All you need to know about the Mountain West, and then some
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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.
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It started as a good day for Wolf Pack fans after the football program got a commanding win in Reno. For basketball, head coach Steve Alford and Co. were hoping to make it two Wolf Pack wins on the road against a tough opponent in Santa Clara. The Broncos started and stayed hot offensively all […]
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The city of Reno is often noted for various ghost stories and hauntings. On Saturday afternoon, it was a complete nightmare for San Jose State (3-7, 2-4 MW) in a 55-10 loss. “They whipped our butts in every conceivable way,” said SJSU head coach Ken Niumatalolo. “It was an embarrassing performance and it was maybe […]
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It’s been 749 days since Nevada last won a conference game. The days of counting down to when that losing streak would end are finally over. I’m not sure what was in Nevada’s breakfast today, but it was enough to score 55 total points in a 55-10 win over San Jose State. “It’s embarrassing it […]
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In a game that started out with promise for the Falcons, ends with UConn running away with it. The Air Force defense did something that no other team was able to do this season, intercepting Joe Fagnano in UConn’s first possession of the game. The Falcons were unable to cash in on that turnover, and […]
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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! Saturday, November 15th […]
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