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AZTECS LOOK TO CARRY MOMENTUM INTO THE PAC-12 WITH AN EARLY 2ND PLACE EXPECTATION.
Offense looks to reengage the Aztecs in 2026. Returning starters key impact for the offense. Lucky Sutton at running back looks to be one of the top in the conference. The Aztecs look to be rolling out a more exciting form of AztecFast in the upcoming season. After several seasons of offensive malaise, key pieces […]
Mountain West/Pac-12 Softball Transfer Portal Tracker 08-06-2026
The 2026 season has come to its conclusion, and with it, the chaos that is the NCAA transfer portal has officially opened. While teams navigate the Mountain West-Pac-12 split, I will be keeping track of who teams lose and gain through the portal window. A few more moves have been made over the past week, […]
Protect College Sports Act evolves, but does it clear anything up?
Revisions to the Protect College Sports Act were announced on Tuesday, pushed by the Big Ten and SEC. It’s seen as a positive, and compromises were needed to get their support. While nothing is ever perfect, there don’t seem to be any drastic changes to what was discussed back in June. However, the 171-page document […]
Mountaintop View 8-6-26
Nevada fall camp preview: Yet another rebuild (or reload) for the Wolf Pack secondary Chris Murray of NevadaSportsNet offers his final position preview as Nevada kicked off fall camp yesterday. The final edition takes a look at the Nevada secondary. Air Force football opens fall camp with high expectations after back-to-back losing seasons KOAA’s Dante […]
Boise State’s Top Players: #3
Every year I take a look at who I think will be the top players on Boise State’s football team. With so many unproven players, coming up with this season’s list was a bit tougher than previous years. This team’s squad is definitely more proven on the offensive side of the ball and that is […]
Top 10 Mountain West Men’s Basketball Games since 2013.
*With the Mountain West changing, I thought it would be fun to go back and highlight the best players, games, and teams since the last phase of conference realignment 13 years ago. Previously, I’ve covered Top 10 football players, Top 10 basketball players, Top 10 Football Teams, Top 10 Basketball Teams, and Top 10 Football […]
Mountaintop View 8-5-26: MWC-Pac 12 deal, Protect College Sports Act
Mountain West, Pac-12 Finalize Settlement The settlement between the two conferences over poaching and exit fees has been finalized. Protect College Sports Act Finalized Sweeping changes could be on the horizon for everyone involved in college sports. Colorado State joining Adidas, leaving Under Armour CSU athletics has a new partner. No Pac-12 or MWC teams […]
It’s finally over: Mountain West and Pac-12 settle all pending litigation
Somewhere between a hundred position previews, a dozen podcasts and one too many press box hot dogs, this writing staff has learned to cover these conferences that don’t sit still. So it feels almost fitting that the Mountain West-Pac-12 lawsuit saga, the thing that’s been humming in the background of nearly everything we’ve written since […]
MWCConnection Reacts Survey: Watchlist Season
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:
The Good, the Bad, the Ugly: PAC 12 FPI
This week, we continue our preview series by taking a look at ESPN’s Football Power Index. FPI is a predictive rating system that was developed by ESPN to measure a team’s strength and determine expected outcomes over the course of the season. Last week, we looked at FPI projections for the Mountain West. This week, […]
Mountain West Media Days Finale! Exclusive interview w/ MW Commissioner Gloria Nevarez! Insider conversation w/ college sports business expert KC Smurthwaite! HP Ep. #164 OUT NOW!
Welcome back everyone to the Hike’s Peak Podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! For our final episode of our Mountain West Media Days trio, we’re going over two of my favorite interviews I’ve ever gotten the chance to do. First, you’ll hear my exclusive discussion with Mountain West commissioner Gloria Nevarez to […]
Mountaintop View 8-4-26
Can Utah State be a contender in the new Pac-12 with Bronco Mendenhall? Jason Batacao of The Salt Lake Tribune takes a deep dive on all the pressing questions for Utah State football and head coach Bronco Mendenhall in their debut season in the reformed Pac-12. 10 questions facing Colorado State football before first Pac-12 […]
2026 Mountain West & Pac-12 Awards Watchlist
Watchlist season means one thing…We are getting close to the start of the season. As we inch closer to the start of the college football season, the Mountain West and Pac-12 have no shortage of coaches and athletes being recognized for preseason accolades. Keep track of all the Mountain West and Pac-12 nominees here. Lott […]
A federal judge just reopened the door for the forgotten class of 2022
Fall camp was supposed to be settled business. Rosters were built. Scholarships were allocated. Then on Friday night, U.S. District Judge Charlotte Sweeney in Denver blew a hole in that certainty. Sweeney granted a class-wide preliminary injunction requiring the NCAA to restore a fifth season of eligibility to every Division I athlete who started college […]
MWCConnection Recruiting Roundup 8-3-26: Mountain West August Team Rankings
It’s another week of the Recruiting Roundup. As mentioned the past few weeks, coaches are focusing on getting ready for the start of football season, so recruiting takes a back seat. One thing to mention is that August 1st is the when teams can send out official written offers to 2027 recruits. While it is […]
Mountaintop View 8-3-26. Class of 2022 Athletes Eligible, Save College Sports Act, Hawaii Preview, UTEP, Lobos Camp Schedule.
