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Wyoming looks for bragging rights over Colorado State in 117th Border War
WYOMING COWBOYS VS. COLORADO STATE RAMS Location: Laramie, Wyoming (War Memorial Stadium) Date/Time: Saturday, October 25th at 5:30 p.m. (Mountain Time) Television: CBSSN Streaming: CBS Sports App Radio: KOWB 1290 AM/95.1 FM/KOWB App (Cowboy Sports Network) Head-to-Head: In one of the most storied rivalries west of the Mississippi River, the Cowboys and Rams have met […]
Fresno State vs San Diego State Preview, Prediction
The Fresno State Bulldogs will look to get back on track when they host the San Diego State Aztecs on Saturday in a game that has major conference championship implications. Game time is at 12:30 PT, 3:30 ET on FS1 and the Fresno State Sports Radio Network The Bulldogs are coming off a loss two […]
2025 Mountain West Week 9: Game Time, TV Schedule, Odds, Predictions
The college football season is up and running! Get ready for Mountain West games all weekend long! Check out the action this weekend. Below is all the info you need to know for the games, with every game taking place on Saturday. Share your thoughts in the comments. Enjoy the weekend, everyone! Friday, October 24th […]
Miles’ year five at the helm of Spartan basketball
When most people come across San Jose State basketball, it’s been a Spartan two-step forward, one-step back dosey-doe. But as seasoned investors often say, “When in doubt, zoom out,” especially of late for San Jose State. Also, as the often overused adage goes, “He’s changed the culture around here,” fifth-year head coach Tim Miles certainly […]
MWCConnection 2025-26 Mountain West Honors: Preseason power rankings
The 2025-26 Mountain West basketball season is so close that you can even taste it! OK, maybe not that close, but we’re less than two weeks away from the action tipping off. So to cap off our four-part preseason awards series, we will be doing our preseason power rankings with seven voters! 1. San Diego […]
Utah State vs New Mexico Preview
Utah State is coming off an important win over San Jose State and currently sits at 4-3 (2-1) on the season. Bryson Barnes has thrown for 1,644 yards and 13 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions on the year. Miles Davis is the leading rusher for Utah State, and Davis has rushed for 466 yards and three […]
MWCConnection 2025-26 Preseason Honors: Top-10 players
We are mere days away from the start of the 2025-26 college basketball season. Well, to be exact, we’re exactly nine days away, but who’s counting?! The Mountain West remains one of the best non-power conferences in Division-I, but there will be plenty of question heading into the new season with as much turnover as […]
Boise State @ Nevada Week 9: Can the Pack Channel its Inner 2010 Team?
Sitting in sole possession of last place in the Mountain West, Nevada will host one of its longtime rivals for possibly the last time in a bit. Boise State will be heading to a new conference next year, and they’ll be plenty of festivities before this game. Boise State (5-2, 3-0) @ Nevada (1-6, 0-3) […]
Mountain West Fan Guide: Week 9
Last week brought some clarity to the championship picture with Boise State’s 56-31 win over UNLV. This week, there are four Mountain West games with four teams on a bye. Before we break down this week’s games, let’s take a look at where things currently stand in the Mountain West. Favorites Boise State (3-0 in […]
Mountaintop View 10-24-25
We are here with the links to get you ready for this weekend’s slate of games. What needs to happen for Nevada to beat Boise State? Chris Murray has the lowdown on what Nevada needs to do to pull off what would be the biggest upset of the Mountain West season. One of Boise State’s […]
Boise State goes to bat against Nevada in Reno
BOISE STATE BRONCOS VS. NEVADA WOLF PACK Location: Reno, Nevada (Mackay Stadium) Date/Time: Friday, October 24th at 8:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) Television: CBSSN Streaming: CBS Sports App Radio: KBOI 670 AM/KBOI 93.1 FM (Bronco Radio Network) Head-to-Head: Boise State is 32-14 all-time against Nevada, winning the last two meetings. In 2024, the Broncos held on […]
Stats Corner: Home/Road Stats for 6 MWC Teams
For the past couple of weeks, we’ve journeyed through the Mountain West Conference, dissecting the elusive concept of home-field advantage. We’ve explored its very existence and how the alphabetically first half of the conference fares with the familiar comforts of home versus the challenges of the road. This week on Stats Corner, we complete our […]
SAN DIEGO STATE AND FRESNO STATE SET TO BATTLE IN THE VALLEY FOR “THE OLD OIL CAN” TROPHY.
