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PAC-12 Power Rankings: Week 3
A week of must-win games filled the Pac-12 schedule. San Diego State had a huge showdown against fellow Group of Six program James Madison. Texas State looked to get its season on track against a tough North Texas squad, while an undefeated Colorado State faced a stiff test against a ranked BYU team. Who proved […]
Mountain West Connection Week 3 Players of the Week
Week 3 of the 2026 Mountain West season brought a little bit of everything. North Dakota State continued its undefeated start with another convincing victory, Nevada suffered another frustrating one-score loss, Northern Illinois showed some early fight before Arizona pulled away, and San José State saw a strong defensive effort go to waste against Fresno […]
PAC-12 Players of the Week: Week 3
A weekend full of exciting games has concluded. There were some huge games where teams across the Mountain West had a chance to prove themselves. With that, there were some outstanding performances on both sides of the ball. Transfers from FCS schools continue to play at a high level and a couple of true freshman […]
Mountaintop View 9-21-26. Bulldogs, Bobcats, Beavers win, Jason Eck, AP Poll
It’s Monday, and we are back at it! Football season is firing on all cylinders, and we have you covered. As always, check out our original coverage and what we can find on the World Wide Web below. Bulldogs quiet Spartans In the Battle for the Valley, only fans of the teams and true sickos […]
PAC-12 GAME UPDATES: TEXAS STATE GETS A WIN, WASHINGTON STATE TAKES CARE OF FCS , UTAH STATE STUMBLES
EARLY RECAP OF PAC-12 GAMES + WHAT WAS NORTH CAROLINA STATE THINKING? Texas State comes to play as they hang on to beat North Texas. The Bobcats were probably wondering if things were going their way after losing to UTSA last week. All doubts were removed as the Bobcats ran over North Texas 49-35 for […]
2026 Mountain West Football Week 3 Recap
Week 3 of the 2026 season is in the books, and it was a lot milder for the Mountain West as a whole. The limited slate of games saw just two one-score contests, one of which saw a known contender assert themselves as a national threat, and the other seeing a hopeful contender sinking straight […]
As portal transfers blur the lines, Spartans beat themselves in rivalry game
Somewhere on Fresno State’s sideline Saturday night sat a guy who used to wear Spartan blue. Jairus Satele spent two years at San Jose State before hopping into the transfer portal to the school his father once played defensive line for. Satele told 247Sports back in 2024 that the move was “basically like a tribute” […]
MWCConnection Reacts Results: Biggest surprise so far?
This post is brought to you by FanDuel, a proud partner of SBNation. Rebels have been the biggest surprise so far Surprises can be good or bad, and we’ve seen both in the first few weeks of the college football season. In a close vote, fans were pretty divided between a not-so-great surprise and a positive […]
2026 Pac-12 Week 3 Game Previews: Game Time, TV Schedule, Odds, Predictions
North Texas (1-1) at Texas State (0-2) Date & Time: Saturday, September 19, 9:00 a.m. PT Network: USA Network Spread: Texas State -2.5, O/U 63.5 Preview: Texas State is still on the hunt for its first win of the season, but the Bobcats’ offense showed signs of returning to form last week in the 31-26 […]
Mountaintop View 9-18-26: Nevada Looks to Bounce Back, Boise State, PAC-12 Schedule, SDSU/James Madison, NIU Football, Hauss Hejny
Nevada has the edge in their showdown against Middle Tennessee Boise State takes on a top 10 FCS team Saturday night A look at this week’s PAC-12 schedule A huge Group of Six showdown looms Northern Illinois faces a tough test Can Hejny continue his elite play against stiffer competition? On the horizon: 2026 PAC-12 […]
After a 2-0 Start, What Makes Colorado State’s Offense Special?
