This post is not to tell you who to bet on, but merely […]
Bucked Up LA Bowl Opening Odds: Boise State vs. Washington
Welcome to Bowl Season! This post will discuss the Bucked Up LA Bowl, featuring Boise State and a Big Ten foe in Washington. Looking over at FanDuel’s opening odds can tell us a bit about what the oddsmakers think about this week’s slate of games. This post is not to tell you who to bet on, but […]
Fresno State to play in Arizona Bowl against Miami of Ohio
The Fresno State Bulldogs will be bowling in Tucson this December. On Sunday it was announced that the Bulldogs had accepted a bid to the Arizona Bowl where they will play against the Miami of Ohio RedHawks from the Mid-American Conference on December 27th. The RedHawks finished the season as runners-up in the MAC, losing […]
2025 Mountain West Bowl Destinations
The Mountain West Bowl destinations have officially been announced. This is your annual reminder that the conference bowl tie-ins leave a lot to be desired. With that being said, here is where your favorite team is headed and who they will face. LA Bowl: Potato Bowl: New Mexico Bowl: Hawaii Bowl: Arizona Bowl: Rate Bowl: […]
New Mexico Dominates Santa Clara 98–71 in Statement Home Victory at The Pit
Photo Courtesy of UNM Athletics By Roger A. Holien — Mountain West Connection | Post-Game Review New Mexico put in its strongest performance so far this season Saturday night, defeating Santa Clara 98–71 in front of a lively white-out crowd of 13,614 at The Pit. Against a Broncos team that entered the game ranked No. […]
Mountain West Reacts Results:
This post is brought to you by FanDuel, proud partner of SBNation. The Lobos were deserving of playing in the MW Championship. Fans thought the Lobos deserved to make the championship game, at least compared to the Aztecs. Unfortunately, not every deserving team could play in the game, so they were left out. Passing grades for […]
UNLV’s Title Hopes Drowned in Boise as Broncos Complete MW Three-Peat
On a cold and rainy Friday night in Boise, the Mountain West Championship commenced. Boise State jumped UNLV to a 21-0 lead and never trailed, leading to the Broncos’ third straight Mountain West Conference Championship. OFFENSE Quarterback Anthony Colandrea tried his best. He pushed the offensive effort to trim Boise State’s lead to 28-21 late […]
Spartans explode in first-half, survive sloppy second-half, takes 86-69 win over USD
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 […]
Bronco Three-Peat: Boise State captures third-straight Mountain West title, beats UNLV 38-21
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 […]
2025 Mountain West Championship, Boise State vs. UNLV: Game time, TV schedule, streaming, and more
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 […]
Mountain West Championship Fan Guide
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 […]
Mountaintop View 12-5-2025
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 […]
2025-26 Mountain West Basketball Stock Watch: December
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 […]
Spartans in reset mode: coaching shakeup & recruiting realities to go along with 12 newly announced commits
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, […]
Stats Corner: Advanced Stats of the Title Game
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 […]
The Trilogy: Boise State and UNLV meet in the Mountain West Championship once more
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, Boise State Clash for the Mountain West Championship
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 […]
Jason Eck and Son Jaxton both earned major Mountain West Awards in 2025
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. […]
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