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Nevada Football Position Preview: Quarterback Battle Headlines Summer for the Wolf Pack
We have settled into June, which means while Summer is close, so is college football returning. Media Day for the Mountain West is a month away; camp will start up soon and before we know it, Week 1 will be kicking off. As we progress through the summer months, we’ll be looking into the positions […]
Mountaintop View 6-10-26: Air Force, UTEP, Returning Experience, Baseball Accolades, Softball Rankings
It’s Wednesday and we are back at it. Take a look at the links from around the Western conferences as well as around the college sports world. Air Force Preview The Falcons are looking to rebound after two disappointing seasons. The offense will be led by their star dual-threat QB, and depth at running back […]
MWCConnection Reacts Survey: Poinsettia Bowl, Pac-12 Top Quarterback
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. Please take our survey
The Good, the Bad, the Ugly: Secondaries
We have reached the point in the off-season where spring football has concluded and fans are starting to have a better understanding of what their team’s depth chart may look like. With that, we are going to take a look at specific position groups across the PAC 12 and Mountain West. With our coverage shifting […]
Mountaintop View 6-9-26
Brendan Sorsby granted 2026 eligibility: Texas Tech QB wins injunction vs. NCAA amid gambling probe You’re right, this isn’t a Mountain West/Pac-12 story, but it potentially effects every athlete in the United States. Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby winning this injunction puts the very integrity of sports into question. Expect this to be a huge […]
MWCConnection Recruiting Roundup 6-8-26. June Pac-12 Team Rankings.
It’s another week of the Recruiting Roundup. The June official visit season is here, and that means recruits are committing to teams at a rapid pace. At the time of this writing, a combined 53 visitors have resulted in 30 commitments in the past week. Numerous teams could find themselves on the cover photo with […]
Mountaintop View 6-8-26. Washington State, New Mexico Attendance, College Football HOF, MW Predictions, Video Game.
It’s Monday, and we are in the full swing of the summer offseason. That being said, football preview posts are ramping up. As always, our coverage is still going strong. Check out our original coverage and what we can find from the World Wide Web below. Washington State Preview The Cougars are next up in […]
MWCConnection Reacts Results: Protect College Sports Act, MW Quarterbacks
This post is brought to you by FanDuel, proud partner of SBNation. Fans want to improve transfer rules. The Protect College Sports Act seeks to address many aspects of college football that have gone unchecked over the past few years. Fans in this poll, 46% of them, are most interested in addressing rules centered around players […]
AZTEC FOOTBALL ON THE DOCKET
SUMMER UPDATES, SCHEDULES AND RECRUITING San Diego State will officially head to the Pac 12 on July 1. Officials giddy heading into new relationship. Schedule review includes current and future opponents. Aztecs add local recruits from the class of 2027. Keeping local talent key to Coach Lewis’ keys to success. The spring semester has wrapped […]
Mountain West Baseball Review: Washington State’s Stay In The MW Was Quick As They Walk Away Champs
To cap off our Mountain West baseball reviews, we end with the conference champion that I don’t think many expected in Washington State. The Cougars had a quick stay in the MW, only playing in the conference for two seasons after the PAC-12 dissolved. They finished dead last in their first season last year and […]
Norwood rebuilding the SJSU secondary with love, Aloha and a chip on his shoulder
Last week, we talked about the wide receiver room and why it might finally be time to stop doubting it. This week, we cross the ball to the other side of the field: the side that cost the Spartans the most last season and the side that may matter most in 2026. If the receiver […]
Analyzing NCAAM’s new rules, points of emphasis in 2026-27
Sports are always evolving. Every year, regardless of the sport, there are minor tweaks and rule changes to enhance each sport — or league. The NCAA’s men’s basketball rule subcommittee officially approved two rules — albeit minor tweaks — ahead of the 2026-27 season earlier this summer: The first one emulates a similar rule in […]
Mountain West Baseball Review: SDSU Gets its First Solo Regular Season MW Title Since 2004, Just Barely Misses on the Conference Tournament Win
Man oh man, this was a fun year to be a San Diego State fan, especially in baseball. After barely making the conference tournament last year as the fifth seed and being bounced by UNLV in abrupt fashion, the Aztecs put together a great 2026. Facing multiple ranked opponents during non-conference play, SDSU tried to […]
Friday Five: Reasons to be Excited for 2026 Pac-12 Football
June has arrived, meaning football teams are starting to report for summer workouts in the lead up to fall camp. Another milestone of the off-season The Mountain West is set to split this summer with the “departing five” leaving to create the reformed Pac-12. The Mountain West has added the likes of North Dakota State, […]
Mountaintop View 6-5-26. North Dakota State, Football Rankings, Pac-12 Predictions, Kevin Griffin Oregon State AD, Future MBB Games.
