All you need to know about the Mountain West, and then some
Canzano: College football voices need to be heard As college athletics seems to be reaching an inflection point, John Canzano highlights Jeremiah Shinn, Boise State’s interim president, and why programs like the Broncos need to be heard as major decisions about the future are made. Evaluating the Mountain West’s top NBA draft prospects as the […]
In an era when athletic departments nationwide often seek high-profile external hires, the best option is sometimes already within the organization and in this writers opinion this is the case with Ryan Berryman. The University of New Mexico announced that interim athletic director Ryan Berryman, who stepped into the role within UNM Athletics following Fernando […]
After Week 4 of the 2026 NCAA softball season, the divide between the contenders and the pretenders is starting to become more clear. In the Mountain West Conference, there appear to be three teams that look like they will be alone at the top of the conference, a mid-pack consisting of six teams, and one […]
The transfer portal as we know it changed in 2021, when the rule requiring athletes to sit a year was rescinded. That, plus NIL, led to transferring from being a rare occurrence to something expected. There are still plenty of questions, but now that it’s been a few years, there’s quite a bit of data […]
Jekyll and Hyde is a work of fact as the Aztecs flipped into Hyde mode against Boise State. This comes on the heels of a stellar performance last week against Utah State. Aztecs outrebounded and outshot drop into third place in the Mountain West Conference Heading into the last road game of the year, the […]
It’s Wednesday, and we are up and running! Keep up with all the basketball news as we get closer to March Madness! See what is coming your way today on our site and around the internet. Fate of College Football Friday’s meeting at the White House to discuss college sports is getting lots of attention, […]
Nevada has looked like two different teams this year between its home and road games. At home, the Wolf Pack are 14-2 and consistently look like an energized team. Only one of those two home losses is from a conference opponent. On the road, Nevada is 4-8, including tonight’s loss to Wyoming, 83-73. The team […]
The consistency of Colby Garland continues to shine for San Jose State (8-22, 3-16 MW). Unfortunately for the Spartans, the results around Garland remain stubbornly the same. Garland poured in a game-high 26 points. His ninth consecutive 20-plus performance, but San Jose State fell 82-68 to Fresno State (13-17, 7-12 MW) Tuesday night at the […]
photo courtesy of UNM Athletics Game Preview – March 4, 2026 Game Details Previous Meeting (2025–26 Season) The final stretch of the Mountain West season heats up Wednesday night as the New Mexico Lobos host the Colorado State Rams inside The Pit. Tip-off is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. MST on CBS Sports Network in a […]
Welcome back everyone to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! We have reached the final week of the basketball regular season, and the Mountain West is going down to the wire in several aspects. From the race to the regular season title, to conference tournament and March Madness dreams, […]
The NFL Combine is the best showcase for all NFL hopefuls. Players train for months in preparation for this event and hope they can do well enough to jump on the radar of a few teams prior to draft day. Read below to see if the 8 Mountain West representatives were able to raise their […]
This week’s edition of “The Good, the Bad, the Ugly” highlights the third week of our recruiting series. Over the last two weeks, we have reviewed how each Mountain West and PAC 12 school did in the world of high school and junior college recruiting. This week, we are going to turn our focus to […]
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Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn Named Old Trapper Mountain West Men’s Basketball Player Of The Week For The Third Time The 2025-2026 UNLV Rebels will almost certainly not be going to the NCAA Tournament, once again leaving fans wondering if the program is headed in the right direction. The shining light through this up and down season? The […]
It’s March! Let the chaos begin! Well, we haven’t actually gotten to the tournament yet, and there’s already been plenty of chaos throughout the regular season. Regardless, let’s dive into this week’s Mountain West men’s basketball power rankings! 1. Utah State Similar to how it’s fared the whole season, Utah State is the clear-cut favorite […]
Week 4 of the 2026 NCAA softball season brought what was probably the most predictable week of the season so far. After three weeks of multiple ranked upsets nearly every day, said ranked teams were mostly able to avoid falling into the same traps this week. The same applies for the 10 teams in the […]
We are almost a month into the NCAA baseball season, and week three shook up a lot of perceptions regarding the Mountain West. Two programs (Fresno State and San Diego State) took on power 4 teams on the road, with multiple teams taking on programs who have been prominent over the last couple of years […]
It’s another week of the Mountain West Recruiting Roundup. To officially close the book on the 2026 recruiting class, our cover photo winner needs to be mentioned. For the 2026 cycle, Boise State and Hawaii share the title of having the most cover photo appearances. Congrats to the Broncos and Rainbow Warriors. Now it’s full […]
We are down to the final week of the regular season, the race for seeding in the conference championship is still competitive with the top eight looking really crowded. The past week saw some great performances and plenty of movement in the standings. With that being said, let’s take a look at the top performers […]
It’s Monday, and it was another great weekend of basketball! March Madness is almost upon us, and the NFL Draft is looming. 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. 10 ways to […]
Aztecs have no answer for New Mexico, losing in final scheduled trip to The Pit in Albuquerque. Fast start followed by futility drops the Aztecs into a second place tie with the Lobos. The Aztecs are changing conferences next season. This will not come soon enough as the Aztecs endured yet another loss at New […]
Rivalry games are tense and dramatic, with the potential to become instant classics. Saturday night at the Thomas & Mack Center was the latter, and the story of the night was Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn. He scored a career-high 42 points, shooting 14-of-22 from the field and an astonishing 8-of-14 from three to carry UNLV to an […]
For long stretches Saturday afternoon inside the Provident Credit Union Event Center, San Jose State (8-21, 3-15 MW) showed the fight and rhythm of a team capable of trading punches with one of the Mountain West’s hottest teams. But against Colorado State (17-11 9-8 MW), a team riding a perfect February win-loss record of 7-0 […]
This post is brought to you by FanDuel, proud partner of SBNation. Two bids for the Mountain West? About two-thirds of voters believe the Mountain West will end up being a two-bid league. Currently, there are MW teams right on the bubble, so it’s possible. The best way for that to happen is for a team […]
Photo Courtesy of UNM Athletics Matchup: New Mexico Lobos vs. San Diego State AztecsDate: Saturday, February 28, 2026Time: 12:00 MSTLocation: The PIT, Albuquerque, New MexicoTV: CBS National BroadcastRadio: Lobo Sports Radio — Rob Portnoy, play-by-play; Hunter Greene, analyst San Diego Sports 760 (local) Game Overview The Pit will be rocking Saturday night when the New […]