Welcome back to the mountain! After a very stressful two weeks, the Mountain West has officially survived to see another day. UNLV announced they are staying in the conference, paving the way for the remaining seven members to sign a new bill of rights. We’ll talk about the financial reasoning behind UNLV staying home, as well as introduce the newest Mountain West school in UTEP! That wasn’t it for this week’s Vegas drama, oh no, far from it, with the Rebels starting QB Matthew Sluka stunningly announcing he was done for the season and redshirting due to not being paid his NIL wages. We’ll dive into the available information to figure out what the heck happened, who’s to blame, and what’s next for him and UNLV. As for the football talk this week, we got some time for that too, with UNLV and their new starting QB demolishing Fresno State to get their first AP ranking ever. Not to be outdone, Boise State got a statement win against Washington State, led by Ashton Jeanty, who has not only played his way into the Heisman race, but is on pace for maybe the greatest single season in the history of college football. We’ll end the show with a preview of our game of the week, with UNLV taking on Syracuse in Allegiant Stadium. Huge show this week, as always, so enjoy and bring a notepad!

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