Mountain West Wire
603 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★ - 16 ratingsDiscussing the latest news in Mountain West football, basketball, recruiting and also some nonsense with Jeremy Mauss, Matt Kenerly, and others from time to time.
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2023 National Signing Day Round Up; NFL Draft Primer
February 06, 2023 19:39 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to go through the national signing day that is now completed with a whimper since the December signing day really takes all of the luster away. They dive into those classes as well as an early look at the NFL Draft with performances from the most recent All-Star games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
What do Mountain West teams need to find out about themselves this spring?
January 31, 2023 20:49 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to go over their first look at spring football within the Mountain West. What teams need to replace talent and some predictions or goals we assign to teams. We do go alphabetically if that helps you out looking for your team. We also read some bold predictions that people sent in and have. Some fun with that at the end of the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transfer portal is closed, what did Mountain West teams gain and lose?
January 24, 2023 17:37 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to go over the transfer portal now that it is closed. What did each team gain and lose in the first round of the portal? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Revisiting 2022 Mountain West Football Projections We Got Right, Wrong
January 16, 2023 16:10 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to look over our staff picks from the 2022 Mountain West football season. We got some right and some wrong. Regarding our top 50 list, there were a few omissions but it is hard to figure out how good transfer portal players and replacement players due to injury or benching are going to be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Slew of Mountain West coaching news
January 09, 2023 06:04 - 52 minutesJeremy and Matt are back to go over the big coaching news over the past week in the league. The most interesting news is that Bobby Petrino is leaving UNLV for Texas A&M. The Rebels used that move to bring in an up and coming up coach Brennan Marion. Marion comes in from Texas as he was their wide receivers coach, but he has been around and in the Mountain West as the same position at Hawaii a few years ago, plus a stop in Pittsburgh. New Mexico fills outs its staff by promoting from within i...
Arizona Bowl Recap: New Mexico officially hires a new offensive coordinator
January 02, 2023 21:59 - 52 minutesJeremy and Matt are back to recap the Arizona Bowl which saw Wyoming lose in overtime to Ohio, 30-27. The Cowboys may have found a new running back to add to depth with Jordon Vaughn who rushed for a modest 67 yards and also had two touchdowns. The Cowboys just came up short as the offense disappeared during parts of the second and third quarters. They also discuss the hiring of Bryant Vincent to New Mexico as their new offensive coordinator. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastcho...
2022 Arizona Bowl Preview
December 29, 2022 00:10 - 32 minutesJeremy and Matt are back to preview the final Mountain West bowl game which is the Arizona Bowl between Wyoming and Ohio out of the MAC. The biggest question for the Cowboys is who will be playing running back since they are down to players who have zero reps due to injuries or transferring. The Bobcats also are hurting at quarterback which will impact this bowl game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2022 Mountain West :Bowl Recap Part 2
December 28, 2022 15:53 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to preview a series of four Mountian West bowl games that led to a variety of results from the conference. Potato Bowl: Eastern Michigan 41, San Jose State 27 Armed Forces Bowl: Air Force 30, Baylor 15 Hawaii Bowl: Middle Tennesee 25, San Diego State 23 First Responders Bowl: Memphis 38, Utah State 10 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2022 Mountain West Bowl Preview Part 2
December 19, 2022 18:38 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to preview a handful of more bowl games this week. We have the Armed Forces Bowl, Hawaii Bowl and also the First Responders Bowl. The two also go over some coordinator news that includes Bobby Petrino going to UNLV to be an offensive coordinator and New Mexico losing Rocky Long to Syracuse for the same position. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mountain West Bowl Recap Part 1
December 19, 2022 06:06 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to recap the first set of Mountain West bowl games in the Frisco and LA Bowl which saw Boise State top North Texas and Fresno State defeated Washington State. The two also go over two big coaching news items with Rocky Long leaving New Mexico to take over the same defensive coordinator positon at Syracuse. Plus, UNLV hired Bobby Petrino to lead the offense. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2022 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Preview: San Jose State vs. Eastern Michigan
December 15, 2022 19:45 - 25 minutesJeremy and Matt are back to preview the 2022 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl between San Jose State and Eastern Michigan. The Spartans have a killer defense that will be challenged against Eastern Michigan which is having quite the renaissance under head coach Chris Creighton who has this Eagles team on a run its never seen before. EMU has been in a lot of close games and has been good but also lucky by being just good enough to get their eight wins this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
2022 Frisco Bowl Preview: Boise State vs. North Texas
December 15, 2022 19:38 - 28 minutesJeremy and Matt are back to take a look at the Frisco Bowl between North Texas and Boise State. The Broncos have completed just one full bowl game since 2018. There were two years of no game do to COVID-19 issues and in 2018 their bowl game was canceled due to inclement weather after the game started. The Broncos players haven't been to a bowl game in a while and this is Andy Avalos' first one as a head coach. North Texas will be playing without its head coach Seth Littrell who was let go aft...
