Air Force football 2nd among MW schools in AP's all-time top 100
Air Force ranked second among Mountain West schools in The Associated Press’ list of top 100 football programs of all-time. Only Boise State, at No. 61, checked in ahead of No. 67 Air Force for schools...
View ArticleThe Latest: Fire danger expected to expand in West, East
The Latest on wildfires burning in the Western U.S. (all times local): 1:15 p.m. Forecasters say the threat of significant wildfires will expand into parts of Oregon, Montana and Wyoming this month,...
View Article'Smashmouth': Mountain West programs pin hopes on toughness, running game
Back in high school, running back Brian Hill watched college football teams spread their offenses from sideline to...
View ArticleDick Harmon: Sunday play shouldn't be a big issue in Big 12 expansion debate...
How does Sunday play come into play? If the Big 12 makes a move to expand, how big of an issue for that league is BYU’s practice of not scheduling competition on Sundays? Not as big a hurdle as many...
View Article5 burning questions as college football begins in Colorado
College football is sitting in the middle of a long earthquake, the sport’s tectonic place shifting in recent years toward an uncertain future. In Colorado, the state’s three Football Bowl Subdivision...
View Article'Great Moments' fan vote opens (West Virginia University)
(Source: West Virginia University) After watching hours upon hours of video tape, sifting through dusty, tattered news clippings and meeting on several different occasions, our esteemed panel of...
View ArticleMountain West commissioner prioritizes football when considering member schools
Brent Briggeman of the Colorado Springs Gazette exposed the insecurities of Wichita State and its desire for a new conference in an interview with Mountain West Conference commissioner Craig Thompson....
View ArticleMountain West Conference needs to win more nonleague games
As Power 5 and Group of 5 started to become popular terms to signify the haves and the have-nots of college football, the same process was going on between the two groups themselves. Reputation means...
View ArticleWestern Conference Pressure Cooker (Real Salt Lake)
(Source: Real Salt Lake) Real Salt Lake is entering the final 10 matches of the 2016 MLS regular season. The intensity turns up a notch and every point carries a little more weight. This according to...
View ArticleColorado College women's soccer picked 6th, Air Force 10th in Mountain West...
The 12 Mountain West Conference women’s soccer coaches selected San Diego State as the favorite to win the 2016...
View ArticleBoise State, San Diego State at top, but rest of MWC open
Last year proved the Mountain West can be more than just Boise State and everyone else when it comes to the conference title race, as evidenced by San Diego State winning its first outright conference...
View ArticleMcBroom Named Chair of NCAA Division II Football Committee (West Texas A&M...
(Source: West Texas A&M University) Aug. 4, 2016 CONTACT: Kit Strief, 806-651-4430, kstrief@wtamu.edu CANYON, Texas-West Texas A&M Director of Athletics Michael McBroom has been named...
View ArticleCFB PREVIEW: Boise State, San Diego State at top, but rest of MWC open
Last year proved the Mountain West can be more than just Boise State and everyone else when it comes to the conference title race, as evidenced by San Diego State winning its first outright conference...
View ArticleBig 12 reportedly to begin video conferences with 17 candidates
So when University of Oklahoma president David Boren said earlier this summer he had been contacted by 25 schools interested in becoming Big 12 expansion candidates, there must have been eight not...
View ArticleBig 12 job fair reaches embarrassing stage
The Big 12's embarrassing member search continues with a series of video conferences. Commissioner Bob Bowlsby, reports ESPN, will hear presentations from 17 schools. Seventeen. Bowlsby will ride...
View ArticleTramel: Merger with SEC or Pac-12 is the Big 12's only chance for stability
Big 12 survival mode continues. Add a championship game. Expand by two or four or 17. Extort the networks, who heretofore were blood brothers. None great ideas. None guaranteed bonanzas. None are the...
View ArticlePick Six: Games most likely to determine who reaches playoff
If you can only watch six games this college football season, well, you should probably consider changing jobs or something because that is no way to live. If that truly is your plight, though, we’re...
