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What We Learned After Week 14 Of Mountain West Football

One final team we learned about each Mountain West team.

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What We Learned After Week 14 Of Mountain West Football

The regular season is in the books.

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One last go around.

Air Force – Ten wins is a great turnaround from back-to-back five wins for the Falcons team. Quarterback Donald Hammond III is now a passing quarterback? Well, not really but he is one of the better passers in Falcon’s history as he ended the season with 1,286 yards and 13 touchdowns.

Boise State – Rename the Broncos quarterback factory. For the third-straight game, Jaylon Henderson led Boise State to a victory. It seemingly does not matter all that much about who is under center. We will see in the title game who gets the start.

Colorado State – The Rams continue to come up short in close games. They had a shot against most of their games this year with five games decided by 10 or fewer points but could not get over the hump.

Fresno State – The Bulldogs took a big step back compared to last year and it started with losses on defense and also quarterback play taking a huge step back. Quarterback Jorge Reyna wasn’t great either with so many late-game miscues. Overall, there were plenty of issues with this team but one of the few bright side of the season was running back Ronnie Rivers.

Hawaii – After 13 games there is still no clear answer as to who the starting quarterback is between Cole McDonald and Chevan Cordeiro, however the swapping back and forth has pretty much worked for the year. It is yet to be seen if it will work in the Mountain West title game.

Nevada – This season has been extremely odd as it saw the Wolf Pack not only used multiple quarterbacks this year en route to becoming bowl eligible. The oddest thing about how the Nevada season is having four of its five losses in the amount of 71, 51, 28, and 26 points.

New Mexico – The Bob Davie era is over is the most significant thing to happen this weekend for the Lobos. Hanging around with Utah State was a good sign despite knowing its head coach was out the door. Time to move on and find its new coach for the Lobos.

San Diego State – The Aztecs went with quarterback Carson Baker to replace the injured Ryan Agnew and he did a solid job. There were no turnovers, a touchdown pass, and an efficient 19 of 24 for 172 yards.

The defense shut down a BYU offense that had been clicking over the past month and the Aztecs shutdown the Cougar attack that was averaging 39.8 points during its five-game winning streak leading into this game.

San Jose State – DeJon Packer had a huge game in helping the Spartans defeat Fresno State for the Valley Trophy, 17-16. Packer had 93 yards rushing and added four receptions for 35 yards with a touchdown. This was his third-straight game with over 100 yards from scrimmage.

UNLV – Tony Sanchez had his final game and the Rebels came out a winner over rival Nevada and keeping the Fremont Cannon red. Wide receiver Steve Jenkins who scored twice, including the game-winning score, on five catches for 140 yards. It was the first time in a month he has had a catch and his best game of the year by far.

Utah State – The running game came back alive — yes,  it was against New Mexico — as Gerold Bright had 113 yards and a score. This was his first 100-yard game since Oct. 19. That ground game is what has been missing over the past month and hindered the Aggies from getting a few more wins.

Wyoming – The surprise in this game is that Tyler Vander Waal got the start at quarterback. He was not the same as he had an interception and his typically solid rushing attack was non-existent.

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Mountain West Football: Week 14 Winners and Losers

Steve Jenkins, Mike Bobo, Jorge Reyna and Bryan Harsin are among the winners and losers from the regular season’s last weekend.

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Mountain West Football: Week 14 Winners and Losers

Who came out ahead and who left something to be desired in Week 14 of Mountain West football?

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Some encouragement and some letdowns from the week that was.

College football’s regular season decided to go out with a bang over Thanksgiving weekend and the Mountain West, in particular, was no exception. Between unexpected twists in old rivalries and a slew of a close results, it made for one last healthy crop of heroes and goats.

Here’s how stepped up and who disappointed in the last full slate of Mountain West play this fall.

Winners

1. Boise State head coach Bryan Harsin. It isn’t a stretch to say that this is probably the best coaching that Harsin has done in his time on the blue. With three quarterbacks, a running back shuffle, offensive line troubles, and a few significant injuries on defense, the Broncos still went 8-0 in conference play and are now a break and a win away from the Cotton Bowl. If his name doesn’t come up in Power 5 coaching searches, I’d be genuinely surprised.

