New Mexico nearly upsets Oklahoma! Texas State finds their groove, Fresno State takes Battle for the Valley! Each MW/PAC-12 Most Impressive/Disappo...

Welcome back everyone to the Hike’s Peak Podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! The college football season is in full swing, and we have plenty of big time matchups to analyze. New Mexico fought hard, but ultimately lost a rock fight to Oklahoma, Texas State’s offense finally came to life for their first win against North Texas, and Fresno State outclassed San Jose State in the Battle for the Valley. We’ll go over all of the details you need to know from week 3, and we’ll follow that

up with every Mountain West and PAC-12 team’s most impressive and disappointing player to start the 2026 season. To end the show, we’ll of course give you in-depth previews and predictions for both of our games of the week, featuring two Mountain West teams that are at a real tipping point in their journey, and a PAC-12 favorite taking on a squad with the exact same mascot. This is going to be a fun episode, let’s dive in!

Episode link is here!

Show Notes:

1. Week 3 Recaps + Analysis
   1. New Mexico loses rock fight to #24 Oklahoma, 14-6
   2. Texas State’s offense comes alive for 49-35 win over North Texas
   3. Fresno State outclasses San Jose State to hold onto the Battle for the Valley trophy
2. Every MW/PAC-12 team’s most impressive & disappointing player so far
3. MW/PAC-12 Game of the Week Preview + Prediction
   1. Hawaii (1-2) @ Wyoming (1-2)
   2. Boise State (2-1) @ Western Michigan (2-1)

That is it for this week’s episode of the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you so much for listening! We’re a quarter of the way through the regular season, I know it seems crazy but this year will be over before you know it so make sure to savor all of the epic moments we get to see in 2026! Make sure to explore the FREEdepth chart tracker app, which provides starting lineup projections for every team in the Mountain West and PAC-12! If you like the show & enjoy our coverage, leave a rating on whatever platform you’re listening on, every single one of those helps us out immensely. Follow us on twitter atMWCConnection & find all of your Mountain West news atMWCConnection.com. Also make sure to check out our site’s brand new podcast, “The Pac-Mountain Pulse”, with Derek & Dom’s conversations airing on Thursdays! Thank you so much for listening, also look out for another radio appearance from myself on Bison 1660 coming soon! Until next time, I’m Jack Thompson, and thank you for coming back to the mountain!