Many expected Jim Mora to solve Colorado State’s problems after a 2-10 season in 2025. However, the results are already apparent, just two games in. Entering the season with an O/U win total of around 3-4 games, the Rams have already cruised to a 2-0 start, in big thanks to their offense. Colorado State has […]
Nevada and The Carter Jones Situation: What Happened, The Fallout and What Can Done to Fix the Trust
The world of college sports is a weird one, with stories of amazing feats and crazy controversies popping up at minimum a couple of times a season each. Nevada and head coach Jeff Choate found themselves caught on the controversy part of the spectrum last weekend when they took on FCS powerhouse and current No. […]
The Mountain West Conference Is Finding Its Place in a Shifting FBS Landscape
The Mountain West may lack the financial clout and national influence of the Big Ten and SEC, but its early results show that competitive football—and a promising future—remain strong throughout the conference. By Roger Holien | Mountain West Connection The Mountain West entered the 2026 season markedly different from a year earlier after the departure […]
Inside SJSU football’s blueprint for discipline under pressure
San Jose State has struggled to start fast and now has to slow down a Fresno State team that hits hard and plays physical as any of the Spartan’s previous three games. SJSU head coach Ken Niumatalolo isn’t calling that a discipline problem, as much as it is a discipline system, one built all camp, […]
Stats Corner: Ranking the Group of Six Playoff Hopefuls After Week 2
Now that everyone has played two or three games, it is time to look at which team will represent the Group of Six conferences, also known as the non-Power conferences, because they couldn’t possibly be good, or maybe just because they don’t buy $50 million football teams or have players break contracts in order to […]
Pac-Mountain Pulse Ep. 9: The Nevada Debacle of Carter Jones and Which Teams are Primed for a Bowl Game?
Hello and welcome back to the Pac-Mountain Pulse, a Mountain West Connection podcast! In this episode, Derek and Dom discuss the situation and fallout of the Nevada’s decision to bench quarterback Carter Jones and the way the program went about things in last week’s game against FCS No. 1 Montana State, then get in to […]
Mountaintop View 9-17-26
Mountain West rankings: UNLV’s blowout, two losses to FCS schools mark bad week for league Chris Murray of NevadaSportsNet posted his weekly Mountain West power rankings. How far did UNLV tumble after their 44-6 loss to North Texas? Murray also posted an article on the lessons Nevada learned from the Montana State game. History of […]
PAC-12 STRUGGLES IN GAMES AGAINST POWER 4 SCHOOLS
ARGUMENT THAT THEY DESERVE TO BE A POWER CONFERENCE IS NOT EARNED YET With the exception of Boise State the Conference has alot to prove. There are few surprises, but will they play consistently as winners? Wrapping up our visit to Orange County for my daughter’s wedding, I still find myself reading and catching up […]
2026 MW/PAC-12 All-Transfer Team: Week Two
Welcome back to the Transfer Portal Team of the Week! Find out the top performances from incoming transfers across both conferences! Side note, for the first time ever, two transfers from the same Division II program made the list! Can you find them? Mountain West Quarterback EJ Colson Class: RS Sophomore Previous stops: UCF, Incarnate […]
Breaking Lobos: Ryan Berryman Wants UNM to Define Albuquerque
This is a freelance story submitted by KC Smurthwaite, a consultant with Athletics Admin who specializes in the collegiate athletics space. If you’ve never been to Albuquerque, Ryan Berryman already has a pretty good idea of what might be on your New Mexico scouting report. “Sometimes all they know is they watched Breaking Bad one […]
Mountain West & Pac-12 Bowl Projections Week 2: Are the Rams and Beavers bowl teams?
The time has come. The 2026 season is upon us. We are past the time of watch lists and preseason awards and have entered the time of bowl projections. Our team at Mountain West Connection will be releasing our bowl projections each week. This season, both Mountain West and Pac-12 projections will be included in […]
Mountaintop View 9-16-26: Nijal Pearson, WSU defense, Aztec Logo
What to make of WSU defense. It’s been two games in Pullman, and the defense is all over the place. Nijal Pearson returns to Texas State The Bobcats all-time leading scorer returns to the school in a different role. Hauss Hejny talks CSU offense improvement Colorado State’s offense has taken a step forward, their quarterback […]
Is Oregon State Better Than Their 0-2 Record?
“It’s no longer good enough, moral victories, they’re not good enough. That we competed with Top 25 teams. BS, man. We want to win these games.” Being competitive felt like all Oregon State football fans could ask for when prospecting the 2026 season. Now two weeks into the year, that mindset may have shifted. Oregon […]
Can North Dakota State Win the Mountain West in Its First Year?
The Bison are off to a 3–0 start and have already secured their first Mountain West Road victory. But a late-October showdown with New Mexico could reveal how good North Dakota State really is. By Roger Holien | Mountain West Connection When North Dakota State moved from the FCS to the Mountain West Conference, it […]
Are the Rebels unraveling after two 10+ win seasons?
A year ago UNLV was the sport’s favorite underdog story; two 10+ win breakthrough seasons that made Dan Mullen the toast of the Group of Six and turned the Rebels into a trendy playoff sleeper heading into this fall. Three games into this season, their story is almost unrecognizable. A 27-21 loss to Memphis and […]
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