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Everyone and their mother know that collegiate institutions are continuously looking to generate more revenue with the ever-increasing demands of NIL and the roster “rat race.” The Big 12 has been criticized for its deal with Monster, the energy drink company with an iconic electric green “M” as a logo. Not because of the deal […]
Losing your defensive coordinator as you head into a new conference is not a recipe most programs tend to look for in the gridiron cookbook. But after a successful Saturday practice, it looks like the San Diego State Aztecs could still bring the heat in the defensive kitchen this fall. In “First Saturday” at Snapdragon […]
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Toa Fa’avae and Kiefer Sibley strengthened their cases for larger roles, while New Mexico’s defense continued to set the tone during Saturday’s scrimmage. For the first eight practices of New Mexico’s fall camp, defenders were required to wrap up, tag off and wait for the whistle. That changed Saturday morning at University Stadium. The intensity […]
Happy Tuesday, Readers! We are now only a few weeks away from our first weekend of college football. With that, we are going to take a deep dive into previewing the top offenses and defenses in the PAC 12 and Mountain West. With that being said, this week’s edition of “The Good, the Bad, the […]
Hi everyone, welcome back to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! I’m dealing with some technical difficulties this week, so unfortunately, the episode I recorded on the Mountain West and PAC-12’s settled litigation won’t be ready this week. Apologies for that, I’m away from home right now and I’m […]
Mountain West, 5 Departing Schools Agree to $49M Settlement It was only a matter of time before the settlement leaked. It looks like the Mountain West is “getting” less than half of the original number. Daniel Libit of Sportico has the details. AP Top 25 Poll Another step towards football season! There are no Pac-12 […]
Recruiting strategies change as colleges look for quarterbacks from the transfer portal instead of from the high schools. High School quarterbacks from around the country are going through their pre-season reps preparing for their senior year. Many have national accolades and hope to play at the college level. More often than not, the highly acclaimed […]
Continuing with preseason coverage, and specifically defensive coverage this week, it’s time to start preseason rankings. Last week was the preseason offensive rankings, and next week will be general preseason rankings to start Week 0 game week. See below for the top defenses entering the Mountain West for the 2026 season, based on the votes […]
Each week this season we will be analyzing each PAC-12 team and ranking them from first to last. Rankings will be based on overall record, quality of opponents faced, and the eye test. Leading into the season, we will rank each PAC 12 offense, defense, and give you an overall preseason ranking of the teams. […]