2022 LA Jimmy Kimmel Bowl Preview: Fresno State vs. Washington State
December 15, 2022 19:32 - 37 minutesJeremy and Matt are back to preview all of the Mountain West bowl game and the first one up is Fresno State taking on Washington State in the LA Jimmy Kimmel Bowl. Can the Bulldogs offense and Cougars passing attack light up the scoreboard or will there be a defensive showing from key players? Washington State does have quite a few players out due to portal or prepping for the NFL Draft. Plus, there are always a few guys status who are up in the air due to injury. Learn more about your ad cho...
Mountain West Early Bowl Game Previews
December 15, 2022 06:25 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt get into Boise State's new offensive coordinator hire to replace Dirk Koetter with it being Missouri QB coach Bush Hamdan. Then they get into the three early bowl games to preview the start of the post season. LA Bowl: Fresno State vs. Washington State Frisco Bowl: Boise State vs. North Texas Potato Bowl: San Jose State vs. Eastern Michigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
UNLV Hires Barry Odom; Transfer Portal Madness
December 13, 2022 06:17 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to grade and dissect the Barry Odom hire to UNLV and what it means for the program going forward. Then the two go through the portal transfers to go over who is leaving and what it means for the teams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2022 Mountain West Football Title Game Recap
December 05, 2022 06:03 - 53 minutesJeremy and Matt are back to recap the 2022 Mountain West title game that saw Fresno State defeat Boise State, 28-16. The game featured more defense than expected, some great defense, and a special teams score. Then they get into the bowl matchups of the seven games that will feature Mountain West teams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2022 Mountain West Football Title Game Preview
December 01, 2022 07:33 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to preview the 2022 Mountain West football title game between Boise State and Fresno State. They go through the key matchups, players, plus give predictions as usual. They also discuss the UNLV opening and the candidates that are being mentioned. They also go over the the media selection for the all-conference awards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2022 Week 13 Mountain West football recap
November 29, 2022 06:53 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to recap a Week 13 of Mountain West football that saw more action off the field than on the field. The go through each game but also include off the field items like UNLV firing Marcus Arroyo, players getting kicked off the team, and bowl destinations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2022 Mountain West Week 13 Preview
November 23, 2022 06:11 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to preview the final Mountian West football week of the 2022 season. Everything is clinched from bowl berths to conference title appearances. There is still a lot to play for with rivalries and pride on the line, and possibly a job or two. One interesting note about this week's games could be who plays at full strength. Boise State and Fresno State might hold back some players as they might not be fully healthy and the coaches want to have them fresh for the title gam...
Week 12 Mountain West Football Recap
November 21, 2022 06:31 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to go over a very exciting Week 12 of Mountain West football. Division champs were crowned with Boise State topping Wyoming in an epic game, and Fresno State cruising over Nevada. The Bulldogs and Broncos will face off in two weeks. UNLV failed to make a bowl game this year in a brutal loss to Hawaii. Air Force had few issues against Colorado State and Utah State made a bowl game after it was unsure they would do so. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoi...
