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 finally reached the fabled Kickoff Week, where the 2025 Mountain West football season kicks into full gear! We’ve brought up the expert for this rundown, joining us this week is our site’s runner Mike Wittmann, and we have a jam-packed show for you all leading into Media Days! Mike and I go over o...

Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! With media days just a week away, I’m incredibly excited to dive headfirst into the 2025 mountain West football season. To get in the spirit, we’re handing out a bunch of preseason superlatives! From games of the year, to breakout stars that are waiting in the wings, and some off-the-wall awards, this epi...

Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! The NBA Draft is in the books, and we now know what team the careers of Nique Clifford, Kobe Sanders, and one other player are starting! We’ll break down the landing spots and their chances of seeing the floor as a rookie, and then we’ll slide over to football. For the second year, I’ve gotten the opportu...

Welcome back, everyone, to the Hike’s Peak Podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! With the NBA Draft going down Wednesday evening, I’ve brought in some help! Joining us this week is our hoops expert Matt Hanifan, who’s here to tell you everything you need to know about Colorado State star Nique Clifford’s potential landing spots, Nevada guard Kobe Sanders’ chances of getting picked, a...

Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! We have an epic journey for this week, as we’re diving into seven transfer portal stories! We’ll start with the success stories, the players who transferred out of the Mountain West and changed their lives because of it, and then we’ll flip to the dark side, the horror stories of the transfer portal. Beca...

Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! For this week, we’re going to try and hit some bullseyes, with breakout player predictions! I’ve picked one player from each position for football, and one player from each team for basketball, that I think can become a superstar next season. And of course, stick around until the end of our hike for this...

Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! We’re putting on our lab coats this week, because I’ve cooked up two insane studies for us to analyze together. First, on the basketball court, we’re going to find out the transfer portal strategy for the four longest tenured head coaches in the Mountain West. By grading each transfer signed by Boise Stat...

Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! We have a mammoth episode for you this week, so get ready to go! We’ll start with college football, going over the top returning player at every position. Then, we’ll switch to basketball, and with the NBA Draft just a month away, let’s look back at each Mountain West school’s last NBA player! And to fini...

Welcome back, everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! For the first time in a long time, we’re talking about college football! The spring portal window has wrapped up, and some major players have made their way to new homes! We’re going over every team’s biggest loss this window, as well as their most impressive portal addition. If it’s been a bit since you...

Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak Podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! With portal season starting to wrap up, it’s time to revisit each team’s top ranked transfer add! Every roster in the conference is set, besides Fresno State and San Jose State, but in total, over 50 new faces are coming into the Mountain West. I’ve picked out the ones you need to know going into next yea...

Welcome back everyone to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! For this week, we’re ranking each starting five heading into the 2025 Mountain West basketball season. With the transfer portal mostly wrapped up, we have a solid idea where everyone’s roster will be. Let’s take a look at who should shine for each team next year. Time to dive in. If you enjoy the episode,...

Welcome back everyone to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! The 2025 NFL Draft is in the books, and six players heard their names called. We’ll go over each of those player’s landing spots, including their chances of getting on the field. Well end the show with a run down of undrafted free agents, going over each school’s rookie that’s most likely to make a 53 man...

Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak Podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! We have arrived at the NFL Draft, one of the most exciting nights of the year! To get you ready for Thursday, we’re doing a deep dive on Ashton Jeanty, Jalen Royals, and all the other Mountain West players who will hopefully hear their name called. Complete with scouting reports and projected landing spot...

Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! With the offseason in full swing, almost every Mountain West team has started to make pick-ups from the transfer portal. We’re going to spotlight each team’s top transfer up to this point, complete with film study and analysis. Fun episode this week, let’s dive in! Only teams w/o a transfer addition at th...

Welcome back everyone to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! With the latest basketball season officially behind us, let’s take an overhead look at how each team is looking for next year! Some teams are already looking good, while others don’t have much of a team just yet! We’ll go through all 11 teams so you know which ones to look out for in 2026. Fun episode this...

Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! With the offseason in full swing, there’s a ridiculous amount of movement to cover. Most notably, Richard Pitino is leaving New Mexico for Xavier after four seasons. We’ll break down his legacy, as well as introducing New Mexico’s newest head coach, Eric Olen from UC San Diego. Colorado State also hired a...

Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! As you may be aware, this was a painful week for the Mountain West. In March Madness, the greatest sporting event on the planet, San Diego State and Utah State failed to show, getting blown out by North Carolina and UCLA respectively. Colorado State got a triumphant upset over Memphis, and New Mexico notc...

Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! After Colorado State left Las Vegas as conference tournament champions, We’ve finally made it to March Madness, baby, and four Mountain West teams earned their way into the field. We’ll break down the first round matchup for New Mexico, Utah State, San Diego State, and Colorado State, along with my predic...

Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! With New Mexico locking up the regular season title, we’ve finally arrived at the Mountain West conference tournament, and it all comes down to this. We’ll go over the bracket, the scenarios, and my prediction for what’s going to go down in Vegas. The most important episode of the basketball season right...

Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! We’ve arrived at the final week of the regular season, with the regular season title still up for grabs. We’re going over who’s in the running to win the crown, along with what teams are still in the hunt to make it to March Madness. We also have an update on the Fresno State gambling situation, and we’ll...

Welcome back, everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! We’ve got a strange topic this week, as over the last few days, a gambling scandal has emerged from the Fresno State basketball program. Amidst what is already their worst season in decades, the Bulldogs found a new way to make their fans frown, with three players (Jalen Weaver, Mykell Robinson, and Zaon...

Welcome back, everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! With the regular season winding down, it’s time to check some temperatures, we’re focusing on hot seats today! While some teams are having dream seasons, others are not where they want to be right now. We’ll go over the five Mountain West head coaches I think have the warmest buns currently, including th...

Welcome back, everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! We’re in the thick of basketball season, with about a month to go before the Mountain West conference tournament. We’ll go over what each team got done this week, and we’ll end the show by going over every team’s breakout performer! Regardless of team success, we got plenty of players who have been showi...

Welcome back everyone, to the Hke’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! We had a big week of hoops action, with New Mexico getting a statement win in the Spectrum Center against Utah State, and San Diego State narrowly avoiding catastrophe (twice). We’ll break down arguably the biggest win any team has gotten this season, along with what the rest of the Mountain West was up to...

Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! We’re over halfway through the college basketball regular season, and the standings are starting to take shape! We’ll run through the biggest moments of the week, including plenty of down to the wire finishes, and we’ll also go over my midseason all Mountain West team, highlighting the best players in the...