Mountain West Wire

Jeremy and Matt are back to preview their final Mountain West team in UNLV. The Rebels are coming off a tough 0-6 year under Marcus Arroyo's first season. This second year allowed him to have a standard spring and fall camp heading into 2021. There is some talent on this team with Charles Williams at running back, WR Kyle Williams, and LB Jacoby Windmon to name a few. The defense brings nearly eve...

Jeremy and Matt are back to preview the upcoming Hawaii football season. The Warriors have a slew of new coaches on the offensive side with some moving on to different jobs. The players on offense are led by QB Chevan Cordeiro, do-everything Calvin Turner and wide receiver Jared Smart. The running game needs improvement as does the deep-ball threats in this offense.e The defense is going to be a s...

Matt and Jeremy are back to take a look at the second year of the Danny Gonzales era which got off to a better than expected start during the pandemic-filled 2020 season. The Lobos were close in nearly every game and ended the season on a two-game winning streak. A lot of the 2021 season could be determined on if Kentucky transfer Terry Wilson is the answer at quarterback. Also, the defense is a c...

Jeremy and Matt are back to preview the upcoming San Jose State season and the biggest question is can the Spartans be as good as last year or live up to the hype. Going undefeated again is hard but will SJSU take a fall? A few positions that San Jose State needs to be sorted out are wide receiver since a few key players moved on, plus the running game needs to be more consistent. The defense shou...

Jeremy and Matt are back to discuss the Mountain West media days and everything that happened over the past few days. The duo discuss how the media voted on the order of finish with some oddities. The big conversation about how the league will handle teams who can't play because of COVID-19. With a vaccine available there will be forfeits if teams can not field enough players, so what are coaches...

Matt and Jeremy are back to preview the Air Force Falcons upcoming season. The Falcons offense is what it is with a run-option element as its highest priority and success. Air Force does lose its entire offensive line, including a pair of offensive lineman who were all-league players. The running game should be fine and led by Brad Roberts but there are some concerns. The offense does have some di...

Jeremy and Matt are back to preview another Mountain West team and it is the 2021 Fresno State Bulldogs. The Bulldogs have an offense that could rival as the best in the conference and will win them a lot of games. The downside is that their defense is not as strong and could lead to a many of shootouts and give Fresno State fans some anxiety in a lot of games this year that could be close and com...

Jeremy and Matt are back to take a look at the Wyoming Cowboys upcoming season which has the potential to be really special. There are opt outs that are returning on defense that means all 11 starters are back for that unit which will contend for the best in the Mountain West. The Cowboys also decided on its quarterback with Sean Chambers who is back after an injury and missing the majority of the...

Jeremy and Matt are back to for a timely show during the offseason and mixed in a non-preview. This show has a lot to do with the off the field rulings within college sports, and mostly college football. The College Football Playoff expanding to 12 teams and including the top six conference champions as an automatic qualifier will help the Mountain West. One question asked was should the league re...

Jeremy and Matt are back to preview the 2021 Colorado State football season. 2020 was basically a "whatever" season in which they played just four games with a 1-3 record. It is hard to take too much from Steve Addazio's first year due to the lack of games. There is a lot of potential on the defensive side of the ball and it could be one of the better units in the conference. The offense has some...

Jeremy and Matt are back to preview the upcoming 2021 Boise State football season. The Broncos have a few things for new head coach Andy Avalos to figure out. Such as who will be the starting quarterback between Jack Sears and Hank Bachmeier and finding a few more wide receivers. Assuming George Holani is healthy, the running game should be fine, and the offensive line is really good. Defensively...

Jeremy and Matt are back for another team preview as we march toward the 2021 Mountain West football season. This team is Utah State and they have a whole lot of questions but also could be the most intriguing team in the league. They have a new head coach in Blake Anderson who came over from Arkansas State and he is bringing over a few of his former players like QB Logan Bonner and LB Justin Rice...

Jeremy and Matt are back to preview the 2021 San Diego State football season. A few of the big questions for the Aztecs are who will play at quarterback since there are currently three options in Lucas Johnson and Jordon Brookshire and newcomer Jalen Mayden. The competition will go through fall camp before a starter is named. The hope is that the ground game will return to form with Greg Bell full...

Jeremy and Matt are here to begin the journey to previewing the 2021 Mountain West college football season. The first team were are previewing is the Nevada Wolf Pack as chosen by our twitter followers. The Wolf Pack are expected to have a really good year with the majority of its team back and led by its offense of QB Carson Strong, WR Romeo Doubs, RB Toa Taua and a whole lot more. The defense sh...

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Jeremy and Matt are back to recap the final Mountain West spring football games. Those teams are mostly from the West Division which include UNLV, San Diego State, Fresno State, San Jose State, plus Hawaii. They also get into Wyoming's spring game and look at their positives and negatives from the teams that are finishing up spring football. There are a lot of positives to take from spring, and th...

Jeremy and Matt are back to go over the 2021 NFL Draft and how it worked out for the Mountain West. There were just three players taken in San Diego State's Darren Hall who was selected by the Atlanta Falcons as was Boise State's Avery Williams. The other pick was also from Boise State in tight end John Bates who went to the Washington Football Team. The two discuss how those players could fit int...

NOTE: Audio at the ends drops a good amount, it is still easy to listen but you may need to up it on your end. Apologizes it couldn't be fixed because the issue was on just Jeremy's end. ---- Jeremy and Matt are back to discuss a variety of topics that include a spring update on a few of the teams like Utah State, Wyoming, and Boise State. The Aggies look to be better on defense but still need a q...

Andy and Jeremy are back to talk some college basketball. The duo start off talking about how the (likely now defunct) Super League in Europe mimics a lot how college conferences work with the rich getting richer. There is a huge disparity between power leagues and non-power leagues in how much revenue they get, but these teams that make eight-figures per year in a media rights deal to six-figure...

Jeremy and Matt are joined by Justin Melo who covers the NFL Draft for The Draft Network as well as the Tennessee Titans for a variety of outlets. Justin spoke with a handful of Mountain West draft picks which include Avery Williams and John Bates out of Boise State and from San Diego State, Tariq Thompson and Darren Hall. We go through what Justin learned by interviewing them and also what makes...

Jeremy and Matt are back to discuss the ceiling of each West Division football team. This is not just for 2021 but looking ahead a few years down the road for each of these football teams. Can San Jose State come close to maintaining its 2020 success? Is Nevada about to go on a run of 10-plus win seasons, and what about San Diego State and the Brady Hoke era? Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...

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Jeremy and Matt are back to discuss the long-term ceiling and floor for the Mountain West football teams from the Mountain Division in Air Force, Boise State, Colorado State, New Mexico, Utah State, and Wyoming. Some near-term futures are great, some are taking a dip, and some schools it is not looking great but there is optimism with new coaches. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastcho...

Andy and Jeremy are back to discuss the sad ending to the Mountain West in the NCAA Tournament which saw San Diego State and Utah State get sent home in the opening round. Aztecs fell to Syracuse due not being able to crack the zone while failing to hit the three-ball. Texas Tech's defense took it to Utah State and forced the Aggies to have 22 turnovers. They also discuss the UNLV hiring of Kevin...

Andy and Jeremy are back to preview San Diego State vs. Syracuse and Utah State vs. Texas Tech as they look to advance in the NCAA Tournament. The Aztecs are a slight favorite and the Aggies are a slight underdog. Neither team is a sure thing to win or lose which should make these matchups some good ones on Friday of the tournament. San Diego State has been on a hot streak with not losing since mi...