Mountain West Football News

Jordan Wynn's debut as Utah's starting quarterback really accelerated in the third quarter of Saturday's 45-14 win over New Mexico.

AIR FORCE: After giving up a touchdown to the Army Black Knights in the first quarter on Saturday afternoon, the Falcons turn up the intensity on both sides of the ball and raced to a 35-7 victory at home.

All those blowouts have carried TCU to unprecedented heights in the BCS standings, giving the Horned Frogs hope -- however slim -- of becoming the first BCS buster to break into the national championship game.

The No. 6 TCU Horned Frogs will have to do without their good-luck charm when they play in San Diego for the fifth straight season.

New Mexico women's soccer defender Elizabeth Lambert has been suspended indefinitely after engaging in rough play -- including hauling an opposing player to the ground by her pony tail -- in the Lobos' 1-0 loss to BYU in the Mountain West Conference semifinals.

Karolina Bartkowiak and Cinthia Silva both recorded at least 10 kills but the University of Utah volleyball team dropped a 3-1 match to New Mexico Thursday in a Mountain West Conference match.

It was bad enough for Utah losing to San Diego State 2-1 in double-overtime in Thursday's semifinals of the Mountain West Conference soccer tournament.

When asked about his team's identity, Utah coach Kyle Whittingham reeled off a list of things.

In a strange twist of fate, the BYU Cougars took time off following their demoralizing loss to TCU at home on October 24 by a score of 38-7 and somehow bounced back into the AP's top-25 without playing a down.

Jason Washburn waited patiently all through last season, not playing a minute as a redshirt.

The season hasn't gone quite as expected for the Utah women's soccer team, but the Utes still have a chance to reach their goal of making the NCAA Tournament.

Switching quarterbacks wasn't the only significant change Utah coach Kyle Whittingham made in Saturday's 22-10 victory over Wyoming.

Utah running back Eddie Wide and defensive end Koa Misi have been named Mountain West Conference Players of the Week for their performances in Saturday's 22-10 win over Wyoming.

Based on coach Gary Patterson's philosophy, the TCU offense is doing way more than is needed.

FORT COLLINS Tim Jefferson walks quietly through the rah-rah, ridiculously emotional world of college football.

True freshman Jordan Wynn has yet to play a single second of college football. He's been relegated to the sideline since losing the starting quarterback job to Terrance Cain in fall camp.

Kyle Whittingham isn't surprised that Dave Christensen has made an immediate impact as head football coach at Wyoming.

Talk about a tough act to follow. Redshirt freshman Sean Sellwood has stepped into some mighty big shoes as Utah's punter this season.

Winners of four straight and six of seven games in 2009, the 19th-ranked Utah Utes try to stay in the hunt for the Mountain West Conference title as they entertain the Wyoming Cowboys in league action on Saturday.

Sporting the fourth-longest win streak in the Football Bowl Subdivision this week, the eighth-ranked TCU Horned Frogs settle in at Carter Stadium in Fort Worth this weekend versus the UNLV Rebels.