2. San Diego State cornerback Luq Barcoo. Curtis Weaver’s coronation as defensive player of the year may not be air-tight after all, especially after the Aztec senior broke up four more passes in their win over BYU. That may not seem especially meaningful by itself, but Barcoo now has the most passes defended (24) of any Mountain West player in the last decade and owns a strong case in what will surely be a heated conversation.

3. UNLV wide receiver Steve Jenkins. There may be no better time to score your first touchdown of the year than against your biggest rival, and Jenkins liked the idea enough to find the end zone twice against Nevada. A 75-yard catch-and-run and the game-winner in overtime were the highlights in a game where Jenkins had five catches for 140 yards, ensuring the Fremont Cannon would stay red for another year.

Losers

1. Nevada cornerback Austin Arnold. Obviously, it’s impossible to speculate what might have led to Arnold’s snap decision after the battle for the Fremont Cannon was decided. We also don’t know what UNLV quarterback Kenyon Oblad said to prompt Arnold to react. The brief melee that ensued, though, is a black eye on a rivalry that has been fun and hotly contested in recent years and Arnold must bear a healthy share of responsibility for how everything unfolded.

2. Colorado State head coach Mike Bobo. If Rams fans wonder why they’ve had “deja vu all over again” all season long, it’s been a hallmark of Bobo’s tenure that consistently winning close games has been elusive. In his five years at the helm, Bobo’s record in games decided by eight points or fewer is 8-14; that includes the seven-point loss on Friday afternoon to Boise State.

It’s difficult to say whether that just makes him the new Matt Wells or something more, but we’re all about to enter a waiting game in which athletic director Joe Parker decides that for himself.

3. Fresno State quarterback Jorge Reyna. Reyna was hardly the Bulldogs’ biggest concern this fall, but his up-and-down performances didn’t help matters and he didn’t give the offense nearly enough to help maintain a 14-point lead against rival San Jose State. The interception he threw didn’t do any lasting damage — the defense came up with a turnover on downs in the red zone — but between that, two fumbles, and a mediocre 15-22-151-1 TD stat line, it’ll be pretty easy for Fresno State fans to look back at 2019 and wonder what might have been with steadier quarterback play.

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Mountain West Football Bowl Projections After Week 14

Check out the latest Mountain West bowl projections.

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Mountain West Football Bowl Projections After Week 14

Final week of the regular season does not change much.

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Seven teams will go bowling.

The Mountain West will have all seven teams going to the postseason, no questions. There are going to be more bowl-eligible teams than bowl teams but with each Mountain West team having at least seven wins means that the teams will be safe to assume a postseason berth is on the way.

The big question is if the Mountain West can get into the Cotton Bowl. Boise State is in prime position to if they beat Hawaii in the championship game next weekend.

However, the Broncos will need some help. Memphis is in the front runner seat and if they defeat Cincinnati — the second time in as many weeks — the Tigers are going to the Cotton Bowl but if it is the Bearcats then the Broncos should go to that game. We say should because it depends on where the College Football Playoff committee ranks both Memphis and Cincinnati in the next set of rankings. It is somewhat safe to assume that a one-loss Boise State team should get in over a two-loss Bearcats team.

If Boise State goes to the Cotton Bowl it would shake up who goes where and could provide for a few better matchups with every team moving up a spot in the bowl pecking order.

A few notes about the bowl lineups. Starting with the Hawaii Bowl. The game has a vaguely worded tie-in which is a combination between BYU, Hawaii or an AAC team. The Warriors have a 13-game schedule and must have seven wins to secure a bowl berth. Technically, BYU takes the Mountain West spot but a Cougars vs. Warriors matchup would be a classic WAC rivalry renewal.

There is a new bowl this year and it’s a Power Five opponent from the Big Ten in the Armed Forces Bowl.

Overall, the league has six guaranteed bowl berths and is a backup for the Cheez-It Bowl if the Pac-12 or Big 12 does not have enough teams eligible. As always, there can be trades for the best matchups.

Finally, if the Mountain West is the highest-rated team in the College Football Playoff then a New Year’s Six Bowl game is an option at either the Cotton or Orange Bowl.

