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Boise State’s Top Players: #4
Every year I take a look at who I think will be the top players on Boise State’s football team. With so many unproven players, coming up with this season’s list was a bit tougher than previous years. This team’s squad is definitely more proven on the offensive side of the ball and that is […]
The Mountain West vs the American: 2025 Season Comparison.
It’s time for the annual post to highlight how the Mountain West Conference compares to the American Athletic Conference in a variety of important categories. Since this yearly post began, the American has had the advantage overall, although the MW narrowed the gap in 2024. Which one was the top Group of 5 conference in […]
Mountain West Media Days Head Coaches Interview Special! Best quote from all 10 team’s shot callers! Insider intel on every roster for 2026! HP Ep. #163 OUT NOW!
Welcome back everyone to the Hike’s Peak Podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! After spotlighting the players from Mountain West Media Days that we were able to interview, we’ll switch gears this week and go over the best quote I got from all 10 head coaches at the event! Super exciting episode […]
Mountaintop View 7-29-26: Joe Novak, UH basketball, plus more.
Former NIU coach and Hall of Famer Joe Novak passes. Novak guided Northern Illinois from 1995-2007. Hawai’i basketball adds 6-7 Lueth Awan UH gets a huge addition with the Aussie shooting guard. Take a look at the new Colorado State court at Moby Arena Colorado State’s new court is completed. UNM football lands an in-state […]
MWCConnection Reacts Survey: Mountain West/Pac-12 Preseason Polls Rankings
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. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.
The Good, the Bad, the Ugly: Mountain West FPI
This week we continue our preview series by taking a look at ESPN’s Football Power Index. FPI is a predictive rating system that was developed by ESPN to measure a team’s strength and determine expected outcomes over the course of the season. Over the next two weeks, we will look at FPI projections for the […]
MWCConnection Reacts Results: Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year
This post is brought to you by FanDuel, proud partner of SBNation. Sorry about the late post for this one, but here are the results from last week. Riley favorite for OPOY Dylan Riley was the overwhelming favorite here for Pac-12 offensive player of the year coming into the preseason, which makes sense. Lucky Sutton makes […]
Mountaintop View 7-28-26
‘Climb Higher’: Ranking the top football stadiums of the Mountain West Bret Bloomquist of the El Paso Times ranks the top football stadiums in the Mountain West. The Miners iconic Sun Bowl ranks first. Any disagreements? Soldiers, College Football Players Forge Teamwork in Hawaii It’s not every day we post links from the Department of […]
MWCConnection Recruiting Roundup 7-27-26: Recruiting Calendar Changes
It’s another week of the Recruiting Roundup. Changes will be coming to the recruiting calendar, and we have an idea of what that could look like going forward. FootballScoop reported that starting January 1, 2027, the following would go into effect: The recommendation would establish a recruiting person days model and would increase the maximum […]
Mountaintop View 7-27-26. Coach Rankings, Boise State Preview, Geezer Team, Aggies Hoops, Drew Speraw.
It’s Monday, and the start of fall camp is in sight! Take a look at all our content coming out this week. As always, check out our original coverage and what we can find on the World Wide Web below. New Coach Rankings College Football News ranks all the new coaches entering the 2026 season. […]
NEW LEAGUE, MANY OF THE SAME TEAMS AWAIT THE AZTECS AS THEY ENTER THE NEW PAC-12.
How Will the Aztecs Navigate the Pac-12? Can They Achieve Success in a New Conference? Building upon last season’s turnaround will help catapult the Aztecs to the top of the Pac-12 Conference in 2026. The Aztecs turnaround in 2025, following two dismal seasons, will serve to help propel the Aztecs to greater heights in 2026. […]
Analyzing the top coaches in new-look Pac-12
We are in the dog days of the college basketball offseason, counting the days until the opening tip-off. Alas, there is a brand new — and highly competitive — conference in the mix with the new-look Pac-12, spearheaded by Gonzaga and San Diego State, two perennial non-major powerhouses. Last week, we examined which coaches were […]
The MWCConnection 2026 Pac-12 Preseason Top 10 Players.
