New PAC City

The 2026 season has come to its conclusion, and with it, the chaos that is the NCAA transfer portal has officially opened. While teams navigate the Mountain West-Pac-12 split, I will be keeping track…

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We’ve almost made it. This weekend will be the last weekend without college football until 2027. From the ACC fans in the northeast, to Big Ten country and out to the west coast and the debut of the…

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Welcome to the final edition of “Friday Five” in 2026. It finally happened, folks. After years of in-fighting and petty behavior, the Mountain West split has actually happened. The “departing five”…

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Update: A federal appeals court has granted the NCAA a “stay,” effectively pausing Colorado’s July ruling that would have granted several athletes an extra year of eligibility, per the AP. College…

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Can Texas State compete in the PAC-12? The Broncos are the clear favorite, but Texas State and Fresno State will make things interesting according to the Mercury News. Ashton Jeanty shares his story…

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There is no dressing up what the 2025 Spartan defense actually was. Eighteen sacks all season. Barely four tackles for loss per game. A fourth-down stop rate that ranked among the worst in the…

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Hello and welcome back to the Pac-Mountain Pulse, a Mountain West Connection podcast! Thank you for joining us. In this episode, Derek flies solo to discuss how the teams of the Mountain West and…

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How the rebuilt Pac-12 looks to be ‘in a tier of its own’ Kyle Bonagura from ESPN profiles the reformed Pac-12 as it returns to being a functional conference and hopes to set itself apart from the…

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Long before Luke Weaver ever set foot on San Jose State’s campus, he threw one football that changed everything. Down in the final seconds of the Hawaii Bowl against Cal last year, Weaver came off…

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Every year I take a look at who I think will be the top players on Boise State’s football team. With so many unproven players, coming up with this season’s list was a bit tougher than previous years…

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