1. Las Vegas vs. Pac-12

– Famous Idaho Potato Bowl vs. MAC
– Gildan New Mexico Bowl vs. Conference USA
– Hawai’i Bowl vs. BYU or American
– NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl vs. Sun Belt
– Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl vs. Big Ten
– Cheez-It Bowl Conditional for MW if bowl can’t fill a spot.

Previous projections: Preseason | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13

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Aztecs Feast On Bluejay For Thanksgiving, Rout Creighton 83-52 In Las Vegas

Red hot Aztecs easily hand Creighton their worst loss in over 600 games winning by 31.

Aztecs Rout Creighton 83-52 In Las Vegas

The Aztecs hand the Bluejays their worst loss in eighteen years.

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Creighton has played over 600 games since losing by such a margin.

Las Vegas, NV-  The San Diego State Aztecs (7-0, 0-0 MWC) entered the game with knowledge that the Creighton Bluejays (4-2, 0-0 Big East) a top-twenty offense and a dangerous perimeter shot.  They had no disillusions that Creighton can be formidable.

Yet, the Aztecs effectively controlled their match against Creighton from start to finish, and exhibited a seemingly endlessly deep bench, with every player practically playing to their full potential.  And for anybody who watched the game, it was clear: this was no mere win.  This was a serious rout.

The Aztecs (7-0) advance to Friday’s 5 p.m. championship against Iowa, which upset No. 12 Texas Tech 72-61 in the first semi.

After leading by one or two possessions for much of the first period, the Aztecs came alive and went on an 18-0 run against the Bluejays late in the first half and entered the half leading 40-25.

Malachi Flynn, Matt Mitchell and Yanni Wetzell played brilliantly, in contrast to everybody else who played incredibly well.

Flynn had a performance that reinforces the argument that he could be the very best player in the Mountain West.  The Washington State transfer managed 21 points on 7-of-11 shooting to go, along with three assists and two steals.  At times it appeared that Flynn couldn’t miss.

Matt Mitchell managed 16 points on just seven shots.  He went 3 of 3 from behind the arc, as well as pulling off a windmill while being fouled under the rim.

Yanni Wetzell contributed 15 points on eight shots.

Jordan Schakel registered 13 points including two straight 3s inside of 30 seconds.

Also impressive, KJ Feagin buried a 3 from Stefan Curry range behind the arc.

The Aztecs shot 55.8 percent overall, including a staggering 61.1% on three pointers hitting 11 of 18.

The Bluejays are known to be a formidable 15th in the nation in 3-point accuracy at 41.5 percent.  The Aztecs held them to 4 of 23 for the night.

Coach Brian Dutcher is pretty jazzed about his bench, and for the second straight game, he went 10 deep before ten minutes in.

In the second half, Dutcher didn’t make too many adjustments initially.  Back-to-back 3s from Flynn and Schakel caused the Aztecs to expand the lead well into the 20’s and Creighton coach Greg McDermott couldn’t find a way to stop the onslaught despite timely time out’s.

In the end, after nearly every Aztec played, they walked away with a 31-point win, at 83-52.

Like the players who are coming into their own, Coach Dutcher seems to be doing the same.  In his debut, many games occurred where he seemed to let things get out of hand.  In this game, he was perfect with adjustments and time-outs to kill any Creighton momentum.

This is the Brian Dutcher we’ve all been waiting for.

SDSU vs. Iowa

Friday: 5 p.m. at Orleans Arena, Las Vegas

On the air: Fox Sports 1; 1360-AM, 101.5-FM

Records: SDSU is 7-0; Iowa is 5-1.

Series history: This is their first meeting.

Hawkeyes Starting Five: They are based around 6-11, 260-pound center Luka Garza, leader of the Big Ten in scoring (22.2) and third in rebounding (10.2). He is flanked by Connor McCaffery (the coach’s son), Joe Weiskamp , CJ Fredrick, a clutch perimeter shooter and Jordan Bohannon. A three-year starter, Bohannon had hip surgery in May and considered redshirting. He is now starting.

Week 14 Mountain West Football Picks, TV Schedule, Scoreboard

Stay up to date with everything on the Mountain West this final week.

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Week 14 Mountain West Football Picks, TV Schedule, Scoreboard

A couple of trophies are on the line.

