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Border War Blowout: Wyoming rushes for Bronze Boot after 28-0 shutout of Colorado State
Well how about that. In Jovon Bouknight’s first game calling plays, he managed the Pokes’ offense to a tune of 28 points – an average of seven points per quarter. Exactly what head coach Jay Sawvel said is needed to win in modern college football. QB Kaden Anderson had one of his best performances as […]
Boise State stays unbeaten in Mountain West play with 24-3 win over Nevada
A win is a win. Was it a 50-point slaughtering featuring complete domination from start to finish? Absolutely not. But winning by three scores on the road is always good. Last year, despite the Broncos being privy to the talents of Heisman runner-up Ashton Jeanty, Boise State had to scratch and claw against the Wolf […]
Fresno State shutout by San Diego State
In a game that the Fresno State Bulldogs needed to stay in the Mountain West Conference race, they laid a dud. From the opening kick until the final whistle, it was a complete domination from the visiting San Diego State Aztecs in the 23-0 SDSU win. The Bulldogs benched EJ Warner prior to the game, […]
LOBOS OVERPOWER AGGIES- ONE STEP CLOSER TO BOWL ELIGIBILITY
Photo Courtesy of UNM Athletics New Mexico Lobos 33, Utah State Aggies 14 Game Recap New Mexico (5-3, 22 MW) delivered its most well-rounded showing of the season on Saturday, putting points on the board in every phase of the game—offense, defense, and special teams—in a decisive 33–14 win over Utah State (4-4, 2-2 MW) […]
Cowboys Wrangle Rams, 28-0
Saturday marked the first game of a new, rapidly fluctuating era in Fort Collins, one without Jay Norvell. Under the leadership of defensive coordinator and new interim head coach Tyson Summers, the Rams traveled to War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming, to take on their archrivals, the Wyoming Cowboys, in the final in-conference running of […]
AZTECS NEUTER THE BULLDOGS IN 23-0 SHUTOUT IN FRESNO.
Aztecs with their third shutout on the season. Hold Bulldogs scoreless at home for first time since 1980. Lucky Sutton rushes for 131 yards and a score while the Defense carries the day. Aztecs now 6-1 as they are in second in the conference standings at 3-0 in Mountain West play. It’s a new day, […]
Mountain West Reacts Results: Colorado State Job, MW Grade.
This post is brought to you by FanDuel, proud partner of SBNation. Fans want Harsin at Colorado State? The voting was pretty spread out, but Bryan Harsin got the nod with a third of the votes. Tim Skipper was next with a quarter of voting. It is a bit surprising that Tony Alford and Tim Plough […]
Five Turnover Night Too Much for Nevada to Overcome in 24-3 Loss to Boise State
Nevada welcomed a familiar rival into town in Boise State. Nationally televised game, the 2025 Nevada Hall of Fame class in attendance, and homecoming weekend. All things to hype Wolf Pack fans up, and for most of this game, it looked like Nevada had a fair shot of taking down the Broncos. But the offense […]
Wyoming looks for bragging rights over Colorado State in 117th Border War
WYOMING COWBOYS VS. COLORADO STATE RAMS Location: Laramie, Wyoming (War Memorial Stadium) Date/Time: Saturday, October 25th at 5:30 p.m. (Mountain Time) Television: CBSSN Streaming: CBS Sports App Radio: KOWB 1290 AM/95.1 FM/KOWB App (Cowboy Sports Network) Head-to-Head: In one of the most storied rivalries west of the Mississippi River, the Cowboys and Rams have met […]
Fresno State vs San Diego State Preview, Prediction
The Fresno State Bulldogs will look to get back on track when they host the San Diego State Aztecs on Saturday in a game that has major conference championship implications. Game time is at 12:30 PT, 3:30 ET on FS1 and the Fresno State Sports Radio Network The Bulldogs are coming off a loss two […]
2025 Mountain West Week 9: Game Time, TV Schedule, Odds, Predictions
The college football season is up and running! Get ready for Mountain West games all weekend long! Check out the action this weekend. Below is all the info you need to know for the games, with every game taking place on Saturday. Share your thoughts in the comments. Enjoy the weekend, everyone! Friday, October 24th […]
Miles’ year five at the helm of Spartan basketball
When most people come across San Jose State basketball, it’s been a Spartan two-step forward, one-step back dosey-doe. But as seasoned investors often say, “When in doubt, zoom out,” especially of late for San Jose State. Also, as the often overused adage goes, “He’s changed the culture around here,” fifth-year head coach Tim Miles certainly […]
MWCConnection 2025-26 Mountain West Honors: Preseason power rankings
The 2025-26 Mountain West basketball season is so close that you can even taste it! OK, maybe not that close, but we’re less than two weeks away from the action tipping off. So to cap off our four-part preseason awards series, we will be doing our preseason power rankings with seven voters! 1. San Diego […]
Utah State vs New Mexico Preview
Utah State is coming off an important win over San Jose State and currently sits at 4-3 (2-1) on the season. Bryson Barnes has thrown for 1,644 yards and 13 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions on the year. Miles Davis is the leading rusher for Utah State, and Davis has rushed for 466 yards and three […]
MWCConnection 2025-26 Preseason Honors: Top-10 players
We are mere days away from the start of the 2025-26 college basketball season. Well, to be exact, we’re exactly nine days away, but who’s counting?! The Mountain West remains one of the best non-power conferences in Division-I, but there will be plenty of question heading into the new season with as much turnover as […]
Boise State @ Nevada Week 9: Can the Pack Channel its Inner 2010 Team?
