All you need to know about the Mountain West, and then some
The official all-conference team will be released later this week. Here at MWCConnection, we are getting involved in the fun by releasing our own post-season content as well. Members of our team submitted their list of votes, and we took the top vote-getters at each position to form our two teams. There are 12 players […]
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The college football regular season has wrapped up, and this is the last week of the MWCConnection Football Rankings for 2025. Let us know what you think and feel free to drop your own rankings in the comments section. 1) Boise State (+1) The Broncos pulled it off again. Despite an inconsistent season and dropping […]
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It’s another week of the Mountain West Recruiting Roundup. We have made it through early signing day and all 12 Mountain West teams have added talent to their roster. All of their signing classes can be found here. Following Signing Day, recruiting is taking a big pause, with one lone offer since Wednesday. Now that […]
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The Mountain West Championship has concluded, and for the third consecutive year, Boise State is the champion and will leave the conference on top. Let’s take a look at the top performers from the championship game. Offensive Player of the Week Maddux Madsen (Boise State) Many fans questioned Spencer Danielson’s decision to go with Madsen […]
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It’s Monday, and the regular season is over! Catch up on the action and get ready for Championship Weekend! 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. Boise State wins 3rd straight championship. […]
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Photo Courtesy of Fiesta Sports Foundation Mountain West ConnectionBy Roger A. Holien This holiday season brings a historic showdown rarely seen in bowl play: the New Mexico Lobos and the Minnesota Golden Gophers will meet for the first time when they clash in the 2025 Rate Bowl on December 26 at 2:30 p.m. MST (ESPN […]
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Welcome to the bowl season! This post will feature the odds from the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl, featuring the Hawaii Warriors and California Golden Bears. Looking over at FanDuel’s opening odds can tell us a bit about what the oddsmakers think about this specific bowl game. This post is not to tell you who to bet on, but […]
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Welcome to the bowl season! This post will feature the odds from the Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl, featuring the UNLV Rebels and Ohio Bobcats Looking over at FanDuel’s opening odds can tell us a bit about what the oddsmakers think about this specific bowl game. This post is not to tell you who to bet on, but […]
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Welcome to Bowl Season! This post will discuss the Isleta New Mexico Bowl, featuring San Diego State and North Texas from the American. Looking over at FanDuel’s opening odds can tell us a bit about what the oddsmakers think about this week’s slate of games. This post is not to tell you who to bet on, but […]
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Nevada hosted Washington State on December 2, 2024, and suffered a tough 68-57 loss to Washington State, and it was a loss that began the derailment of last year’s team. It was the Pack’s turn to return the favor, going into the Cougars house this year looking to pick up their seventh win of the […]
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Welcome to Bowl Season! This post will discuss the Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl, featuring Fresno State and the MAC’s Miami (OH). Looking over at FanDuel’s opening odds can tell us a bit about what the oddsmakers think about this week’s slate of games. This post is not to tell you who to bet on, but merely serves […]
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Welcome to Bowl Season! This post will discuss the Rate Bowl, featuring the New Mexico Lobos and a nice matchup against Minnesota. Looking over at FanDuel’s opening odds can tell us a bit about what the oddsmakers think about this week’s slate of games. This post is not to tell you who to bet on, but merely […]
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Welcome to Bowl Season! This post will discuss the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, featuring Utah State and future conference foe Washington State. Looking over at FanDuel’s opening odds can tell us a bit about what the oddsmakers think about this week’s slate of games. This post is not to tell you who to bet on, but merely […]
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Welcome to Bowl Season! This post will discuss the Bucked Up LA Bowl, featuring Boise State and a Big Ten foe in Washington. Looking over at FanDuel’s opening odds can tell us a bit about what the oddsmakers think about this week’s slate of games. This post is not to tell you who to bet on, but […]
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The Fresno State Bulldogs will be bowling in Tucson this December. On Sunday it was announced that the Bulldogs had accepted a bid to the Arizona Bowl where they will play against the Miami of Ohio RedHawks from the Mid-American Conference on December 27th. The RedHawks finished the season as runners-up in the MAC, losing […]
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The Mountain West Bowl destinations have officially been announced. This is your annual reminder that the conference bowl tie-ins leave a lot to be desired. With that being said, here is where your favorite team is headed and who they will face. LA Bowl: Potato Bowl: New Mexico Bowl: Hawaii Bowl: Arizona Bowl: Rate Bowl: […]
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Photo Courtesy of UNM Athletics By Roger A. Holien — Mountain West Connection | Post-Game Review New Mexico put in its strongest performance so far this season Saturday night, defeating Santa Clara 98–71 in front of a lively white-out crowd of 13,614 at The Pit. Against a Broncos team that entered the game ranked No. […]
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This post is brought to you by FanDuel, proud partner of SBNation. The Lobos were deserving of playing in the MW Championship. Fans thought the Lobos deserved to make the championship game, at least compared to the Aztecs. Unfortunately, not every deserving team could play in the game, so they were left out. Passing grades for […]
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On a cold and rainy Friday night in Boise, the Mountain West Championship commenced. Boise State jumped UNLV to a 21-0 lead and never trailed, leading to the Broncos’ third straight Mountain West Conference Championship. OFFENSE Quarterback Anthony Colandrea tried his best. He pushed the offensive effort to trim Boise State’s lead to 28-21 late […]
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If San Jose State needed a response game after the stumble against UC Irvine, they delivered one with authority for at least the first-half. The Spartans basically opened with their sharpest half of basketball this season, overwhelming San Diego with an avalanche of pace, pressure, and shot-making in an 86–69 win. The Spartans shot a […]
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Not one. Not two. But three. In a season full of ups and downs that forced Boise State to call upon a local backup quarterback for a third of the season, the Broncos found their way back to a spot oh so familiar. The best part? Maddux Madsen put on a masterclass in the first […]
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It’s time for the biggest conference game of the season. One final game for the Mountain West crown. It’s a rematch of last year, featuring two great rushing offenses, one defense that specializes in interceptions and another that does the same in sacks, plus one elite special teams unit and a Heisman finalist. Here’s what […]
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Fans across the conference will be divided, and the circumstances that led to Boise State and UNLV making the championship game have others feeling salty. Let’s take a look at this week’s championship game and who you should be pulling for. UNLV @ Boise State (Friday 6:00 pm MT) TV: Fox The game many of […]
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The Hawaii Bowl will feature the old and the new as former Hawaii head coach and current interim coach Nick Rolovich will bring his Cal squad to take on Timmy Chang’s Hawaii team. This is sure to be one of the most intriguing matchups of the bowl season. Chris Murray gives his final bowl projections […]
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We are officially one month into the 2025-26 Mountain West men’s basketball season! For the second-straight year, we will be doing a stock watch each month for programs that are either trending upwards or plummeting into the depths of despair. Let’s dive into it! Stock Up: Wyoming Wyoming has been one of my favorite watches […]
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