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“Not Playing for Anything”: What Will Happen to the Group of Six after 24-Team Playoff Expansion?
What would you do for your conference? For the Big Ten, they will buy time to protect their power brands if needed. For the SEC, they don’t care what colors you wear (purple and gold, for instance); they will show anyone that they mean business. Conferences don’t care what they have to do. Even if […]
Hawai’i Warriors Weekly Countdown: New Mexico State
College football is forever a “what have you done for me lately?” sport. A season that started with sky-high expectations for the 2026 Hawai’i Warriors has instead begun with a 0-2 record and maybe the ugliest rendition of the run-and-shoot offense we’ve ever seen. What now? Here are a few things to watch for as […]
A breakdown of the Jeff Choate-Montana scheduling debacle
This is a big week for the Nevada Wolf Pack, especially for head coach Jeff Choate. Not only will this weekend be a big test for them after a 49-14 blowout win over Western Kentucky last weekend, the first time in nearly 1,500 days that the program was over .500 at any point in the […]
2026 Pac-12 Week 2 Game Previews: Game Time, TV Schedule, Odds, Predictions
Washington State (0-1) at Kansas State (1-0) Date & Time: Saturday, September 12, 9:00 a.m. PT Network: TNT Spread: Kansas State -17.5, O/U 48.5 Preview: Washington State is looking to bounce back from a 24-10 Apple Cup defeat, travelling to Manhattan for its first-ever meeting against Kansas State. Quarterback Caden Pinnick showed his dual-threat ability […]
2026 Mountain West Football Week 2 Game Preview & Predictions
Week 2 of the 2026 season is upon us, and Mountain West football is kicking into high gear. Week 2 will see the bulk of the Mountain West’s FCS games, two of which see the home team as an underdog against top-five FCS competition. The Mountain West will prove what kind of conference they are […]
Mountaintop View 9-11-26: New Mexico Quarterbacks, Oregon State Football, Gene Bleymaier Returns to Boise, Jim Mora Jr., Ashton Jeanty, Apple Cup
New Mexico is finding a quarterback rotations that works Oregon State has found a quarterback worth pulling for A Legend will be returning to Boise this weekend Jim Mora Jr. is enjoying his time in Fort Collins Ashton Jeanty is healthy and ready to go San Diego State is taking the time to remember 9/11 […]
Who is Dominic Kelley? Meet Nevada’s Mountain West Player of the Week
From just another back to the leader of the pack, Dominic Kelley gave Nevada football quite the introduction to the 2026 season. Coming off a freshman season where he finished with 54 yards through nine games, Kelley ran for 152 yards on 11 carries and two touchdowns to open his sophomore campaign in a 49-14 […]
Can Maddux Madsen take his performance against Oregon and build on it against Memphis?
A loss is a loss no matter how you attempt to frame it. From a 30,000-foot view, Boise State was successful in preserving its chances at a College Football Playoff berth and not getting embarrassed on national television. But what stood out and bucked an ever-growing narrative was the well-rounded and clutch performance that senior […]
Mountain West Week 1 Insights
Reevaluate your assumptions about the Mountain West. Many thought the summer realignment would disband the league. Five established teams transferred to the Pacific, resulting in a conference with a stable core and several new members. But after two weeks, led by head coach Jason Eck and his staff, who exerted their muscle in the first […]
Cooper Hoch, from walk-on to trusted SJSU receiver target
Cooper Hoch does not remember 2023 as a hard year. He remembers it as the year he decided hard was the plan. The 6’3,“ 200 lb. receiver from Newport Beach, CA arrived at San Jose State as a walk-on, the same season Ken Niumatalolo and offensive coordinator Craig Stutzmann took over a program that needed […]
Air Force Football: What We Know So Far
Week one (and zero) are in the books. Which for Air Force means we know slightly more about the team than we did at the start of fall camp. For nearly the entirety of Troy Calhoun’s 20 seasons and counting as head coach, the Falcon’s have kicked off their season against an FCS opponent. Unlike […]
Stats Corner: Week One Upsets in the Roster-Churn Era
After years of being the little brother, Utah State finally moved from the Big West, toIndependent, to the Sun Belt, to the WAC, to the Mountain West, and is now in the Pac-12. Intheir first game as a “Power” conference member, they lost at home to FCS Idaho State, 29–17.This week on Stats Corner, we […]
Pac-Mountain Pulse Ep. 8: Surprises/Uncertainty in the MW/Pac-12 after Week 1, Power Rankings Heading into Week 2
