Next week, the Mountain West Conference will release its preseason media poll and All-MWC team. But as has become tradition in my few years here at the Sun, I'd rather give you my votes right now.
Everyone involved with Mountain West Media Days on Tuesday at Red Rock Resort came to at least one consensus. TCU is the team to beat. The 31 media members who voted in the preseason poll unanimously selected the Horned Frogs to win the Mountain West for the second year in a row. No coaches griped at this decision. Even Utah coach Kyle Whittingham, whose Utes were chosen second, agreed.
Rashaun Greer has been fantasizing about this day for most of his life. Greer, a graduate of Mojave High in North Las Vegas, is a lifelong Dallas Cowboys fan. Friday, he will be a Dallas Cowboys player.
With their hopes for an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament in the balance, San Diego State did just enough to escape Colorado State in the first round of the Mountain West Conference Tournament.
Dion Morton figured he had thrown his final pass in high school. Keep this up and the Colorado State senior receiver may be flinging a few more. Morton threw a touchdown pass and hauled in another, leading the Rams to a 35-20 win over Nevada on Saturday. He has now thrown two touchdown passes on two attempts this season.
All Weber State quarterback Cameron Higgins had to do was take the snap as time was winding down, then fall forward to set up a chip-shot field goal to beat Colorado State. Colorado State edges Weber State 24-23 But Higgins couldn't secure the center-snap exchange. The ball deflected off his hands, and so did the Wildcats' chance for an upset. Guy Miller recovered the fumble deep in Colorado State territory with 42 seconds left as the Rams avoided an upset by winning 24-23 Saturday.
Grant Stucker's patience finally paid off. The fifth-year senior quarterback made his first start Sunday night and led Colorado State to a 23-17 upset of Colorado, the Rams' first win in Boulder since 1986.