Happy Friday everyone! Get to the weekend a bit quicker by catching up on the news around the Mountain West and Pac-12 as well as around the college sports world. North Dakota State Preview Continuing their preview series, this one looks at the Bison. As they make the jump to the Mountain West and FBS […]
Mountain West Baseball Review: Air Force flies high in revival of the fittest, soaring to familiar territory once again
One of two schools to have a major revival of their baseball program from 2025 to 2026, the Air Force Falcons were not slated to do well this year. In fact, in the preseason poll voted on by coaches, the Falcons were picked to be dead last this year, only receiving 14 points and zero […]
A hard salary cap is the law now?
Congress finally got tired of watching the rich get richer in college sports and now there’s a bill to prove it. Predictably, the people getting the richest are not happy. In breaking down the cross-over from government into collegiate sports, we’ll summarize its essence and meaning across the board. A rare moment of agreement in […]
Mountaintop View 6-4-26
Ranking Mountain West schools’ 2026 football schedules from hardest to easiest Chris Murray of NevadaSportsNet ranks the 2026 Mountain West football schedules from hardest to easiest. Am I nuts or does it seem like Air Force rarely beefs up their out-of-conference schedule? University of Hawaii cries foul over demise of student-athlete pay legislation A few […]
Three Non-Conference Matchups the Mountain West and PAC-12 should schedule
A new look PAC-12 and Mountain West Conference affects plenty in the ever-changing world of college football, but for the everyday fan, what will be missed the most is seeing bad blood rivalry matchups every Saturday. It will be a bittersweet goodbye (or good riddance) between most fan bases, but here are the faceoffs that […]
Mountain West Baseball Review: A Great Start For New Mexico, Which Fell Just Short At The End
New Mexico adds to the long list of Mountain West baseball teams that showed a lot of good, a good amount of ugly, and ultimately, couldn’t pass the finish line of the conference tournament. Finishing in the middle of the standings and being the second-to-last team to make the tournament wasn’t stellar, but the Lobos […]
The Protect College Sports Act: A solid first step.
A decade from now, college sports fans may look back at May 27th, 2026, as an integral start of needed reform that preserved the sports we care about, or it could be met with laughter, like Kansas hiring Charlie Weis to turn its football program around back in 2012. The bipartisan bill, the Protect College […]
Mountaintop View 6-3-26: Sports bill, CSU football updates, CFB ‘27
SEC, Big Ten withhold support for landmark college sports bill The bill that was introduced last week called the “Protect College Sports Act.” This could have potential CFB playoff decision making power shifts that would include the MWC and Pac-12. Game time changes for Colorado State football Some news for Rams fans as some time […]
INTRODUCING the MW/PAC Depth Chart Tracker App! Each MW Team’s Top Position Group for 2026! Depth Chart App Info, Roadmap, Planned Features, & more! HP Ep. #156 OUT NOW!
Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! I missed you all last week, but it was for good reason, as I’m proud to announce the official launch of the Mountain West and PAC 12 depth chart tracker app! You can find the link in the show […]
Mountain West Baseball Review: Nevada’s Hopes to be a Top Contender Dies Right Before the Finish Line
It’s not every day where you get to see a team live up to the expectations of the conference and potentially win the Mountain West regular season title. And Nevada did just that…nearly. Even with their former head coach Jake McKinley leaving to take a job on the Seattle Mariners coaching staff two and a […]
The Good, the Bad, the Ugly: Linebackers
We have reached the point in the off-season where spring football has concluded and fans are starting to have a better understanding of what their team’s depth chart may look like. With that, we are going to take a look at specific position groups across the PAC 12 and Mountain West. With our coverage shifting […]
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