Mountain West & PAC 12 Agree to Settlement! Details, dates, & prediction$! Spring Football Preview: MVP, X-Factor, & Breakout picks for all 12 teams!

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Welcome back everyone to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! We have breaking news for you all, as the Mountain West and PAC 12 have officially reached a settlement in their legal battle over exit fees. There aren’t a ton of details out on the specifics yet, but I’ll give you everything we have as well as my thoughts and predictions for the amount paid to the Mountain West conference. After that, we’ll get into the meat of the episode, which will be each football team’s MVP, X Factor, and top breakout candidate, with the battles on the gridiron only being a few months away! Lots of fun stuff this week, let’s dive in!

Quick plug: The transfer portal tracker is officially live! Complete with all 245 players entering/leaving the Mountain West and PAC 12 via the portal, this is the best resource for fans to see who’s leaving and who’s staying from their favorite team, as well as their rivals. Check it out whenever you can, as it’s updated daily whenever news drops.

Episode link is here!

Show Notes:

1. Mountain West & PAC 12 agree to settlement terms: What we know, key dates to watch, & predicted realignment fees
2. Spring Football Preview: All 12 Teams MVP, X Factor, and Top Breakout candidate for 2026
   1. Air Force: MVP: JR QB Liam Szarka
   2. Boise State: X-Factor: SR QB Maddux Madsen
   3. Colorado State: Top Breakout: SO TE Pearce Spurlin III (Georgia)
   4. Fresno State: Top Breakout: JR WR Jahlil McClain
   5. Hawaii: X-Factor: SR WR Pofele Ashlock
   6. Nevada: X-Factor: SR RB Ky Woods
   7. New Mexico: Top Breakout: SO TE Cade Keith
   8. San Diego State: X-Factor: SR QB Jayden Denegal
   9. San Jose State: Top Breakout: JR DT Jayland McGlothern (Sacramento State, FCS)
   10. UNLV: MVP: SR RB Jai’Den “Jet” Thomas
   11. Utah State: MVP: SR S Brevin Hamblin
   12. Wyoming: X-Factor: SO RB Samuel “Tote” Harris

That is it for this week’s episode of the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you so much for listening! Hopefully, you feel like this series is getting you up to speed on the always shifting rosters of college basketball! Make sure to follow me on Twitter at JackTalksCFB and turn post notifications on so you don’t miss any Mountain West or PAC 12 movement! Also, check out the brand new transfer portal tracker, which is live on the website now. It’s complete with bios, stats, and previous stops for every player on the list, and is updated daily, so bookmark that to never miss out on transfer news! If you like the show and 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 and find all of your Mountain West news at MWCConnection.com. Thank you again for listening! Until next time, I’m Jack Thompson, and thank you for coming back to the mountain!

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