Sitting in sole possession of last place in the Mountain West, Nevada will host one of its longtime rivals for possibly the last time in a bit. Boise State will be heading to a new conference next year, and they’ll be plenty of festivities before this game. Boise State (5-2, 3-0) @ Nevada (1-6, 0-3) […]
Mountain West Fan Guide: Week 9
Last week brought some clarity to the championship picture with Boise State’s 56-31 win over UNLV. This week, there are four Mountain West games with four teams on a bye. Before we break down this week’s games, let’s take a look at where things currently stand in the Mountain West. Favorites Boise State (3-0 in […]
Mountaintop View 10-24-25
We are here with the links to get you ready for this weekend’s slate of games. What needs to happen for Nevada to beat Boise State? Chris Murray has the lowdown on what Nevada needs to do to pull off what would be the biggest upset of the Mountain West season. One of Boise State’s […]
Boise State goes to bat against Nevada in Reno
BOISE STATE BRONCOS VS. NEVADA WOLF PACK Location: Reno, Nevada (Mackay Stadium) Date/Time: Friday, October 24th at 8:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) Television: CBSSN Streaming: CBS Sports App Radio: KBOI 670 AM/KBOI 93.1 FM (Bronco Radio Network) Head-to-Head: Boise State is 32-14 all-time against Nevada, winning the last two meetings. In 2024, the Broncos held on […]
Stats Corner: Home/Road Stats for 6 MWC Teams
For the past couple of weeks, we’ve journeyed through the Mountain West Conference, dissecting the elusive concept of home-field advantage. We’ve explored its very existence and how the alphabetically first half of the conference fares with the familiar comforts of home versus the challenges of the road. This week on Stats Corner, we complete our […]
SAN DIEGO STATE AND FRESNO STATE SET TO BATTLE IN THE VALLEY FOR “THE OLD OIL CAN” TROPHY.
BOTH TEAMS WILL BE COMING OFF OF A BYE WEEK IN PREPARATION FOR AN IMPORTANT MATCHUP. The Aztecs are slight favorites in this mid-season game. The Aztecs are coming off of a 44-10 win against Nevada two weeks ago, while Fresno State dropped their last game, 49-21 to Colorado State. Both teams are looking to […]
Mountaintop View 10-23-25
Reliving the 13 most epic games of the Nevada-Boise State football rivalry I don’t think this is it for the Boise State-Nevada rivalry, but it’s fair to reminiscence with Friday’s clash the last scheduled game between the two programs. Chris Murray of NevadaSportsNet takes a look at the most epic games between the two programs, […]
MWCConnection 2025-26 Preseason Honors: All-MW Teams
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 hand out our preseason honors across the conference. In the second of a four-part series, we will be doing the All-Conference Teams! We had four panelists — myself included — […]
Mountain West Bowl Projections: 2025 Week 8. Broncos to the LA Bowl.
We are back for another week discussing bowl teams. Our team at Mountain West Connection will be releasing our bowl projections each week. This week’s round of projections can be seen below and will likely change as the season progresses. Read our projections below and leave your own in the comments. Mike Los Angeles Bowl: […]
Mountain West Transfer Portal Team: Week 8
Welcome back to the Transfer Portal Team of the Week! A wild weekend of blowouts, photo finishes, and the first firing of the year! You know the drill by now, we have another amazing lineup, built from the top performing transfers of Week 8! We’ll also highlight the best transfer performance from each aspect of […]
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