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Settlement news not looking good for the Mountain West? Poinsettia Bowl News for the PAC 12 Boise State Continues to Get Creative Mountain West Football Budget Update PAC 12 Football Budgets What are your thoughts on the PAC 12/Mountain West Settlement? Leave your thoughts in the comments below.
Welcome to another edition of Friday Five! Last week we looked at the top Mountain West in-conference showdowns, this week we look at the Pac-12. The Mountain West is set to split this summer with the “departing five” leaving to create the reformed Pac-12. The Mountain West has added the likes of North Dakota State, […]
Lobos Look to Make Their Mark in the Mountain West Baseball Tournament The University of New Mexico baseball team begins postseason action this week in Mesa, Arizona, entering the Mountain West Baseball Championship as the tournament’s No. 5 seed. The Lobos, who finished the regular season 28-22-1 overall and 12-11-1 in conference play, will face […]
With the conference tournament just mere hours away, many eyes and ears will be focused on Mesa, Ari. to see who will be the victor of the 2026 baseball season – including all of us here at Mountain West Connection. Despite many fans being willing to argue why their favorite program will hoist the trophy […]
With Grand Canyon’s elimination from the NCAA Tournament, the 2026 Mountain West Softball season has finally come to an end. What a crazy year it was, from massive upsets to surprise surges, devastating collapses and everything in between, the 2026 season brought us the kind of action that this beautifully chaotic sport is using to […]
What was once unthinkable became reality when the Pac-12 lost 10 member schools in a historic wave of departures, triggering massive financial losses, major television uncertainty, and a rebuilding effort that reshaped the balance of power across the Mountain West and beyond. Recent conference realignment has dramatically reshaped the college sports landscape, and no league […]
Q and A with Incoming University of Wyoming President Brigadier General Shane Reeves This one is a few days old, but important, nonetheless. Ryan Thorburn of Pokes Insider interviews Brigadier General Shane Reeves, the new and 29th president of the University of Wyoming about an array of topics about Wyoming athletics. Mountain West men’s basketball […]
Entering a new era in the Pac-12, Colorado State’s softball team will have to undergo the same process this offseason as their football team did: finding a new head coach. Longtime head coach Jen Fisher announced Wednesday night that she would be retiring as the head coach of the Rams this offseason, according to Justin […]
Yesterday’s piece on the growing financial reality around San Jose State men’s basketball stirred up more than the usual off-season conversation. Besides an “AI-slop” accusation with the aforementioned piece, which honestly says as much about the internet right now as the article itself, the actual point of the article mattered. For the first time in […]
The regular season is over, and conference tournaments are taking place this week. While mostly having their resumes solidified, teams are still chasing a tournament championship, giving them an automatic bid into the Field of 64. See below for where things stand for teams in the Mountain West (and beyond) in various NCAA baseball tournament […]
“There is a lot to learn from her.” Grand Canyon softball coach Shannon Hays had some kind words for long-time Nebraska coach Rhonda Revelle after the Cornhuskers ended the Antelopes season at the Lincoln Regional. The Antelopes, while feeling deflated after their elimination, caught the attention of many as GCU battled with the hosting Huskers […]
*With the Mountain West changing, I thought it would be fun to go back and highlight the best players, games, and teams over the past 13 years, since the last phase of conference realignment. Previously I’ve covered top 10 football players and top 10 basketball players. Today is for the Top 10 football teams I’m […]
Pac-12, MWC to settle, what it means for MW schools The MWC and Pac-12 have settled in principle. What does that mean for everyone? Another big for New Mexico Utah State basketball adds to its non-con slate for next season. Boise State football picks up a recruit San Jose State basketball gets their big man […]
Welcome back everyone to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! We have breaking news for you all, as the Mountain West and PAC 12 have officially reached a settlement in their legal battle over exit fees. There aren’t a ton of details out on the specifics yet, but I’ll […]
Just two months ago, when head coach Tim Miles stood at the post game media table in Las Vegas after the Spartan’s Mountain West tournament loss to New Mexico, his message wasn’t just about the game or the hard-luck season. It was about the sport itself. After watching his undermanned Spartans battle for a half […]
We have reached the point in the off-season where spring football has concluded and fans are starting to have a better understanding of what their team’s depth chart may look like. With that, we are going to start taking a look at specific position groups across the PAC 12 and Mountain West. With our coverage […]
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Mountain West, departing schools and Pac-12 agreement to settlement on pending lawsuits This was the major news of the day yesterday. Not a fun topic for those covering these sports teams, but it appears this saga is coming to a conclusion. Who won? As of the timing of this post, nothing credible has leaked. We […]
This season was a lot of fun, and the last week of the conference schedule was a prime example of that. Even though the Aztecs were not playing with much on the line at all, it is still impressive to see UNLV win the series and finalize their spot in Arizona with it. And even […]
It’s another week of the Recruiting Roundup. Official visit season is right around the corner and we will be tracking as many June OVs as possible. June has become a huge recruiting month the past few years, and apparently, a pretty expensive month as well. While the Mountain West or Pac-12 may not have to […]
It’s Monday, and college baseball is getting closer to tournament time. Also, there is always football news happening. But our coverage is still going strong. Check out our original coverage and what we can find from the World Wide Web below. Will playoff expansion ruin college football? This post discusses how expanding the football playoff […]
GCU softball’s season came to an end Sunday, falling to No. 1 Nebraska in a low-scoring, 1-0 Lincoln Regional Final. The Lopes end the 2026 season with a record of 54-10, the most wins out of any team in the country at this time. The Lopes’ time in the Lincoln Regional was filled with fantastic […]
We are less than six weeks away from the 2026 NBA Draft, and a pair of former Mountain West players competed in the NBA G-League combine last weekend. Did they help their stock during the 44-player showcase in Chicago, Ill.? Let’s examine! MJ Collins, G, Utah State: Skinny: Neither Collins nor Henley were one of […]
The next College Football Playoff expansion may finally answer a question that mid-majors have been asking for decades. Are they truly invited to college football’s championship table or just allowed to “peek” through the window? For schools in the Mountain West, AAC, Sun Belt, MAC and CUSA, expansion from 12 toward 16 or even 24 […]
Welcome to another edition of Friday Five as the month of May presses on, typically the quietest month of the college football calendar. The Mountain West is set to split this summer with the “departing five” leaving to create the reformed Pac-12. The Mountain West has added the likes of North Dakota State, Northern Illinois, […]