Mountain West RUMORS & NEWS

The Athletic "Boise State’s booster meetings weren’t going well, and it wasn’t hard to see why. In 2001, Dan Hawkins’ first season as head coach, the Broncos had hit some stumbling blocks early. They started 0-2 and fell to 2-3 after a 45-14 shellacking by Rice. The..." May 13

TMZ "Colt Brennan -- a former NFL quarterback who was a superstar in college -- has died. He was only 37 years old. TMZ Sports has confirmed Brennan was in Southern California at the time of his death -- though the cause has not been revealed. We're working on it. Hawaii..." May 11

Total Pro Sports "Colt Brennan, the former University of Hawaii star quarterback, died at the age of 37 on Tuesday. Brennan’s father, Terry, confirmed to the Hawaii Star-Advertiser that he actually passed away in California on Monday. He was being treated at a rehabilitation facility when he was..." May 11

The Athletic "A year ago, as San Jose State practiced during a spring session, head coach Brent Brennan couldn’t help but notice something. It wasn’t one thing. It was everything. Offensive coordinator Kevin McGiven could sense it, too. He tapped Brennan on the shoulder, and the head..." May 08

Bleacher Report "High school football player Tony Evans Jr. was fatally shot early Sunday morning in the Stemmons Corridor, Dallas, according to Kelli Smith of the Dallas Morning News. The 17-year-old receiver from Lancaster, Texas, had committed to play football at Wyoming next..." April 11

TMZ "Dontavious Jackson -- a former star linebacker at Florida State -- says he was called a "f***ing n****r" during an altercation on a flight Wednesday ... and then he claims he was nearly arrested over it all. Jackson spelled out the disturbing story on his Twitter..." March 18