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VIDEO: UW quarterbacks in spring practice No. 1

Wyoming quarterbacks throw some passes during the first practice of spring drills on Tuesday morning, March 26, 2013 at the school’s indoor practice facility in Laramie, Wyo. Quarterbacks are wearing...

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Spring offensive leaders/analysis for Cowboys

Here are some of Wyoming’s offensive statistical leaders from three scrimmages and its spring game, which was last Saturday. Passing Brett Smith              44-70 (62.8 percent) 661 yards, 9 TD, 2 INT...

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Christensen wants team to be more physical

Saturday was the first day Wyoming practiced in full pads during fall camp, and one of the first things fifth-year coach Dave Christensen talked to his team about was being more physical. He also...

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UW football fall camp: Practice 17

Wyoming junior starting quarterback Brett Smith was at practice Tuesday morning, but he didn’t do much. Smith missed Monday’s workouts with flu-like symptoms. Smith participated in some individual...

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UW’s offensive depth chart for Nebraska

Wyoming coach Dave Christensen will release his first depth chart of the season Monday. But I thought I would take a shot of predicting how it will look now, starting with the offense. Look for the...

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UW announces depth chart for Nebraska

Wyoming’s first depth chart of the season for Saturday’s game at Nebraska came out Monday, and there were not a lot of surprises. Eight first-year players are projected to start — three true freshmen,...

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UW-Idaho postgame thoughts

To me, the day belonged to the defense in Wyoming’s 42-10 home-opening win over Idaho Saturday. Eight tackles for loss, seven quarterback sacks, seven three-and-outs, four straight to start the game...

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UW football practices indoors

Wyoming practiced in its indoor practice facility Tuesday morning, but it wasn’t because the weather outside in Laramie was bad. The weather forecast for the Cowboys’ game at Texas State Saturday night...

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UW’s scout team being tested this week

Wyoming football coach Dave Christensen liked the the effort from his players during Tuesday morning’s practice inside Jonah Field at War Memorial Stadium. UW hosts New Mexico Saturday, as well as the...

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VIDEO: Cowboys Coaches Clinic: Jason Gesser

This is the ninth of a 10-part series of video interviews with University of Wyoming football coaches, and how they teach and coach certain aspects of the game. This one features quarterbacks coach...

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UW signs 22 in 2014 recruiting class

There were not a lot of surprises — good or bad — Wednesday as Wyoming received 19 national letters of intent from recruits to go along with the three players that already signed and are enrolled in...

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Bohl era at UW starts with spring drills

Wyoming’s first spring practice under first-year coach Craig Bohl started just before 8 a.m. Wednesday in Laramie. Everyone began in the indoor practice facility, but as the sun continued to rise some...

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Experience on Kirkegaard’s side

Who will be Wyoming’s starting quarterback? That’s the big question this spring, and after two practices UW is not close finding that guy yet. But if experience matters, don’t count out redshirt senior...

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Vigen talks QB battle at UW

First-year Wyoming offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Brent Vigen talks about the competition at quarterback after four spring practices. First and foremost, nothing has been decided between...

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Defense putting some pressure on the offense

Wyoming’s football coaching staff threw a lot of new offense and defense at the players during Wednesday’s fifth practice of spring drills. And on this day, it appeared the defense got the best of the...

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Scrimmage notes and quotes

Normally after Wyoming football or basketball games I offer some postgame thoughts. Can’t do that after UW’s first scrimamge of fall camp Saturday in Laramie since it was closed to the public and...

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Upon further review …

First-year Wyoming football coach Craig Bohl talked to the media for the first time Monday since last Saturday’s first scrimmage of spring drills. After looking at the film, Bohl said there was a lot...

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Bohl talks practice and upcoming scrimmage

First-year Wyoming football coach Craig Bohl continues to be pleased with the Cowboys’ power run game and play from the defensive line. Bohl said after Friday’s 10th spring practice those two...

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UW quarterbacks take their hits in second scrimmage

Most of the time, quarterbacks are off limits in terms of being hit during practices or scrimmages. Not Saturday for the four University of Wyoming quarterbacks in the Cowboys’ second scrimmage of...

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UW depth chart thoughts

After 11 practices and two scrimmages, first-year Wyoming football coach Craig Bohl released the first depth of spring drills Monday morning. This will give the staff a baseline going into fall camp in...

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