Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak Podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! This is part two of our media days recap from Las Vegas! Last week, we talked to all 24 players attending the event, and for this week, you’ll hear from all 12 Mountain West head coaches! From the longtime conference icons like Air Force’s Troy Calhoun and Colorado State’s Jay Norvell, to all four new showrunners! Another awesome episode for you guys, lets dive in.

Just so you guys know the format for this week, I’ll start by introducing the coach and school, with a bit of background on who they are and what they did last year. Then, you’ll hear my live interview from the event, and then we’ll discuss what I learned for a bit. Also, these aren’t the full interviews, an answer or two was removed for time, but the full interview will be up on the website and my YouTube page next week. Alright, let’s get into this.

Head Coaches Interviewed:

1. Troy Calhoun, Air Force
2. Spencer Danielson, Boise State
3. Jay Norvell, Colorado State
4. Matt Entz, Fresno State
5. Timmy Chang, Hawaii
6. Jeff Choate, Nevada
7. Jason Eck, New Mexico
8. Sean Lewis, San Diego State
9. Ken Niumatalolo, San Jose State
10. Dan Mullen, UNLV
11. Bronco Mendenhall, Utah State
12. Jay Sawvel, Wyoming

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