2022 Week 12 Mountain West Football Preview
November 17, 2022 06:13 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to preview Week 12 of Mountain West football. There are is a lot going on from bowl eligibility to clinching a spot on the conference title game. Things get going Friday night with San Diego State taking on New Mexico. Wyoming vs. Boise State is the most important game of the weekend, while the most interesting looks to be Utah State taking on San Jose State. Plus, there is an underrated rivalry game between UNLV and Hawaii, and more. Learn more about your ad choices....
2022 Week 11 Mountain West Football Preview
November 10, 2022 19:31 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to preview a big Week 11 of Mountain West football games. There is a Friday night West Divison clash in Las Vegas between Fresno State and UNLV. Then a full slate of Saturday games with most on CBS Sports Network. San Jose State and San Diego State is another game with division title implications. The Border War between Colorado State and Wyoming, Hawaii makes a long and tricky trip to face Hawaii, plus there is Nevada hosting rival Boise State. We kick the Saturday o...
2022 Week 10 Mountain West Football Recap
November 07, 2022 15:02 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to go over Week 10 of Mountain West football which saw a bunch of close games, with the exception of Fresno State smoking Hawaii and finally at full strength. Air Force had a huge game by winning the Commander-in-Chief trophy by topping Army. Boise State couldn't stop BYU's passing game in a close loss. San Jose State struggled to pull away late against Colorado State, and New Mexico's solid defensive effort was wasted, again in a loss to Utah State. Learn more about ...
2022 Mountain West Football Week 10 Preview
November 03, 2022 15:31 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to preview Week 10 of Mountain West football and it is an all Saturday affair of games for this week. There are two rivalry games with Army and Air Force with an early morning start and the other is Boise State vs. BYU. UNLV and Utah State are expected to get their starting quarterbacks back in the lineup and that will be a huge boon for them. San Jose State and Fresno State are looking to become one step closer to becoming bowl eligible. Learn more about your ad choi...
2022 Mountain West Football Week 9 Recap
October 31, 2022 05:17 - 59 minutesJeremy goes solo to recap Week 9 of Mountain West football. He starts off with some news about the Utah State football program and how it has been a bit of a mess the past few years with a variety of issues. The latest is former player Patrick Maddox suing the university over targeted harassment. Outside of the Boise State blowout win over Colorado State, the rest of the games were close and came down to the end in most cases with the other three being one score finals. Learn more about your ...
2022 Mountain West Football Week 9 Preview
October 26, 2022 13:02 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt take you through a quick week of just four Mountain West games this Saturday for Week 9. There are rivalry games with Hawaii vs. Wyoming and Fresno State vs. San Diego State. San Jose State is back and hosting Nevada after an emotional week that forced the New Mexico State game to be postponed. Plus, there is the Colorado State and Boise State game that could all but clinch the Mountain Division if the Broncos win. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adc...
2022 Week 8 Mountain West Football Recap
October 24, 2022 06:35 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to recap Week 8 of Mountain West play that saw a lot of intrigue and teams make the case to clinch a division title and one good team basically fall out of the title game mix. UNLV really needs Doug Brumfield back at quarterback as they got whooped by Notre Dame. Boise State's defense led them past Air Force, 19-14. Colorado State had a game-winning drive to defeat Hawaii, Fresno State had its best game of the year, San Diego State took care of Nevada, and Wyoming out...
2022 Week 8 Mountain West Football Preview
October 20, 2022 05:39 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to preview Week 8 of Mountain West football. There are still a few non-conference games with UNLV traveling to Notre Dame and San Jose State taking on New Mexico State, who is on the schedule once again. The top games look to be Boise State vs. Air Force as the undefeated in league play Broncos take on a really good Falcons team. Air Force must win if they want to stay in the running for a conference title. The other big game where the loser is likely out of it for th...
2022 Mountain West Football Week.7 Recap
October 17, 2022 00:37 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to recap Week 7 of Mountain West football. Another week of interesting results with Air Force blowing out a UNLV team that is suffering quite a few injuries. San Jose State's offense stalls in its loss to Fresno State. New Mexico gets nothing going with a new offensive coordinator, and Hawaii is getting healthier as it claimed its first FBS win of the year. Also, Utah State wins with its fourth-string quarterback. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices...
