Mountain West Wire

Jeremy and Matt are back to go over everything in Week 5 of Mountain West play. We discuss if Utah State is a bowl team after thrashing BYU by forcing seven turnovers in the win. New Mexico and Air Force scored all the points and we told you to take the over. Wyoming's Josh Allen is sort of back and San Diego State keeps winning with defense, special teams and offense. Nevada is a complete mess an...

Week 5 of the podcast is here and Jeremy and Matt spend a good 90 minutes talking about the games this week which begin on Friday night with Utah State hosting BYU. On Saturday there are a lot of late games, so spend your day wisely getting ready. There is a mix of conference games like Nevada vs. Fresno State, UNLV vs. San Jose State and Colorado State at Hawaii; and also a few non-conference gam...

Jeremy and Matt are back to recap Week 4 which had an overtime game, wild rain storm, a few blow outs and a surprise defensive effort. We start with Boise State's loss against Virgnia and discuss the expectations fans should have with this program. It is OK to be upset but calling for Bryan Harsin to be fired is a bit much. New Mexico used defense, special teams and a third-string quarterback to g...

Matt and Jeremy are back to discuss the games this week as we hit the fourth week of the season. There is a mix of conference and non-conference games once again, plus teams are starting to take their byes. We spend the first part of the show talking about Josh Allen's draft stock which still seems to be fine after he is having a rough start to the season. With all of the Wyoming talk early on we...

Jeremy and Matt are back to recap a mostly terrible Week 3 of Mountain West football. Yes, there were games against three top-10 teams and five ranked overall, but winning just one of those games overall is not great (Boise State and New Mexico guaranteed the other win as it was a league contest). The quarterback play gets a lot of talk this week as Josh Allen struggled, again, Nevada went with a...

Jeremy and Matt are back once again to recap Week 2 of Mountain West play. There were some good games and some ugly games. The good games featured blowout wins over FCS opponents, San Diego State upsetting Arizona State and while a loss to Washington State, the Boise State Broncos gave us a show late Saturday night. SUPPORT THE PODCAST This episode is presented by SlingTV. Tired of paying too much...

Jeremy and Matt are back to preview a loaded Week 2 of Mountain West play. There are 11 teams in action with Air Force as the only two back this week. There are some intriguing matchups such as San Jose State going with a new quarterback against Texas who has their own issues with injuries at quarterback and the offensive line. Can UNLV get the win over Idaho? Will Boise State succeed with two qua...

Jeremy and Matt are back once more to recap the exhausting 12 game slate in the Mountain West. There is a lot to talk about in our full fledged recap which includes Colorado State's offensive struggles, Boise State going with a two-QB system, UNLV losing to Howard and a whole lot more. SUPPORT THE PODCAST This episode is presented by SlingTV. Tired of paying too much for TV, well we can hook you u...

Jeremy is back with another podcast this week and he is joined by collegue Jeremy Harper of Sun Belt Heat which is also part of College Football News. Jeremy covers the Sun Belt and in this extended interview we dive deep in to Troy vs. Boise State and even a bit into the Sun Belt in general. Without giving too much away, both feel this is a game that is going under the radar and could very well b...

Utah State opens up the season Friday night at Wisconsin and the Aggies havea a new offense with their new offensive coordinator David Yost. Look for a lot of passing in this new Utah State offense and more scoring compared to last year. SUPPORT THE PODCAST This episode is presented by SlingTV. Tired of paying too much for TV, well we can hook you up with an option to get all the  sports TV you ne...

Jeremy and Matt previe the Colorado vs. Colorado State game in this breakout podcast. The Rams take on the Buffs in Denver on Friday night and if you do not have the Pac-12 Network we suggest you get it to watch this game. SUPPORT THE PODCAST This episode is presented by SlingTV. Tired of paying too much for TV, well we can hook you up with an option to get all the  sports TV you need for about ha...

The darling of the 2018 NFL Draft is Wyoming QB Josh Allen, but he will have his work cut ouf for him as he faces the Iowa Hawkeyes on the road. Allen lost a lot of surrounding talent fro last year's team and will need s new set of players to step up. SUPPORT THE PODCAST This episode is presented by SlingTV. Tired of paying too much for TV, well we can hook you up with an option to get all the  sp...

