The Broncos have the best chance to win the conference and claim a berth in the expanded College Football Playoff.
The Mountain West did not expand or contract its membership during the offseason. It did not change commissioners or how the championship game participants are determined. Sure, there are several new coaches, and rosters have undergone multiple makeovers. But the underlying structure of MW football is the same as last year.For the first time, the MW has a guaranteed path into the College Football Playoff.
“The piece that was most important to us was access,” Mountain West commissioner Gloria Nevarez told the Hotline earlier this year, after the CFP announced the format change. Boise State is the conference’s best hope to claim the Group of Five berth. But if the Broncos stumble, a handful of contenders lurk.An easy call thanks to the best offensive line in the conference, a veteran defense, plenty of playmakers and a favorable schedule — the Broncos don’t play Air Force, Fresno State or Colorado State. Yes, they have a quarterback competition between returnee Maddux Madsen and USC transfer Malachi Nelson, a former five-star prospect.
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