It’s Monday, and fall camp starts for all this week, after Week 0 teams began last week. We have made it! Take a look at all our content coming out this week. As always, check out our original coverage and what we can find on the World Wide Web below. Class of 2022 Athletes Eligible […]
MWCConnection Reacts Results: Preseason AP/Coaches Poll
This post is brought to you by FanDuel, proud partner of SBNation. Broncos likely to be ranked Boise State is no stranger to the rankings and over half the fans who voted think they are a good bet to see their name in either the preseason Coaches or AP poll later this month. Other voters think […]
QB dog fight: Stutzmann’s three-word scouting report on his Spartan quarterbacks
Chapter eight and the last of a summer series on the Spartans’ position groups. This week we examine San Jose State’s quarterback race ahead of the 2026 season. San Jose State’s offense enters year three under OC Craig Stutzmann with the pieces stacking up around whoever wins the job at quarterback. The receiver room keeps […]
For The Love of Football: Your Mountain West/PAC-12 Guide to Escaping Fall Weddings
Ah, yes, autumn. Leaves are falling, the colors are changing and love is in the air. … Love is in the air? The college football community is no stranger to the infamous two-word event that creeps up on you like a defensive end on your blind side. “Fall Wedding”. A phrase that feels like the […]
Friday Five: Top 5 Pac-12 Wide Receivers
Welcome to another edition of “Friday Five”. It finally happened, folks. After years of in-fighting and petty behavior, the Mountain West split has actually happened. The “departing five” have left to reform the Pac-12. The Mountain West has added the likes of North Dakota State, Northern Illinois, and UTEP to fill the gaps. We at […]
Kevin Richardson trades the Spartan broadcast mic for a Stanford homecoming
Kevin Richardson has broken plenty of news from behind a microphone for San Jose State football. This time he was the story. On the other end of the line last week, San Jose State’s play-by-play voice since 2009 was still processing what he had just accepted. “Holy smokes, man. I’ve done this for 18 years,” […]
Mountaintop View 7-31-26: Boise State, Senate Bill, Hawaii Football, UNLV Quarterbacks, San Jose State
Boise has a tough opening opponent. Why did Oregon’s quarterback turn down the NFL? The Senate Bill continues to take center stage The Border will continue for Colorado State and Wyoming in MBB Micah Alejado is feeling good and the competition at wide receiver is heating up for the Rainbow Warriors UNLV hopes to have […]
Pac-Mountain Pulse Ep 3: Pac-12/Mountain West vs American, Early Season Football Predictions and New Basketball Brackets are Announced for 2027
Hello. and welcome back to another episode of the Pac-Mountain Pulse, a Mountain West Connection podcast. Thank you for joining us today! In this episode, Derek and Dom discuss how the new Pac-12 and Mountain West stack up to the American and other Group of Six conferences, which teams will make their case early in […]
How to set up and use the new MW+ app without breaking a sweat
Some of us have tested enough streaming apps for enough conferences to know the drill. Download it, get asked for an account you have not made yet, hunt for a menu buried three taps deep and give up somewhere around halftime. So when the Mountain West rolled out MW+, this writer went in expecting the […]
Mountain West/Pac-12 Softball Transfer Portal Tracker 07-30-2026
The 2026 season has come to its conclusion, and with it, the chaos that is the NCAA transfer portal has officially opened. While teams navigate the Mountain West-Pac-12 split, I will be keeping track of who teams lose and gain through the portal window. A few more moves have been made over the past week, […]
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