Jeremy and Matt are here to preview all 12 Mountain West football games, yes TWELVE. Games get started on Friday night with a double header, there are seven FCS games on the schedule and four games against a Power Five opponent. We also give our stupid upset picks and answer listener questions. SUPPORT THE PODCAST This episode is presented by SlingTV. Tired of paying too much for TV, well we can h...

Jeremy chats with Jake Kocorowski of Buckys 5th Quarter to get to know the Wisconsin Badgers better as Utah State opens up on the road in Madison. The Badgers are expected to do very well this year and have the talent, and schedule, to make a run at the College Football Playoffs. This team is young with four true-freshman on the two-deep and that includes the backup quarterack in Jack Coan and als...

Jeremy and Matt are back to go over the three games from the weekend that featured the Mountain West going 2-1. Colorado State and Hawaii both earn the wins, as we expected. It was San Jose State who surprised everyone with a strong start to their game against No. 19 South Florida, but the Spartans ultimately lost. We discuss our favorite moments from the weekend. SUPPORT THE PODCAST This episode...

Jeremy and Matt have helped you all make it through the offseason and we are finally here to talk about games in the opening week of the college football season. There are three Mountain West games this week, out of six total in all of FBS.  South Florida at San Jose State: 7:30 p.m. ET, CBS Sports Network This is a very tough game for San Jose State as they take on a top-20 team in South Florida...

Jeremy and Matt have helped you all make it through the offseason and we are finally here to talk about games in the opening week of the college football season.  Hawaii at UMass: 6 p.m. ET, Eleven Sports (Check local listings, for real) Somehow UMass is a 1.5-point favorite at home over the Warriors, and the only logical reason seems to becasuse of travel. The Minutemen are planning on using two...

Jeremy and Matt have helped you all make it through the offseason and we are finally here to talk about games in the opening week of the college football season. There are three Mountain West games this week, out of six total in all of FBS.  Oregon State at Colorado State: 2:30 p.m. ET, CBS Sports Network Hawaii at UMass: 6 p.m. ET, Eleven Sports (Check local listings, for real) South Florida at S...

Jeremy and Matt have helped you all make it through the offseason and we are finally here to talk about these opening weekend matchups. This podcast is specifically about Colorado State vs. Oregon State. Can the Rams continue their success from the second half of the year? How big of a boon will the new stadium be for Colorado State? Oregon State at Colorado State: 2:30 p.m. ET, CBS Sports Network...

This week's show we move the clock forward to discuss the 2018 NFL Draft with Justin Melo of DraftBreakdown, USA TODAY's Draft Wire and more. We chatted about the near 10 prospects who should have a realistic chance to get drafted in 2018. We look at Garrett Hughes of New Mexico, Rashaad Penny of San Diego State, Jake Bennett of Colorado State, wide receivers Devonte Boyd, Michae Gallup and Cedric...

Jeremy and Matt are back to give some notes on fall camp as the opening weekend of college football is just around the corner. After a few notes on camp we get into some bold predictons, awards and stupid upset picks. SUPPORT THE PODCAST This episode is presented by SlingTV. Tired of paying too much for TV, well we can hook you up with an option to get all the  sports TV you need for about half th...

Jeremy and Matt are back to get you all ready for the college football season and a guide on how to watch Mountain West football if you do not have a traditional pay TV provider. It really comes down to a pair of services for Mountain West games but if you want to watch your Big Ten or Pac-12 games in non-league play then things get tricky, but we have tips and tricks to help us out. SUPPORT THE P...

Jeremy and Matt are back for the FINAL team preview as we discuss the UNLV Rebels. There is a lot to like on the UNLV offense with the running back tandem of Lexington Thomas and Charles Williams running the ball and wide receiver Devonte Boyd. The one concern is the quarterback with redshirt freshman Armani Rogers who has not yet taken a snap, but the optimism is through the roof for what Rogers...

Our second to last preview featues the Air Force Falcons. Jeremy and Matt discuss everything from what to expect from the Academy this year. The big issue is the 10 starters the team loses on defense and how that could impact Air Force's season. The offense, per usual, is the bright spot for this team and it is led by Arion Worthman who took over mideason and looked the part of a great Falcons qua...

We bring on Rich Kurtzman of MIle High Sports and 5280 Sports Network to discuss the Colorado State Rams fall camp so far. The Rams have had one scrimmage, their media day and also had an open house for their new on-campus stadium. The interview dives into the offense with the quarterback situation that was murky for part of last year with injuries and unexpected play by Nick Stevens -- poor -- an...