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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 […]

3 months ago | 1 read

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 […]

3 months ago | 1 read

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 — […]

4 months ago | 1 read

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 […]

4 months ago | 1 read

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 […]

4 months ago | 1 read

Mountaintop View 10-21-25

Jovon Bouknight replaces Jay Johnson as Wyoming’s offensive coordinator Wyoming head coach Jay Sawvel is making a change at offensive coordinator, tabbing former Wyoming legend Jovon Bouknight to take over coordinating and playcalling. The Cowboys have played solid defense this season to no avail thanks to the offense. It was time for a change. With […]

4 months ago | 1 read

Lobos remain undefeated at home in the Albuquerque

Photo Courtesy of UNM Athletics New Mexico Holds Off Nevada’s Challenge in a 24-22 Home Victory The New Mexico Lobos narrowly beat Nevada 24-22 on Saturday night at University Stadium for their homecoming game. They relied on a steady ground game and crucial defensive stops to earn their first Mountain West Conference victory of the […]

4 months ago | 1 read

Mountain West Football Rankings: 2025 Week 8. A new #1 team emerges.

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) Boise State […]

4 months ago | 0 reads

Utah State Defeats San Jose State

Utah State took down San Jose State 35-30 on Friday night in Logan. Bryson Barnes was 22 of 31 (71%) and threw for 326 yards and a touchdown. The leading rusher for the Aggies was Bryson Barnes, as he went for 54 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries. The leading receiver for Utah State […]

4 months ago | 3 reads

Mountain West Connection Players of the Week: Week 8

Week eight of the college football season has concluded. With it, we saw some extremely impressive performances and started to get an idea for who the top players and teams are in the Mountain West. It was a weekend of intriguing games with the Broncos protecting “The Blue” and putting up astronomical numbers, New Mexico […]

4 months ago | 2 reads

Quick Recap: CSU Falls at Home to Hawaii, 31-19, Jay Norvell Fired

A week after blowing out the Fresno State Bulldogs, giving a sense of security to Coach Jay Norvell and his staff that they may have something going, the CSU Rams were beaten again at home by the now bowl-bound Hawaii Rainbow Warriors, 31-19, which marked the official—and sudden—end of the Jay Norvell era in Fort […]

4 months ago | 0 reads

Last Straw: CSU Fires Jay Norvell After Loss to Hawaii, 2-5 Start

Well, this is an article I didn’t think I would have to write after that blowout win against Fresno State last week, least of all this soon. However, after another uncompetitive loss, this time at home to a now bowl-bound Hawaii Rainbow Warriors squad, Colorado State figured that it was about time to pull the […]

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Boise State sends UNLV packing with resounding 56-31 win

Man, the Broncos sure love to break games open in the second half, don’t they? Similar to last week’s awkward win against New Mexico, the blue and orange started slow with turnovers and providing the opposing side with ample second-chances. An interception in the second quarter placed the Rebels on the Bronco side of the […]

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Boise State Hands UNLV First Loss of the Season in 56-31 Shootout

UNLV’s undefeated season came to an end in Boise on Saturday afternoon, as the Rebels fell 56-31 to the defending Mountain West champion Boise State Broncos. Despite a strong first half and multiple big plays from the Rebel offense, the Broncos’ offense exploded and led the way to victory.  OFFENSE The UNLV offense was once […]

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Air Force Holds onto Victory against Wyoming.

It wasn’t easy, but beating Wyoming never is. But that’s exactly what Air Force did on Saturday, defeating the Pokes at Falcon Stadium to end their five game losing skid. It wouldn’t have mattered how they did it, Air Force just needed to end this weekend with a win. It just so happens that the […]

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Hawaii-Colorado State Recap: Warriors win 31-19, bowl bound

After a convincing win over Utah State, Hawaii traveled to the Mountain Time Zone for the second time this season, this time against Colorado State and Timmy Chang’s mentor Jay Norvell. With former Hawaii kicking legend Jason Elam in the building, kicker Kansei Matsuzawa set a new program record and more importantly, Hawaii defeated Colorado […]

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Spartans’ seesaw battle with Aggies falls short

“It’s gut-wrenching and heart-breaking with losses like this,“ said a dejected but still hopeful Spartan head coach Ken Niumatalolo. San Jose State (2-5, 1-2 MW) came in as 3.5 point underdogs to Utah State (4-3, 2-1 MW) Friday night in Logan, UT in front of a raucous 22,710 at Maverik Stadium. It was another last […]

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