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Boise State vs. Colorado State start Friday!

Boise State at Colorado State

Friday, 3:30 p.m. ET, TV: CBS Sports Network | Get Tickets
Line: Boise State -14.5 | Staff Picks

Wyoming at Air Force

Saturday, 2 p.m. ET, TV: Facebook | Get Tickets
Line: Air Force -11 | Staff Picks

UNLV at Nevada

Saturday, 3 p.m. ET, TV: AT&T SportsNet | Get Tickets
Line: Nevada -7 |  Staff Picks

Utah State at New Mexico

4 p.m. ET, TV: Facebook | Get Tickets
Line: Utah State State -11.5 | Staff Picks

BYU at San Diego State

9 p.m. ET, TV: CBS Sports Network | Get Tickets
Line: BYU -6 | Staff Picks

Fresno State at San Jose State

10:30 p.m. ET, TV: ESPN2 | Get Tickets
Line: Fresno State -3 | Staff Picks

Army at Hawaii

12:30 a.m. ET, TV: CBS Sports Network | Get Tickets
Line: Fresno State -3 | Staff Picks

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Nevada VS UNLV: Three Keys And A Prediction

Nevada VS UNLV: Three Keys And A Prediction The Nevada Wolf Pack host their in-state rivals the UNLV Rebels in the Battle for The Fremont Cannon Contact/Follow @BrandonGBlake & @MWCwire Wolf Pack Host Rebels In 45th Installment of The Battle For The …

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Nevada VS UNLV: Three Keys And A Prediction

The Nevada Wolf Pack host their in-state rivals the UNLV Rebels in the Battle for The Fremont Cannon

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Wolf Pack Host Rebels In 45th Installment of The Battle For The Fremont Cannon

The Nevada Wolf Pack will close out the regular season at home as they host their in-state rivals, the UNLV Rebels. The contest between Nevada and UNLV is set for a noon kickoff and will be televised on AT&T Sportsnet.

This contest between the Wolf Pack and the Rebels on Saturday is the 45th meeting in this rivalry better known as the Battle for Fremont Cannon. The Wolf Pack are coming into this contest against UNLV on a three game winning streak. Last week, the Wolf Pack defeated Fresno State 35-28 when running back Toa Taua scored on a three yard touchdown run with 12 seconds in the game to propel Nevada over the Bulldogs.

After the win over Fresno State, the Wolf Pack have a 7-4 record and are taking on a UNLV team that is coming off a thrilling 38-35 victory over San Jose State to improve their record to 3-8 on the season. 

The celebration was short lived as it was announced this week that Tony Sanchez will be fired as head coach effective after the Nevada game. It will be interesting to see how the UNLV team will respond in Coach Sanchez’s final game as head coach. 

Will the Wolf Pack defeat UNLV in the regular season finale and win back the Fremont Cannon on Saturday? Here are my keys and a prediction for Nevada-UNLV.

 

Nevada must contain Charles Williams

The UNLV offense this season has been inconsistent but they do have one strength: running the ball. The Rebels are fifth in the Mountain West in rushing offense as they are averaging 166 yards on the ground this season. The top running back for UNLV is junior Charles Williams who leads the Mountain West in rushing with 1,119 yards. Williams is tied for second in the Mountain West in rushing touchdowns with ten this season.

UNLV is going to run the ball to help out quarterback Kenny Oblad make some explosive plays in the air. The Wolf Pack defense has been playing well these last few weeks as they have defended the run very well and pressured the quarterback. In this contest against UNLV, the Wolf Pack defensive line (led by Ted Hendricks Award watch list finalist Dom Peterson) must stop Charles Williams and UNLV’s rushing attack on Saturday.

 

Establish Toa Taua and Devontae Lee in the run game

The Wolf Pack had great success running the ball last week against Fresno State. Nevada ran for a total of 253 yards in the win over the Bulldogs last Saturday night. The Nevada running backs most responsible for this successful rushing output was Toa Taua and Devonte Lee. 

Taua ran for 135 yards and ran for a touchdown while Lee ran for 77 yards and scored a rushing touchdown against Fresno State. 

