John Hoyland celebrates his MVP award following the Barstool Arizona Bowl in Tucson (2023). Photo by Jeff Bugher, PokesNews.com John Hoyland trades his mountain views for a shot at the NFL dream. The former University of Wyoming all-time leading scoring placekicker officially signed with the Baltimore Ravens on Monday, just days after participating in the team’s rookie minicamp. Hoyland, who was on many watch lists and conference teams through his collegiate career, is best k

Wyoming Safety Wyett Ekeler (31). Photo by Troy Babbitt, UW Athletics Former University of Wyoming safety Wyett Ekeler remains calm,...

Shae Suiaunoa (43), Photo by Ian Cadena, PokesNew.com Photographer LARAMIE, Wyo. — As the 2025 NFL Draft approaches, former University...

Deion DeBlanc (3), Photo courtesy of UW Athletics LARAMIE, Wyo — When wide receiver Deion DeBlanc starts his first game for the...

Clay Nanke (85). Photo by Ian Cadena, PokesNews.com Staff Photographer LARAMIE, Wyo. — Clay Nanke didn’t expect to be catching passes as...

Operation Teammate event at the University of Wyoming. Photo courtesy of UW Athletics Laramie, WY — Last Saturday, the Wyoming football...

LARAMIE, Wyo. (Nov. 14, 2024) - Quarterback Kaden Anderson wasn’t the only player sparking the Cowboy offense against New Mexico two...

LARAMIE, Wyo. (Nov. 7, 2024) - University of Wyoming placekicker John Hoyland officially took over as the record holder for the all-time...

Laramie, Wyo.- When Sam Scott set foot on the campus of the University of Wyoming in 2021, he was a linebacker for Wyoming’s legendary...

By Jeff Bugher jeff@pokesnews.com 9/17/2024 Wyoming tight end Clay Nanke. Photo courtesy of UW Athletics Laramie, Wyo. - Saturday’s loss to BYU might not have been what Wyoming hoped for, but it marked the introduction of tight end Clay Nanke to Cowboys fans with a catch and run for 24 yards. Nanke, a transfer from Colorado State University, made his first collegiate career catch that turned heads and had people puzzled with a name they hadn’t heard, and now he's ready to te

By Jeff Bugher jeff@pokesnews.com 9/04/2024 Wyoming Senior starting center Nofoafia "Fia" Tulafono recently opened up about his...

By Jeff Bugher jeff@pokesnews.com 8/29/2024 LARAMIE, Wyo.-- Evan Svoboda is now the leader of the Wyoming Cowboys' offense. We had the...

By Jeff Bugher jeff@pokesnews.com 8/25/2024 LARAMIE, Wyo. — On the University of Wyoming football team, the bond between players runs...

By Jeff Bugher jeff@pokesnews.com 8/24/24 University of Wyoming football is 'Cowboy Tough,' which follows the cowboy code of ethics....

By Jeff Bugher jeff@pokesnews.com 8/20/2024 Laramie, Wyo. — Place-kicker John Hoyland, known as “Red Shoe” for his signature red cleats,...

By Jeff Bugher jeff@pokesnews.com 8/16/2024 Meet Brian Feraud, a University of Wyoming athletics fan whose family tree is “brown and...

By Jeff Bugher jeff@pokesnews.com 8/9/2024 Vermont native Shawn Farrell didn’t previously have a connection to Wyoming. A ski trip to...

By Jeff Bugher jeff@pokesnews.com 7/30/2024 * If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, please call 911. If you or someone you...

By Jeff Bugher Jeff@pokesnews.com 7/13/2024 LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Mountain West Conference Commissioner Gloria Nevarez was PokesNews.com...

By Jeff Bugher jeff@PokesNews.com 4/21/2024 Here is the intriguing story of how “J-Mike” found high school football and how Wyoming found him. John Michael Gyllenborg scores his first ever college touchdown in an upset against Texas Tech. Photo by Troy Babbitt, UW Athletics Laramie, Wyoming - In 2021, of all the recruits offered full-ride scholarships to play football at the University of Wyoming, less was known about John Michael Gyllenborg of Leawood, Kansas, at the time