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MWCConnection Reacts Survey: MW Preseason Offensive POTY
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. Please take our survey
The MWCConnection 2026 Mountain West Preseason Awards and Predictions
Welcome to Kickoff Week here at MWCConnection! Coinciding with Mountain West Media Days week, it is the unofficial start to the football season. It’s a great time to get hyped about your team and start getting nuggets of football news. Yesterday was our all-conference team, and releases will continue all week long. Today, we are […]
The Good, the Bad, the Ugly: Mountain West Head Coaches
Only a month and a half until college football kicks off! With that, we are going to start taking a deeper dive into each Mountain West and PAC 12 squad. A big part of a team’s success is the head coach’s ability to rally his troops. Over the next two weeks, we are going to […]
Mountaintop View 7-14-26
No poll? No problem. Here’s how Nevada, UNLV, and the rest will fare in rebuilt Mountain West The Mountain West will not be providing a preseason poll this year. Duke Ritenhouse of the Nevada Appeal decided to make his own. I think he’s mostly on point here, although I’ll note Hawaii might have an advantage […]
MLB 2026 Draft Recap: 11 Players from Six Mountain West Schools Found a New, Professional Home
The 2026 MLB Draft has come and gone, and 11 players from the Mountain West got the call throughout the weekend. Nevada had the first player taken off the board, with pitcher Aidan Brainard being the first and only athlete to go in the single-digit rounds. UNLV led the way with three players drafted, GCU […]
The MWCConnection All-Mountain West 2026 Preseason Teams
Welcome to Kickoff Week here at MWCConnection! The official all-Mountain West Conference team will be released later at Mountain West Media Days, but we are getting involved in the fun by releasing our own pre-season content anyway. Members of our team submitted their list of votes, and we took the top vote-getters at each position […]
MWCConnection Recruiting Roundup 7-13-26: 2026 Mountain West July Team Rankings.
It’s another week of the Recruiting Roundup. This week, we are back to our monthly Mountain West rankings, with the first round of tier rankings added on as well. Tier rankings are a different way to look at the rankings and can show how close or far apart teams are from one another. Arguments can […]
Mountaintop View 7-13-26. Bowl Projections, SDSU Preview, Utah State spending, Mountain West FPI Rankings, Joe Vann.
It’s Monday, and we have made it to Mountain West Media Days week! 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. Athlon Bowl Projections 2026 Obviously, it’s too early for bowl projections, but Athlon […]
Mountain West/Pac-12 Softball Transfer Portal Tracker 07-11-2026
The 2026 season has come to its conclusion, and with it, the chaos that is the NCAA transfer portal has officially opened. While teams navigate the Mountain West-Pac-12 split, I will be keeping track of who teams lose and gain through the portal window. I was quite busy over the past week, so I was […]
Ranking Nevada’s 2026 Opponents: No. 10 Northern Illinois
When Nevada announced its 2026 schedule, Northern Illinois looked like one of the more intriguing non-conference matchups. A year later, the outlook has changed dramatically. The Huskies enter their first season as a member of the Mountain West following one of the most turbulent offseasons in recent program history. Northern Illinois is coming off a […]
The kicking cure: Guidici returns to steady San Jose State’s special teams
Chapter six of the weekly summer series on the Spartans’ position groups. This week we examine San Jose State’s special teams ahead of the 2026 season. Some numbers you can argue with. This one you can’t. San Jose State made 12 of 23 field goals in 2025. That’s 52 percent in a sport where anything […]
Assessing Pac-12’s new basketball tournament format
The Pac-12 is officially back! After operating with just two programs for the last two seasons, the Pac-12 is back in full swing, introducing seven new members to the league, including five programs — Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Utah State and San Diego State — heading into the 2026-27 academic calendar. From a […]
Nevada Football Position Preview: Plenty Of Exciting Question Marks With The Tight End Group
After a lackluster season for Nevada football from the offensive side of the ball, every position will see plenty of change in not only players but also usage. The tight end room is one of those cases. Nevada brings a handful of young returners who didn’t see much action in 2025 but now have the […]
Friday Five: Top 5 Mountain West Linebackers
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 7-10-26: Trent Bray, Boise State’s Move to the PAC 12, UTEP Football, Wyoming Football, Texas State Recruiting
An interesting interview with Oregon State’s former head coach and Washington State’s new defensive coordinator Best Helmets in the Mountain West? Who do you think has the best helmet in the Mountain West? We would love to hear your thoughts in the comments. A Look at the little intricacies that come with changing a conference […]
Eric Olen Embraces New Era as Lobos Look to Help Define the Mountain West’s Future
Olen Embraces a New Era in the Mountain West A year ago, Eric Olen arrived in Albuquerque with a vision, an empty roster, and the significant challenge of succeeding one of the Mountain West’s most accomplished coaches. Twelve months later, that vision is taking shape. Following a 26-win debut season and an NIT Final Four […]
Boise State’s Top Players: #7
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 […]
Settling the Maddux Madsen Debate
Boise State football has had a lot of polarizing athletes on their roster in recent years, but none have been debated as much as their current starting quarterback, Maddux Madsen. Madsen is entering his third year as starting quarterback, and expectations are extremely high for the veteran gunslinger. In his sophomore season, Madsen and the […]
MWCConnection Reacts Survey: Which teams will win 9 or more games in 2026?
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. Please take our survey
Mountaintop View 7-8-26: Colorado State football recruits, Utah State football season tix and more.
Colorado State football 2027 recruiting class tracker Colorado State’s football additions tracked. Could Albuquerque host the NCAA Tourney again? The NCAA is set to announce the second venue to host the NCAA Tournament first round. Could it be Albuquerque? Utah State basketball has sold out season tickets Habtom Samuel is set to go professional Hawai’i […]
Every PAC-12 Teams’ Projected Win Totals & Most Important Player! Scouting reports, analysis, and key players to watch in 2026! Plus MW Media Days Announcement! HP Ep. #161 OUT NOW!
Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak Podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! As promised, we’re going to spend this week analyzing each PAC-12 team’s projected win totals, along with their most important player for 2026. I’ll let you know what I’m thinking about all eight team’s prospects in the win column, […]
Mountaintop View 7-7-26
UNLV football enters a critical season where winning is the only option Ray Brewer of the Las Vegas Sun paints the picture for the 2026 UNLV Rebels in football, putting out a call to action that now is the time for the Rebels to strike and qualify for the CFP. New Pac-12 Only FBS Conference […]
MWCConnection Recruiting Roundup 7-6-26: North Dakota State, Texas State, Boise State.
It’s another week of the Recruiting Roundup. A quick note: Mountain West Team Rankings (+ the first round of tiered rankings) will go next week. It makes sense for July to line it up with Mountain West Media Days, as next week will be very MW-heavy in terms of content. For this week, we are […]
Mountaintop View 7-6-26. All-Pac Team, Nevada Preview, Stadium Capacities, Neemias Queta, Nathan Pine fired.
It’s Monday, and we are one week away from Mountain West Media Days! That being said, football preview posts are ramping up. As always, our coverage is still going strong. Check out our original coverage and what we can find from the World Wide Web below. Athlon All-Pac-12 Team Athlon continues their conference rankings and […]
Ranking Nevada Football’s 2026 Opponents: No. 11 UTEP
At No. 11 in Nevada’s opponent countdown sits a familiar future conference foe. UTEP enters 2026 with optimism, but also plenty of uncertainty. The Miners officially begin their first season in the Mountain West after spending the past 21 years in Conference USA. While conference realignment has created a fresh start for the program, the […]
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