 UNLV has one of the worst run defenses in the Mountain West this season. The Rebels are tenth in the Mountain West in run defense as they are giving up an average of 193 rushing yards per game. It is pretty safe to say that the Rebels run defense is quite porous.

For Nevada to defeat UNLV and paint the Fremont Cannon blue, the running game must be established on Saturday and it starts and ends with Taua and Lee.

 

Nevada must play a full 60-minute game against UNLV

In last year’s contest between the Wolf Pack and the Rebels, Nevada had a 23-0 lead early in the contest and looked poised to blow out UNLV. But the Rebels came back to defeat the Wolf Pack 34-29. The Wolf Pack strong start against the Rebels faded away as UNLV pulled off the incredible comeback to defeat Nevada.

Heading into this year’s contest, the Wolf Pack are playing their best football this season  while UNLV is in the midst of another down year and will be looking for a new head coach. On paper, Nevada is the better team so it is important for Nevada to go out and play well for the full game. If the Wolf Pack have a huge lead against the Rebels, they cannot let up and have a repeat performance of the 2018 game against UNLV where they blew a 23 point lead. 

If the Wolf Pack play well for a full 60 minutes against UNLV, they should win their fourth straight game and most importantly win the Fremont Cannon.

 

Prediction and Score

Nevada has played very well in this final part of the season. Winning three straight games which includes back-to back road wins at San Diego State and Fresno State. 

In comes the UNLV Rebels who are coming off a win over San Jose State but with the firing of head coach Tony Sanchez, it is going to be fascinating to see how UNLV will play on Saturday. Will they wilt away due to the cloud of uncertainty with the head coaching spot now vacated or will the Rebels play inspired football to send Tony Sanchez out a winner in his final game.

The Rebels offense is clearly not the best unit in the Mountain West but with Charles Williams running the ball, UNLV has a chance. However, the Wolf Pack defense has been good at stopping the run recently so it may be up to UNLV quarterback Kenny Oblad to make plays which he hasn’t done consistently enough. 

Nevada also has an edge in running the ball with Toa Taua and Devonte Lee running the ball very well as of late The Wolf Pack’s stellar running game will be a big plus going up against UNLV’s porous run defense. 

This contest between the Wolf Pack and Rebels has been a tough game to figure out recently but I like the Wolf Pack in this contest due to their strong run defense and strong rushing offense 

Score Prediction: Nevada 38  UNLV 28

 

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Ryan Agnew Injured, San Diego State To Start Redshirt Freshman QB Carson Baker

Carson Baker is getting his first ever collegiate start as SDSU takes on BYU.

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Ryan Agnew Injured, San Diego State To Start Redshirt Freshman QB Carson Baker

Baker will be making his first collegiate start vs. BYU.

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Ryan Agnew is out with an injury.

Heading into the final game of the regular season, San Diego State will be making a change at quarterback and going with redshirt freshman Carson Baker over Ryan Agnew who has a nagging calf injury.

Head coach Rocky Long made the announcement during a Thursday morning practice.

“Agnew is a our third-string emergency quarterback in case there are (injuries) with the other two,” Long said Thanksgiving morning via the San Diego-Union Tribune. “The plan is not to play him in the game, even though he has been cleared. He’s just an emergency guy.

“He will be able to hand off and throw the ball, but he won’t be very mobile. We think we’re putting him in jeopardy of worsening the injury (if he plays).”

The pecking order will be Baker, Jordon Brookshire, a junior transfer, and then Agnew, if necessary. Long also mentioned that it is possible that Brookshire could see action against the Cougars this weekend.

This will be Baker’s first collegiate start and his first live-action football since 2017 when he was at Helix High School leading his team to a state finals appearance.

Long does mention, rightfully so, that if Agnew were out there he would give the Aztecs a much better chance to win this game against a surging BYU team.

The one bright side that Long notes that this will give him an opportunity to get live reps at these two quarterbacks for next year and give an insight into needing to recruit another quarterback.

In the here and now this is not good for San Diego State. The Aztecs are not known to be a prolific passing team and with running back Juwan Washington not entirely healthy with his ankle, the running attack that the Aztecs normally rely on for wins has been a liability for most of this year.

The one positive out of this is that Agnew will be healthy and ready to play in whatever bowl game that San Diego State gets invited to.

