The Mountain West will hold its annual football media days Tuesday and Wednesday in Las Vegas, during which the conference will release its preseason media poll and all-conference team. RGJ sports writer Chris Murray was one of the voters for the preseason ballot. Here is his preseason All-MW team.
* Brett Rypien, Boise State: Despite starting only 10 games last season, Rypien threw for 3,353 yards and 20 touchdowns against eight interceptions, doing all that as a true freshman. He had five 300-plus-yard games, including a 506-yarder and 469-yarder. He'll only be better this season and with voters tending to favor quarterbacks over other positions, I'll take Rypien over SDSU RB Donnel Pumphrey.