2022 Week 7 Mountain West Football Preview
October 13, 2022 19:24 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt go through the five-game slate of Mountain West games. There is a non-conference rivalry matchup between New Mexico and New Mexico State. The big game of the week is UNLV vs. Air Force which could determine a lot in each division race. San Jose State is looking to roll in the West Division by taking on rival Fresno State. Hawaii hosts Nevada in a game that is just meh... if we are being honest. Plus, Utah State looks to keep up its momentum against Colorado State. Learn more a...
2022 Week 6 Mountain West Football Recap
October 10, 2022 04:58 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to go through all of the Week 6 games which feature for the first time all year, all conference contests. UNLV showed it is human but also lost Doug Brumfield to a leg injury early on. Then we have Utah State being the team we thought in the preseason, Boise State just needed a fresh set of eyes at the OC position, and Hawaii nearly pulls one off vs. San Diego State. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2022 Mountain West Football Week 6 Preview
October 06, 2022 23:33 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt break down Week 6 of Mountain West play which is a full set of conference games with all 12 teams in action. Who would have thought that San Jose State vs. UNLV could be an early decider for the West Divison this year. Fresno State vs. Boise State was to be some elite game but now both teams enter with questions with new quarterbacks and part of a coaching staff for the Broncos. There is also the Norvell Bowl on Friday night with Nevada taking on Colorado State in a game betwe...
2022 Mountain West Football Week 5 Recap
October 03, 2022 05:39 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to recap another week of Mountain West football. This latest Week 5 saw UNLV come from behind to beat New Mexico. Boise State showed off its new offensive coordinator and quarterback in a dominant second half performance against San Diego State. Air Force snuck past rival Navy, UConn upset Fresno State, and San Jose State looks like a front runner after topping Wyoming. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2022 Week 5 Mountain West Football Preview
September 29, 2022 00:42 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt go through the three day weekend of Mountain West football games. They start on Thursday night with Utah State traveling to BYU for the Wagon Wheel and it might just be the last time they play for a long time with the Cougars going to the NFL. A formerly great looking game on the schedule between San Diego State seems more like a pair of floundering teams trying to figure things out. Air Force hosts a bad Navy team and the game of the week might just be San Jose State at Wyomi...
2022 Week 4 Mountain West. Football Recap
September 26, 2022 05:09 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt go through a Week 4 of Mountain West football that had some of the good teams perform at very low points. There are some bright spots with Air Force, San Jose State and UNLV all improving their play or bouncing back from a not-so-great Week 3. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Week 4 Mountain West Football Preview Part 2
September 23, 2022 05:53 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt break up the Week 4 games into two podcasts since there are a pair of games on Friday. The five games we look at are: UNLV at Utah State New Mexico at LSU Hawaii at New Mexico State Wyoming at BYU Western Michigan at San Jose State There are going to be some interesting games this week and the two best games are Utah State hosting UNLV, and Wyoming traveling to BYU. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2022 Mountain West Football Week 4 Preview Part 1
September 22, 2022 19:47 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt break up the Week 4 games in two parts to give everyone a more enjoyable podcast experience. We go through the two Friday games that include Air Force vs. Nevada in a very interesting conference tilt. The Falcons are coming off of a surprising loss to Wyoming, and the Wolf Pack are finally back home after an extended game at Iowa which saw them shut out and a game take about seven hours to complete. Boise State looks to get on track with another winnable game at UTEP in an old...
2022 Mountain West Football Week 3 Recap
September 20, 2022 04:52 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to recap the third week of the Mountain West season where everything seems to be weird. There is no clear cut top team and some of the former bottom teams in the league are taking a step up in getting wins and could be in the running for a bowl game in New Mexico and UNLV. Lots of games and some intrigue starting to hit this league. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Week 3 Mountain West football preview
September 15, 2022 13:41 - 2 hoursJeremy and Matt are back to preview Week 3 of Mountain West football. They give some quick thoughts on Craig Thompson stepping down at the end of the year. The games begin on Friday with Air Force going to Laramie and looking to win there for the first time in a decade. Hawaii is looking for its first win, there is going to be a low scoring game in the Iowa vs. Nevada game, and the San Diego State and Utah has a very interesting line. There are nine total games this week and we hit them all. ...