If you haven’t been able to see the rest of our Kickoff Week coverage from this week, be sure to catch up on the content we rolled out Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. There are many ways to measure the strength of a team or conference. During this week, we’ve tried to capture that from as many angles as […]
Friday Five: Top 5 Mountain West Wide Receivers
Welcome to another edition of “Friday Five”. It finally happened, folks. After years of in-fighting and petty behavior, the Mountain West split has actually happened. The “departing five” have left to reform the Pac-12. The Mountain West has added the likes of North Dakota State, Northern Illinois, and UTEP to fill the gaps. We at […]
Mountaintop View 7-24-26: MW Basketball Tournament, Boise State Football, North Dakota State, PAC 12 Championships
The Mountain West released their new basketball tournament bracket Spencer Danielson is feeling optimistic heading into fall camp North Dakota State is getting a big raise They will also have a much different roster Championship dates are set for the new PAC 12 Brad Jackson isn’t flying under the radar anymore On the horizon: Friday […]
Pac-Mountain Pulse Ep. 2: Jack Thompson joins to discuss Texas State quarterback Brad Johnson, Pac-12 Win Total Over/Unders and Future Realignment
Hello, and welcome back to the Pac-Mountain Pulse, a Mountain West Connection podcast. Thank you for joining us today! In this episode, Hike’s Peak host Jack Thompson (@JackTalksCFB) joins Derek to discuss various Pac-12 topics, such as the hype and expectations surrounding Texas State quarterback Brad Johnson, which teams will exceed or fall below their […]
The MWCConnection 2026 Pac-12 Preseason All-Coach Team
It’s Thursday, and we are still rolling out new preview content for Pac-12 Week. Today looks at the fourth post of the week, the All-Coach team. As the name suggests, our team voted on the best coach at each position and listed them all on one team. Some spots were more difficult to identify than […]
Mountaintop View 7-23-26
Mountain West Quarterback Rankings for 2026 Athlon Sports offers their rankings of the Mountain West quarterbacks for the upcoming season. No surprise that Hawaii’s Micah Alejado comes in at number one. Fresno State Bulldogs ready for bigger stage as Pac-12 era begins This is a day old, but still worth the read. Sydney Berger of […]
Mountain West Media Days Players Interview Special! All 10 team’s best quote! Insider intel on teams, players, & storylines for 2026! HP Ep. #162 OUT NOW!
Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak Podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! We are back from Mountain West Media Days in Las Vegas, where we were able to interview over 30 players & every head coach. We’re going to dive into what I learned from the players during my conversations with […]
Boise State’s Top Players: #5
Every year I take a look at who I think will be the top players on Boise State’s football team. With so many unproven players, coming up with this season’s list was a bit tougher than previous years. This team’s squad is definitely more proven on the offensive side of the ball and that is […]
MWCConnection Pac-12 2026 Preseason Best Position Units
Continuing with the week’s theme, today’s post will detail which teams have the best position units in the Pac-12 Conference. Voted on by our team, the results can be seen below. Take a look at our team’s choices for each of the ten positions below. In case you missed the first two days, you can […]
The Mountain West Bowl Situation Becomes More Complicated
Back in June, we discussed how the bowl situation would be more complicated for mid-major conferences, especially the Mountain West and Pac-12, going forward. Now, it appears that the Mountain West will face more obstacles for its bowl teams. When the Poinsetta Bowl announced its return, the original reports were that it would take the […]
MWCConnection Reacts Survey: Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year
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. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.
Mountaintop View 7-22-26. Pac-12 Expansion, Lobos basketball news.
Pac-12 Expansion might hinge on sports act Part of the Protect College Sports Act could prevent future expansion. No Preseason Poll Needed to know who’s the favorites The MWC canned the idea of a preseason poll, and thanks to social media, fans already know who is the favorite. Utah State’s Texas Legends games are set […]
Cool on the outside: four Spartans carry 2025 quietly through 2026 media days
The Palms doesn’t do subtle. Neither does a league that just stitched “Built Bold” onto everything from the podium backdrop to the lanyards. So when four San Jose State Spartans settled into their media day rotations in Las Vegas last week, the setting practically demanded a performance. They didn’t give one. That was the interesting […]
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