Hello and welcome back to the Pac-Mountain Pulse, a Mountain West Connection podcast! In this episode, Derek and Dom go over what surprised them and the uncertainties they have about the Mountain West and Pac-12 after week one of the College Football season and their personal power rankings for each conference heading into week two. […]
Mountaintop View 9-10-26
Mountain West power rankings: NDSU, New Mexico, UNLV, Nevada score impressive wins Chris Murray of NevadaSportsNet posts his weekly Mountain West power rankings with seemingly new conference darling North Dakota State at the top. On the flip side, it’s not been a good few weeks for Hawaii. Prediction: Can Fresno State remain unbeaten against Sacramento […]
AZTECS TAKE ON UCLA AFTER STRONG SHOWING AGAINST PORTLAND STATE
PAC-12 LOOKING TO REBOUND AFTER LACKLUSTER COMPREHENSIVE START Boise State, San Diego State and Colorado sprint to early positives On vacation in the Orange County area for my eldest daughter’s wedding next weekend, I’m reminded of the dominance of Power 4 schools. The Coke case I got was co-branded with USC and UCLA. When you’ve […]
2026 MW/PAC-12 All-Transfer Team: Week One
Welcome back to the Transfer Portal Team of the Week! Read up on the best performances from incoming transfers across both conferences! Mountain West Quarterback Luke Weaver Class: RS Senior Previous stops: Modesto (JUCO), Hawaii || New school: San Jose State Stats: 23/39, 316 pass yards (Career High), 3 TDs, INT; 10 rush yards, fumble […]
10 Things We’ve Learned Following Week 1
Week 1 has come and gone, and every team in the Mountain West and Pac-12 conferences has played at least one game. It’s a small sample size, but we can start to draw some conclusions about the young season. Here’s what we’ve learned so far: 1) Luke Weaver can play quarterback While he filled in […]
Mountain West & Pac-12 Bowl Projections Week 1: San Jose State enters the picture.
The time has come. The 2026 season is upon us. We are past the time of watch lists and preseason awards and have entered the time of bowl projections. Our team at Mountain West Connection will be releasing our bowl projections each week. This season, both Mountain West and Pac-12 projections will be included in […]
Mountaintop View 9-9-26: Caden Pinnick, New Timing Protocol and more
Are WSU coaches OK with QB Caden Pinnick being the team’s leading rusher? Caden Pinnick was the leading rusher against Washington this past week. Are his coaches okay with that? NCAA issues new timing protocol Following the week 1 debacle in Ann Arbor, the NCAA decided to change things up with timing. Merto commits to […]
MWCConnection Reacts Survey: Should there be a Group of 6 Playoff?
: 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. This question was a hot topic last week, as people on both sides of the discussion stated their case. Where do your thoughts lie? […]
What Happened? Utah State scrambles for answers after Idaho State loss, #17 Washington ahead
The ignorant bliss of Week 1. Hope has not yet been lost for many across the college football landscape, as optimism fills the stands for the first time (and for some programs, the last time) in the young season. Some may wish to live in this bliss forever. For Utah State, they sure wish they […]
How Good Are the New Mexico Lobos After Just One Game?
New Mexico began 2026 with real hopes for a championship, but Jack Layne’s season-ending elbow injury left big questions at quarterback. Their dominant 38–7 win in the opener helped ease many of those worries. By Roger Holien | Mountain West Connection One Game Does Not Define a Season One game doesn’t decide an entire season, […]
The Good, the Bad, the Ugly: Week 1
Through week one, we are already starting to have some clarity as to who the top teams in the Group of Six are. North Dakota State has looked dominant through two games, Boise State almost pulled off a massive upset against a National Championship contender, and the Air Force defense looks improved. It is certainly […]
Week One was wild! Boise nearly topples Oregon! CSU dominates Border War! What’s going wrong w/ Hawaii & Utah State? MW/PAC-12 Game of the Week Previews/Predictions! HP Ep. #169 OUT NOW!
Welcome back everyone to the Hike’s Peak Podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! I hope everyone enjoyed their first full weekend of college football, I’m certainly excited because we have a lot of storylines to discuss. We’re going over everything from Colorado State reclaiming the Bronze Boot against Wyoming, to Boise State […]
Mountaintop View 9-8-26
A Week 2 playoff game? Boise State vs Memphis has early-season CFP implications After losing in Eugene, although respectably, Boise State returns home for their opener in a game that could very well determine whether the 2026 season is a success or not. Shaun Goodwin of the Idaho Statesman breaks down why. Fresno State’s quarterback […]
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