All you need to know about the Mountain West, and then some
UNLV quarterback Anthony Colandrea has earned Mountain West Offensive Player of the Year after leading the conference in passing yards. Colandrea threw for over 3000 yards and over 500 rushing yards and is also one of just four players in the FBS to have accomplished such a feat. He is also the only player in […]
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Welcome back everyone to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! The final week of the regular season was utter chaos, as New Mexico stunned San Diego State in double overtime to send us to a four way tie for first. After the computers crunched numbers for two days, it […]
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The regular season is over and the final weekend was nothing short of shocking. A New Mexico double overtime win over San Diego State and a come from behind win by Boise State over Utah State resulted in four fan bases waiting to see who would face off for the Mountain West title. In a […]
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Jeff Choate will return for third season as Nevada’s head football coach On what has become Black Monday for some in college football, Nevada has elected to bring back head coach Jeff Choate next season. Deemed too soon to pass judgement, Choate will need to show some results next fall. First NET rankings of the […]
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Utah State started the game strong in the first half of a Black Friday football game against Boise State. The Aggies scored 21 points in the first half and held Boise State to 13. Before Colton Boomer cut into the lead with a late first-half field goal, Utah State led 21-10 and had opportunities to […]
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The offensive staff for Nevada football will look very different in 2026 after the program announced the firings of three coaches. Offensive coordinator David Gilbertson, wide receivers coach James Price and senior offensive analyst Matt Wade will not return to Nevada, per a press release by the program on Monday. “I want to thank David, […]
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Happy Holiday’s to all of those who celebrate! We have finally reached the one month mark of the 2025-26 Mountain West men’s basketball season! How do our power rankings shake out?! Let’s dive into it! 1. Utah State No surprise here, as Utah State remains the only unbeaten Mountain West team after one month. They […]
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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) UNLV (+1) […]
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It’s another week of the Mountain West Recruiting Roundup. This week is Signing Day, meaning no coach or recruiting staff are probably getting much sleep for the next 72 hours. It’s a wild time of year, with constant communication as teams do all they can to ensure their recruiting class signs. They are trying to […]
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The regular season is over and the final weekend did not disappoint. There were some championship level performances from unexpected players. With that being said, let’s take a look at the top performers from week 14. Offensive Player of the Week Max Cutforth (Boise State) The Bronco coaching staff opened up the playbook for the […]
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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. Lobos tame Aztecs. This was an […]
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The writing was on the wall. This season was a dud. And this game further casted doubt as the Cowboys venture into the offseason. One would have hoped that Wyoming could rally for one final time as a unit and put up a fight. Jones Thomas’ 50-yard pick-six of Hawai’i quarterback Micah Alejado did just […]
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Football is a funny thing, ain’t it? A month ago, the sky was falling after a humiliating loss to Fresno State and Maddux Madsen’s injury Another defeat a week later against San Diego State further plunged Bronco fans into a state of pessimism. But as fate would have it, Boise State got off the mat […]
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The Fresno State basketball team suffered yet another heart breaker on Sunday afternoon, faltering down the stretch against Cal State-Bakersfield, in a 76-71 loss. After building an 11-point lead with a little over eight minutes left in the contest, Fresno State couldn’t buy a bucket, while CSU-Bakersfield sank just about everything. In the first half, […]
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UNLV won the Fremont Cannon for the fourth straight year, defeating the Nevada Wolf Pack Saturday night in a dominant affair. With this victory, UNLV finished conference play with a record of 6-2 and clinched a berth in the Mountain West Championship game. Because of the four-way tie in the conference, the berths came down […]
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It is officially championship week in college football, and the Mountain West will crown a champion on Friday. 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 the entire Mountain West, we have info for the championship game. This post is […]
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The Valley Trophy is staying in Fresno for another year. Fresno State used a stingy defense, and big plays on offense to come away with a 41-14 win over San Jose State late Saturday night in San Jose. A defensive battle took over the first quarter in the contest, as the teams would trade punts […]
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In the chilly November Saturday night at CEFCU Stadium, where hope and frustration mingled in the air, San Jose State’s season finale played out like much of their 3–9 campaign: flashes of grit, brief moments of brilliance, and too many painful reminders of how far they still have to go. Fresno State (8-4, 5-3 MW) […]
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It’s always a good day when Nevada and UNLV face off for the battle for the Fremont Cannon. It would’ve been even sweeter if Nevada was able to paint the cannon blue for the first time since 2021, but the Rebels continued their streak over the Wolf Pack, winning 42-17. Scoring Summary 1st Quarter: 11:20: […]
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If you would have told me that Wyoming would begin the 2025-26 season 6-1, I would have sold you down the river. Not because of the schedule being absurdly difficult – five of the Pokes’ seven opponents rank outside of KenPom’s top 200. But after all the roster turnover that occurred at the end of […]
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This post is brought to you by FanDuel, proud partner of SBNation. Lobos most likely to join the Aztecs in MW Championship. The voters picked Boise State over Utah State by the slimmest of margins… and that’s exactly what happened in the game on Friday, with the Broncos securing a one-point victory over the Aggies. With […]
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On Friday afternoon, the Air Force Falcons walked into Canvas Stadium to face their rivals, the Colorado State Rams, in their final scheduled matchup of an in-state rivalry that has taken place near-annually since 1957. In a game where the Falcons never trailed, Air Force (4-8, 3-5 MWC) beat the CSU Rams (2-10, 1-7 MWC) […]
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It’s no secret, 2025 has been a long season for D1 Colorado football programs. With just one win over an FBS team on the year, Colorado State took one last beating in Mountain West Conference play, before heading off to the Pac-12. In the final battle for the Ram-Falcon Trophy, Air Force took out some […]
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UNLV (9-2) @ Nevada (3-8) Location: Mackay Stadium, Reno, NV Date/Time: Saturday, Nov. 29, 6:00 PM PST Broadcast: CBSSN Lines: UNLV -7.5, O/U 53.5 The battle for the Fremont Cannon is a game UNLV has won for three straight years and is now looking to win it for the fourth time. This game is even […]
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