BOTH TEAMS WILL BE COMING OFF OF A BYE WEEK IN PREPARATION FOR AN IMPORTANT MATCHUP. The Aztecs are slight favorites in this mid-season game. The Aztecs are coming off of a 44-10 win against Nevada two weeks ago, while Fresno State dropped their last game, 49-21 to Colorado State. Both teams are looking to […]
Mountaintop View 10-23-25
Reliving the 13 most epic games of the Nevada-Boise State football rivalry I don’t think this is it for the Boise State-Nevada rivalry, but it’s fair to reminiscence with Friday’s clash the last scheduled game between the two programs. Chris Murray of NevadaSportsNet takes a look at the most epic games between the two programs, […]
MWCConnection 2025-26 Preseason Honors: All-MW Teams
It’s that time of year! The 2025-26 Mountain West men’s basketball season is right around the corner, which means it’s time for our team to hand out our preseason honors across the conference. In the second of a four-part series, we will be doing the All-Conference Teams! We had four panelists — myself included — […]
Mountain West Bowl Projections: 2025 Week 8. Broncos to the LA Bowl.
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: […]
Mountain West Transfer Portal Team: Week 8
Welcome back to the Transfer Portal Team of the Week! A wild weekend of blowouts, photo finishes, and the first firing of the year! You know the drill by now, we have another amazing lineup, built from the top performing transfers of Week 8! We’ll also highlight the best transfer performance from each aspect of […]
Lobos and Aggies Collide in High-Stakes Albuquerque Showdown”
photo courtesy clutchpoints.com “Mountain West Momentum: Lobos and Aggies Collide in High-Stakes Albuquerque Showdown” Game Details Date: Saturday, October 25, 2025 Time: 3 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. MDT Location: University Stadium, Albuquerque, New Mexico TV: MW Network, Altitude Live Stream: Fubo Series Record: Utah State leads 17-14 Last Meeting: in Logan, Utah, UNM Lobos […]
Peak Perspective: The Changing Economics of College Sports
The world of money in college sports has changed quite a bit recently. Over the summer a settlement was made which allowed universities to directly pay athletes, so I wanted to go over the details to see what exactly the Mountain West has, how it compares, and what the impact might be this year. First […]
Mountain West Football Week 9 Opening Odds
After a weekend of pivotal Mountain West matchups, we move on to Week 9 for the Mountain West and the rest of college football. It is rivalry week in the Mountain West! 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 […]
Mountaintop View 10-22-25. Colorado State Job, Rankings, Bowl Projections, All-Americans, Volleyball POTW
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. Colorado State Potential Coaching Candidates With a head coaching spot open, the Athletic profiles potential […]
MWCConnection 2025-26 Preseason Honors: Awards
It’s that time of year! The 2025-26 Mountain West men’s basketball season is right around the corner, which means it’s time for our team to handout our preseason honors across the conference. In the first of a four-part series, we will be starting with the awards portion! We had four panelists — myself included — […]
Jay Norvell fired! What’s next for CSU + Top 6 Candidates! Boise State wallops UNLV! Hawaii’s going bowling! SDSU/Fresno State Preview/Prediction! HP Ep. #125 OUT NOW!
Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! Massive news out of Fort Collins this weekend as the Jay Norvell era is over at Colorado State. We’ll talk about how it went down, what’s to come for the Rams, what went wrong, and most importantly, what candidates […]
The Good, the Bad, the Ugly: Week 8
Week eight featured the most anticipated game of the year as Boise State hosted UNLV. Could the Rebels get over the hump? Or would the Broncos make it known they are still the kings of the conference? There was also a key game in Logan that was essentially an elimination game for the Mountain West […]
Mountain West Reacts Survey: Colorado State Coaching Job
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
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