Boise State survives Halloween scare from Texas State! New Mexico cracks Top 25 for first time EVER! Beavers upset by Fresno State! Team MVPs for each school! Mountain West/PAC-12 Games of the Week preview + prediction! HP Ep. #177 OUT NOW!

Welcome back everyone to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! With the regular season now two thirds of the way through, everyone knows who the College Football Playoff contenders are. The PAC-12’s challenger, Boise State, was nearly toppled by Texas State in one of the wildest games of the year, but survived thanks to a heroic performance from backup QB Max Cutforth. We’ll break everything you need to know from that game down, followed by the Mountain West’s challenger, New Mexico, who officially cracked the Top 25 for the first time in program history!