View ArticleOver/under numbers seem low for OSU, high for Texas
OU's Steven Parker knocks down TCU's last-minute, 2-point conversion pass, preserving the Sooners' 30-29 victory last November. (Photo by Steve Sisney) Bovada sports book in Las Vegas has come out with...
View ArticleMissouri Valley Football Conference favors playoff proposals
Missouri Valley Football Conference officials are pleased with a proposal that would result in fewer league teams...
View ArticleUSU football: Utah State’s Kent Myers named to Manning Award Watch List
Utah State junior quarterback Kent Myers has been named to the 2016 Manning Award Watch List, as was announced Monday by the Allstate Sugar Bowl. The Manning Award was created by the Allstate Sugar...
View ArticleFirst-place Kings pushing for playoff berth
With three regular season games remaining, the Champion City Kings are in the playoff hunt for the first time in the team’s three-year existence. The first-place Kings (16-11) have one regular season...
View ArticleSan Diego State, Boise State picked to top Mountain West
Last year proved the Mountain West can be more than just Boise State and everyone else when it comes to the conference title race, as evidenced by San Diego State winning its first outright conference...
View ArticleRegistration Open for 2016 Governor’s Conference on Tourism: #MyWV: Sharing...
(Source: State of West Virginia) Enter MyWV video contest for chance to receive waived registration CHARLESTON, West Virginia (August 15, 2015) - Wild, Wonderful West Virginia encourages travel and...
View ArticleCollege football | Six games in 2016 most likely to determine who reaches the...
If you can watch only six games this college football season, well, you should probably consider changing jobs or something because that is no way to live. If that truly is your plight, though, we're...
View ArticleBig 12 might expand by 2 schools
For now, three industry and school sources say not much is expected this week as Commissioner Bob Bowlsby goes Olympic-caliber binge-watching on pitches from...
View ArticleHow does BYU compare to other Big 12 expansion candidates in terms of...
Editor's note: Second in a five-part series. PROVO — Among the stated criteria the Big 12 is using when evaluating expansion candidates is athletic success. In terms of football, which is the engine...
View ArticleBrad Rock: Big 12 expansion: Market size matters ... but not really
SALT LAKE CITY — In the tradition of traveling pitchmen, 18 universities, bent on joining the Big 12, are selling their wares and talents. Each has been invited by the conference to give it their best...
View ArticleThe AAC: It just shrinks more
The SEC unveiled a slogan at their media day extravaganza: “It just means more.” I wonder what the American Athletic Conference slogan could be. “Yo. Where is everybody going?” Or maybe, “Don’t forget...
View ArticleAnother season of lofty expectations for Boise State
For a brief stretch of last season, Boise State lost its way. Coach Bryan Harsin's usually methodical program suffered a brief lapse and with it went the Broncos' spot as the dominant power in the...
View ArticleNext 7 days big for Seattle and Portland postseason hopes
The next week could end up being huge for the Seattle Sounders' efforts to continue their streak of making the MLS playoffs every season of their existence. It might end up being just as important to...
View ArticleDick Harmon: Big 12 terminology that's surfaced among expansion discussions
While waiting for a done deal that sources say is rumored in Big 12 expansion, here’s a glossary of terms and phrases we’ve endured recently. Expansion: The geographic growth of boundaries and either...
View ArticleBig 12 bid would be huge for Memphis Tigers, but not a cure-all
Earning an invitation to the Big 12 — a lucrative Power 5 conference — would result in an unprecedented revenue stream for the University of Memphis. The Tiger athletic department would be in position...
View ArticleBroncos need work vs. option offense
The past two years against Air Force and New Mexico, Mountain West Conference opponents that run various forms of the triple option, the Broncos are 1-3. They’re 11-1 against the rest of the MWC. Boise...
View ArticleSaints, LSU poised for big years and other bold predictions for the 2016 season
We're only two weeks away from the first real football game of the 2016 season. Time for some bold predictions for the upcoming football season: 1. The Saints will make the playoffs After a two-year...
View ArticleRivalries like Penn State-Pitt don't matter to leagues; cable revenue and...
In an age where college athletic programs are more interested in finding the most lucrative neighborhood rather than a local one and where conferences are more interested in extending their footprints...
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