Hike's Peak: The Weekly Mountain West Podcast

Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! We have a very, very special episode for you all today, as we will be joined by none other than Mountain West defensive player of the year and New Mexico star linebacker Jaxton Eck! We got his thoughts on the Lobos legendary 2025 campaign, the allure of the transfer portal, coach Jason Eck versus dad Jaso...

Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! We’ve reached the end of the Mountain West’s 2025 football season, with the final five bowl games going down over the past week. We’ll go over the positives, with Hawaii pulling off a miraculous comeback to beat Cal in the Hawaii Bowl and Fresno State thumping Miami of Ohio to win the Snoop Dogg Arizona B...

Welcome back everyone to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! It’s time for the bowl season special, as we have the five remaining Mountain West teams ending their seasons this week. We’ll go through all five of those, complete with previews and predictions, and we’ll also go over Utah State’s loss in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, and what to take from Bronco Mendenh...

Welcome back, everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! We had our first bowl game of the year go down, with Boise State getting knocked around by Washington in the LA Bowl. We’ll talk about what went wrong for the Broncos, and what this showing tells us about their 2026 prospects, and then we’ll shift to the hardwood for another Mountain West basketball upda...

Welcome back everyone to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! In the much-anticipated title bout, Boise State knocked out UNLV by TKO to win their third straight Mountain West championship game. We’ll break down how the Broncos did it, what went wrong for the Rebels, as well as if there was a path for those Rebels to sneak into the College football playoff if they ha...

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 was announced that the conference championship would be between Boise State and UNLV, leaving the Lobo...

Welcome back everyone to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! Our pool of six contenders vying for the Mountain West championship has been cut to four, with UNLV knocking out Hawaii in impressive fashion, and Fresno State stumbling in the second half to lose to Utah State. The show begins right where it should, with the four conference championship scenarios you need...

Welcome back, everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! With two weeks left in the 2025 season, let’s take a special look at all six of the teams that still are in the running to hoist the Craig Thompson Trophy, which includes Boise State, Fresno State, Hawaii, New Mexico, San Diego State, and UNLV! You’ll hear a montage of each team’s top moments of the year...

Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! Week 10 delivered one of the most unexpected results of the year, with Hawaii not only upsetting San Diego State, but dismantling them by 32 points! We’ll break down how Timmy Chang and the Rainbow Warriors pulled it off, what went wrong for the Aztecs, and where both teams go from here as they continue t...

Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! We had our most upset-filled week of the season, with New Mexico stunning UNLV, Fresno State stomping Boise State, and San Jose State outgunning Hawaii, all of those going down on the road! We’ll break down all three of those contests, complete with analysis and what’s next for the fallen squads, and then...

Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! Week 9 delivered some heavyweight bouts, with San Diego State blanking Fresno State in the battle for the Old Oil Can, solidifying themselves as one of the Mountain West’s most dangerous teams. We’ll break the Aztecs' win down, and then we’ll move on to New Mexico getting vindication by handling ex-head c...

Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! Massive news out of Fort Collins this weekend as the Jay Norvell era is over at Colorado State. We’ll talk about how it went down, what’s to come for the Rams, what went wrong, and most importantly, what candidates are in the running for this job? After going over all of that, we’ll switch gears to the gr...

Welcome back everyone to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! Week 7 was full of fireworks, with Colorado State shocking Fresno State in blowout fashion, UNLV surviving Air Force in one of the Mountain West’s most potent offensive games ever, and Hawaii winning a late night showdown against Utah State to improve to 5 and 2. We’ll talk about what the Rams win means fo...

Welcome back everyone to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! We had another action-packed week of football, with San Diego State, UNLV, and Fresno State all continuing to pick up steam with solid victories. We’ll break all of those games down, but maybe more importantly, we’re kicking the show off by heading to the court house to talk about the ongoing legal battle...

Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! Week 5 is in the books, and some teams are sitting prettier than others. To kick us off, we’re going to look at a historic week for Mountain West quarterbacks, and what that means for the rest of the season. Then, we’re taking a few teams to the doctor’s office to diagnose what’s going on with them, good...

Welcome back, everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! Week 4 was full of the unexpected, with the biggest win of the week coming courtesy of San Diego State! The Aztecs shocked everyone by not only upsetting undefeated Cal, but destroying them, 34-0. We’ll break down how they pulled it off, and discuss whether or not they are legit contenders in the Mountai...

Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! Week 3 was the wildest one yet, with Jason Eck and New Mexico shocking the world and blowing out UCLA in the Rose Bowl! We’ll break that impossible feat down, as well as the considerable fallout stemming from it. We’ll also dive into Utah State winning a boat race against Air Force, 49 to 30, with Bryson...

Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! The second full week of the season was much kinder to the Mountain West than the first, with the conference combining for an 8 and 3 record this weekend! By far, the two biggest wins came courtesy of UNLV, who made a statement against Nico Iamaleava and UCLA, and Fresno State, who came out on top of a wil...

Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! The 2025 college football season is fully underway, with one of the more interesting week ones in recent memory going down. While a lot of Mountain West teams kicked their campaigns off the right way, the biggest storyline has to be the two favorites, Boise State and San Jose State, losing their opener in...

Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! We’ve made it to the 2025 Mountain West football season, with 3 teams kicking off in week 0, and the rest of the conference getting going this time around! As for last week, UNLV survived a scare, Fresno State laid an egg against Kansas, and the big story of the week, Hawaii completed a comeback in the fi...

Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! We are at the finish line of the offseason, with Week 0 literally right around the corner! For our final out-of-season episode, I’m taking you through what I think will happen this season. From the contenders in the conference championship race, to the award races, and much, much more, this week will be m...

Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! Last week, we ranked all 12 offenses in the Mountain West, so this time, we’re breaking down the defenses. Our very own Mike Wittmann joins the show to preview every defense in the conference, complete with our analysis and players to watch. Week 0 is right around the corner, so this is the perfect place...

Welcome back, everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! With the beginning of the 2025 season less than a month away, it’s time to begin our roster breakdowns. To kick things off, we’re going over our offensive rankings, and to help us out with that, we have our very own Zach Ballard joining the show! No matter what team you’re rooting for, you’ll hear a full...

Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak Podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! This is part two of our media days recap from Las Vegas! Last week, we talked to all 24 players attending the event, and for this week, you’ll hear from all 12 Mountain West head coaches! From the longtime conference icons like Air Force’s Troy Calhoun and Colorado State’s Jay Norvell, to all four new sho...

Welcome back, everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! I am back from Mountain West Media Days, which happened on July 16th and 17th in Las Vegas, and I was able to interview every single attendee from the event! This week, you’ll hear my exclusive interviews with all 24 players that came to town, along with my impressions of their team heading into the 2025...