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Week 14 Mountain West Football Expert Picks

Final week of picks for the regular season.

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Week 14 Mountain West Football Expert Picks

Final week of the season is here.

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Who are you taking this week?

Boise State at Colorado State (+13.5)

Jeremy: SU: Boise State | ATS: Boise State | Score: Boise State 35, Colorado Stare 17

Raj: SU/ATS: Boise State, 34-17

Brandon T: SU/ATS: Boise State 41-21

Jesse: SU: Boise State | ATS: Colorado State

Brad: SU: BSU | ATS: BSU | BSU 38 – CSU 17

Matt K: SU: | ATS: | Score: Boise State 42-21

Sean: SU: BSU | ATS: BSU | BSU 31 – CSU 17

Wyoming at Air Force (-11)

Jeremy: SU: Air Force | ATS: Wyoming | Score: Air Force 28, Wyoming 18

Raj: SU: Air Force | ATS: Wyoming

Brandon T: SU/ATS: Air Force 38-17

Jesse: SU: Wyoming | ATS: Wyoming

Brad: S: WYO | ATS: WYO | WYO 24 – AF 21

Matt K: SU: Air Force | ATS: Air Force | Score: Air Force 24, Wyoming 14

Sean: SU: Air Force | ATS: Wyoming | Score: Air Force 17, Wyoming 14

UNLV at Nevada (-7)

Jeremy: SU: Nevada | ATS: UNLV | Score: Nevada 28, UNLV 27

Raj: SU/ATS: Nevada

Brandon T: SU/ATS: Nevada 28-14

Jesse: SU: UNLV ATS: UNLV

Brad: SU: UNR | ATS: UNLV | UNR 33 – UNLV 30

Matt K: SU: | ATS: | Score: Nevada 24, UNLV 20

Sean: SU: Nevada | ATS: Nevada | Score: Nevada 24, UNLV 17

Utah State at New Mexico (+11.5)

Jeremy: SU: Utah State | ATS: Utah State | Score: Utah State 46, New Mexico 13

Raj: SU: Utah State | ATS: New Mexico

Brandon T: SU/ATS: Utah State 31-14

Jesse: SU: Utah State ATS: Utah State

Brad: SU: USU | ATS: USU | USU 48 – UNM 20

Matt K: SU: Utah State | ATS:  Utah State | Score: Utah State 35, New Mexico 24

Sean: SU: Utah State | ATS:  Utah State | Score: Utah State 31, New Mexico 17

BYU at San Diego State (+3)

Jeremy: SU: BYU | ATS: BYU | Score: BYU 21, San Diego State 17

Raj: SU/ATS: BYU

Brandon T: SU/ATS: SDSU 10-3

Jesse: SU: BYU ATS: BYU

Brad: SU: BYU | ATS: BYU | BYU 26 SDSU 17

Matt K: BYU 17, San Diego 12

Sean: SU: BYU | ATS: BYU | BYU 24 SDSU 14

Fresno State at San Jose State (+3)

Jeremy: SU: San Jose State | ATS: San Jose State | Score: San Jose State 35, Fresno State 31

Raj: SU/ATS: Fresno State

Brandon T: SU/ATS: SJSU 38-28

Jesse: SU: SJSU ATS: SJSU

Brad: SU: SJSU | ATS: SJSU | SJSU 30 – FSU 24

Matt K: SU: | ATS: | Score: San Jose State 35, Fresno State 28

Sean: SU: SJSU | ATS: SJSU | Score: San Jose State 31, Fresno State 28

Army at Hawaii (-3)

Jeremy: SU: Hawaii | ATS: Hawaii | Score: Hawaii 35, Army 28

Raj: SU/ATS: Army (Upset Alert!)

Brandon T: SU/ATS: Hawaii 28-21

Jesse: SU: Hawaii ATS: Hawaii

Brad: SU: Hawaii | ATS: Army | Hawaii 45 – Army 43

Hawai 31, Army 21

Sean: SU: Army | ATS: Army | Hawaii 24 – Army 28

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PODCAST: 2019 Mountain West Week 14 Preview

Get ready for Week 14 of Mountain West football.