Craig Thompson steps down as Mountain West commissioner
September 15, 2022 13:24 - 18 minutesJeremy and Matt give their thoughts on Mountian West commissioner Craig Thompson announcing that he will be stepping down at the end of the year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2022 Mountain West Football Week 2 Recap
September 12, 2022 05:58 - 1 hourMatt and Jeremy are back to preview and not-so-good Week 2 of Mountain West football play. There were multiple FCS losses on the schedule with Nevada and Utah State losing. Colorado State getting beaten easily as did Hawaii which is giving up well over 50 points per game. Fresno State had the same old story of coming up short against good teams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2022 Mountain West Football Week 2 Preview
September 09, 2022 05:23 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to preview a giant slate of Week 2 games in Mountain West play. There are FCS games, games against Power 5 teams, and also one conference game on Friday night when Boise State heads to New Mexico to take on the Lobos. They dive deep into all 12 games and of course, make a few bold and dumb predictions along the way to have some fun. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2022 Mountain West Football Week 1 Recap
September 05, 2022 05:26 - 1 hourMatt and Jeremy take a look back at the first full week of Mountain West play that saw some good and not-so-good performances this week. Nevada is 2-0 after topping Texas State, Boise State and San Diego State had disappointing losses, New Mexico had a rare shutout over Maine, San Jose State and Fresno State each won their openers against FCS teams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2022 Mountain West Football Week 1 Part 2 Preview
September 02, 2022 05:44 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to preview the second half of the Week 1 Mountain West football games. All of these are the Saturday afternoon to late night games. Texas State at Nevada Utah State at Alabama Maine at New Mexico Boise State at Oregon State Western Kentucky at Hawaii Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2022 Mountain West Football Week 1 Part 1 Preview
September 01, 2022 05:00 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to take a look at five of the 11 Mountain West previews for the first full week of Mountian West play. These are the games we discuss in part one. Portland State @ San Jose State Cal Poly @ Fresno State Northern Iowa @ Air Force Tulsa @ Wyoming Arizona @ San Diego State Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2022 Week 0 Mountain West Football Recap
August 29, 2022 04:43 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to recap the five games that started the Mountain West season for Week 0. There was some good intel in this first set of games. Wyoming looked lost on offense and defense. UNLV had a great offensive performance, who cares it was against Idaho State Utah State had some really good moments vs. UConn Hawaii is in for a really long rebuild Nevada's defense looks better than expected Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Week 0 Mountain West Football Preview
August 25, 2022 19:39 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are here to preview Week 0 of college football. Football is back! We preview the five Mountain West games this week and give picks for each and everyone one of them. There are a few Power 5 games mixed in along with Group of Five, and a single FCS game. We also make a bold upset pick, answer listener questions, and attempt to name a player of the week before the games are even played. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2022 Mountain West Football Preview, Predictions, Hot Takes
August 23, 2022 17:28 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to catch up on some news over fall camp news, hot takes, predictions and a whole lot more in our mega preview heading into the 2022 Mountain West football season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2022 New Mexico Football Preview
August 21, 2022 05:39 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to preview the upcoming New Mexico football season. Believe it or not, there was some good things for the Lobos this past year and especially so on its defense. There are a number of returning starters on that side of the ball and they should be even better this year. The offense needs a new running back and quarterback and fingers are crossed that the offensive line holds up. There is some returning pass catching talent and maybe enough to be dangerous Learn more abo...
2022 San Jose State Football Preview
August 17, 2022 04:37 - 1 hourJeremy and Matt are back to take a look at the 2022 San Jose State football team. The Spartans took a step back in 2021 after winning the conference in 2020. The big question is if the Spartans as good as 2020 or as bad as 2021? The real answer likely falls in between the two, The defense is loaded with the majority of the starters back but the offense has some retooling with transfers at wide receiver and quarterback, and the big question of who will run the ball. Learn more about your ad ch...