Welcome back everyone to the Hike’s Peak Podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! I hope everyone enjoyed their first full weekend of college football, I’m certainly excited because we have a lot of storylines to discuss. We’re going over everything from Colorado State reclaiming the Bronze Boot against Wyoming, to Boise State nearly upsetting #2 Oregon, as well as several other results that we have to talk about, like what’s going on with Hawaii and Micah Alejado? After breaking down week one’s most intriguing contests and discoveries from them, we’ll get you ready for week 2, with a preview of our Mountain West and PAC-12 games of the week. Strap in for a fun episode, let’s dive in! Show Notes: Colorado State dominates the Border War, reclaims Bronze Boot from Wyoming, 35-13Hauss Hejny, Jim Mora have injected new life into the Rams football programIs it already time to hit the panic button on Wyoming & Tyler Hughes?Boise State goes toe-to-toe w/ #2 Oregon, falls 34-27, stakes claim as top suitor for the G6 CFP spotUNLV shuts down Hawaii's offense, cruises to uncontested 21-6 winIs the Rebels' defense legit?What's going wrong for Micah Alejado & the Run N' Shoot offense?San Jose State grabs first win of 2026 against Eastern Michigan, 27-21Nevada finally puts it all together, blow out Western Kentucky 49-13 for biggest season opening win since 2018Utah State loses to FCS Idaho State, 29-17. What went wrong, and how scared should Aggies fans now be for 2026?Mountain West Game of the Week: FCS Defending National Champion Montana State @ NevadaPAC-12 Game of the Week: Battle for top spot in G6 CFP race, Memphis @ Boise StateThat is it for this week’s episode of the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you so much for listening! I’m so excited to see how the 2026 college football season unfolds, and I’ll be here every Tuesday so we can talk about the latest! Make sure to explore the FREE depth 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 at MWCConnection & find all of your Mountain West news at MWCConnection.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, Western Michigan should’ve won! Until next time, I’m Jack Thompson, and thank you for coming back to the mountain!