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PODCAST: 2019 Mountain West Week 14 Preview

Final week of the regular season.

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Pride is on the line.

Jeremy and Matt are back to preview the final week of the Mountain West regular season. There are five league games and two non-conference games. There is not really much on the line this week as there are no more bowl bids that can be earned and the championship game has been set with Hawaii and Boise State.

Speaking of Boise State, they need to win to keep pace in the Group of Five mix and the Cotton Bowl and that is the biggest storyline of the week. We also discuss the coaching changes at both New Mexico and UNLV and what is next for those openings at each school.

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Mountain West Wire’s Player of The Year Watch List: Week Three

Mountain West Wire’s Player of The Year Watch List: Week Three Take A Look At the Best Performances Around the Mountain West In Week Three. Contact/Follow @HardwoodTalk & @MWCwire Who is in the running for Player of the Year? The staff at the …

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Mountain West Wire’s Player of The Year Watch List: Week Three

Take A Look At the Best Performances Around the Mountain West In Week Three.

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Who is in the running for Player of the Year?

The staff at the Mountain West Wire wanted to do something a little different this year. We are going to keep track of the top performers from teams around the Mountain West throughout the year and vote on who had the best performances that week. 

How It Works: 

Each person will award 15 points in total to five players and should award it as so:

1st place (Player of the week): 5 pts

2nd place: 4 pts

3rd place: 3 pts

4th place: 2 pts

5th place: 1 pt

The player with the most points total will be our player of the week and we will keep track of the point totals every week so that the player who has the most at the end of the year will receive the Mountain West Wire Player of the Year award. Just copy the players below and type your names above it like we do for the pick them docs we get and award your points. 

Now some guys made the list and others didn’t. A big thing to think about was consistency throughout the week. Something that hurt some guys was having a decent game one day and a bad one the other day. Guys who made the list had a great game one day and a good one on other days, or good games both days.

This column will come out on Sunday nights or Monday mornings depending on how late some games finish on Sundays. 

The order for the third week is as follows:

1. Jalen Harris, junior guard Nevada (5 Points)

13 Points, 9 rebounds and 4 Assists against Davidson

22 Points, 7 Assists and 6 Rebounds against Fordham

25 Points, 6 Rebounds and 5 Assists against Valparaiso

Harris was an instrumental piece this past week for the Wolf Pack, as he helped Nevada bounce back from a loss at Davidson on Tuesday to go on a two game win streak at the Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Setting the Wolf Pack up for a game in the finals against Bowling Green on Monday night while averaging 20.0 PPG, 7.0 RPG and 5.3 APG.

2. Sam Merrill, senior guard Utah State (4 Points):

21 Points, 3 Rebounds and 3 Assists against UTSA

24 Points, 4 Rebounds and 8 Assists against LSU

5 Points, 5 Rebounds and 3 Assists against North Texas

3. JaQuan Lyle, senior guard New Mexico (3 Points):

19 Points, 9 Rebounds and 1 Block against UTEP

24 Points, 2 Assists and 3 Steals against NMSU

4. Alphonso Anderson, junior guard Utah State (2 Points):

7 Points, 11 Rebounds and 2 Assists against UTSA

24 Points and 6 Rebounds against LSU

19 Points, 5 Rebounds and 2 Steals against North Texas

5. Amauri Hardy, junior guard UNLV (1 Point):

25 Points, 2 Rebounds and 3 Assists against Abilene Christian

18 Points, 3 Assists and 3 Rebounds against Texas State

13 Points, 3 Rebounds and 4 Assists against SMU

Current Overall Point Totals:

JaQuan Lyle, senior guard UNM (8 Points)

Lindsey Drew, senior guard Nevada (5 Points)

Jalen Harris, junior guard Nevada (5 Points)

Derrick Alston Jr, junior guard BSU (4 Points)

Nico Carvacho, senior center CSU (4 Points)

Amauri Hardy, junior guard UNLV (4 Points)

Sam Merrill, senior guard USU (4 Point)

Alphonso Anderson, junior guard USU (3 Point)

Jazz Johnson, senior guard Nevada (3 Points)

Jordan Schakel, junior guard SDSU (2 Points)

Donnie Tillman, junior forward UNLV (2 Points)

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