Photo courtesy of UW Athletics Yarborough, a two-time First Team All-American who twice led the nation in receiving yards, is a member of the 2025 NFF College Football Hall of Fame Class.   IRVING, Texas (Oct. 21, 2025) – Wyoming and The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced today that they will jointly honor 2025 NFF College Football Hall of Fame electee Ryan Yarborough with an NFF Hall of Fame On-Campus Salute, presented by Fidelity Investments

Logan Wilson, photo courtesy of UW Athletics LARAMIE, Wyoming (10/21/25) – Logan Wilson  was in the news this week, but it wasn’t in the most flattering way. The former University of Wyoming linebacker was told his snaps would be reduced, making way for a rookie to play more. Wilson didn’t pout or make a scene, he just prepared like he always has and helped his understudy. And wouldn’t you know it, Wilson still produced at a high level in the Bengals’ 33-31 victory over Pitt

Former Offensive Coordinator Jay Johnson. Image courtesy of UW Athletics Per sources, University of Wyoming offensive coordinator Jay Johnson was relieved of his duties. Wide receivers coach and Wyoming legend Jovon Bouknight will take over for the offensive coordinator duties. This comes on the heels of a loss against Air Force (1-5 heading into the game), which had a low-ranked defense. Updated 10/21: *Removed the word interim after receiving clarification from UW Athletics

Photo by Ian Cadena, PokesNews.com Staff AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (Oct. 18, 2025) – The Wyoming Cowboys (3-4 overall, 1-2 MW) outgained the high-powered Air Force (2-5 overall, 1-4 MW), but fourth quarter miscues haunted the Brown and Gold in a 24-21 loss on Saturday afternoon inside Falcon Stadium on the campus of the United States Air Force Academy. "It came down to mistakes in the fourth quarter,” UW head coach Jay Sawvel said. “A turnover that kept us from getting seven

Falcon Stadium. Photo courtesy of Air Force Athletics Is Wyoming vs. Air Force a Rivalry? Falcons Weigh In By Jeff Bugher, PokesNews.com We already know that Wyoming thinks this game is a rivalry, including information I've obtained from sources about retired head coach Craig Bohl instilling the importance of the game into his players. While there’s no official trophy on the line, Air Force players and coaches agree that their annual matchup with Wyoming carries a little extr

Charlie Coenen, Photo courtesy of UW Athletics LARAMIE, Wyo. - Late in the fourth quarter against San Jose State last Saturday at War Memorial Stadium, it was redshirt junior wide receiver Charlie Coenen who stepped up and delivered one of the biggest plays of his young career.   With Wyoming trailing 28–21 in the third quarter, Coenen hauled in a strike from quarterback Kaden Anderson to tie the game at 28–28. The crowd erupted with excitement. The Pokes won the game 35-28.

Photo courtesy of UW Athletics LARAMIE, Wyo. (Oct. 16, 2025) – The Wyoming Cowboys open the season with an exhibition contest against Northern Colorado on Saturday at 4 p.m. inside the Pronghorn Center in Gillette. It is the first of two preseason contests for the Brown and Gold, as it features former college teammates facing off in UW head coach Sundance Wicks, a Gillette native and UNC head coach Steve Smiley. Wyoming Athletics is anticipating a sell out as fans can still

Brayden Johson (9), Photo by Ian Cadena, PokesNews.com Staff When linebacker Evan Eller tipped the football and it ricocheted off a helmet with ten minutes left in the fourth quarter last Saturday, Wyoming linebacker Brayden Johnson didn’t think twice. Instinct took over.   “Evan [Eller] and I were just coming off the edge and we both got to the quarterback pretty quick,” Johnson recalled. “Evan got his hands up and tipped the ball, and I heard it hit his hand, so I knew the

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By Martylunsford - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=63025975 When the Air Force Falcons find the end zone at Falcon Stadium, something unusual sometimes follows: slices of yellow “American” cheese fly onto the field faster than a fighter jet. That’s exactly what we observed when we covered the Wyoming Air Force game in 2023.   What may seem like random dairy chaos is actually a quirky, long-standing cadet tradition, one that long-time Ai

Tyler Vander Waal (18) Photo by Troy Babbit, UW Athletics LARAMIE, Wyo. - It was November 17 th , 2018, snow swirled in the air at an altitude of 7,220 feet above sea level; few could have scripted what was about to unfold inside War Memorial Stadium. Wyoming’s starting quarterback, Sean Chambers, went down with an injury early in the game against rival Air Force, and suddenly, former starter Tyler Vander Waal was told to grab his helmet and get into the game.   “There's no

Chad Muma (55). Photo courtesy of UW Athletics Release LARAMIE, Wyoming (10/15/25 ) – Before the season began, Chad Muma was looking for a new home. Jacksonville – the team that drafted him – had cut him, and the former University of Wyoming linebacker was wondering where his NFL journey would continue. Indianapolis signed the four-year veteran and after Week 1 inactive status, Muma has earned playing time and contributed. He made a tackle in the Colts' 31-27 come-from-behind

Deion DeBlanc scores a touchdown on a punt return. Photo by Ian Cadena, PokesNews.com Staff Wyoming scores 21 unanswered in fourth quarter LARAMIE, Wyo. (Oct. 11, 2025) – The Wyoming Cowboys scored 21 unanswered points in the final 10 minutes to rally past San Jose State by a score of 35-28 on Saturday evening inside War Memorial Stadium in Laramie. The Cowboys scored a pair of touchdowns with under three minutes left to improve to 3-3 overall and 1-1 in conference play.

Ben Florentine had another sack. Photo by Ian Cadena, PokesNews.com Staff Remember the Michigan sign-stealing controversy? Read about the SJSU head coach Ken Niumatalolo connection here: Weather: Click Here Courtesy of UW a Athletics Weekly Release to the Media LARAMIE, Wyo.  (Oct. 11, 2025) –  The Wyoming Cowboys continue Mountain West Conference action on hosting San José State on Saturday at 5 p.m. inside War Memorial Stadium. Saturday’s contest is Band Day along with Ene

Deion DeBlanc (3), Photo courtesy of UW Athletics Freshman wide receiver Deion DeBlanc scored his first collegiate touchdown last Saturday against UNLV. It was a moment he’ll never forget.   DeBlanc was upset because he didn’t correctly field a punt earlier in the game, but his shot for redemption came, and he took full advantage of it by rushing for 12-yards for the score at the 12:46 mark in the third quarter…the only score by either team in the third.   “It felt amazing ge

Sam Scott scored a game-winning two-point conversion in OT against Texas Tech (2023). Photo by Ian Cadena, PokesNews.com  Photographer When senior running back Sam Scott’s number was called against UNLV, he was primed and ready. After several weeks of limited touches, the veteran running back injected life into the Wyoming offense, just as head coach Jay Sawvel hoped he would.   “It felt great,” Scott said during an interview with PokesNews.com earlier this week. “You know,

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Andrew Wingard (42). Photo courtesy of UW Athletics Release LARAMIE, Wyoming (10/7/25) – It’s too soon to say whether or not Monday night was a changing of the AFC guards. However, Andrew Wingard and Jacksonville made a strong case that it could be. The Jaguars rallied two different times – the last of which was with under two minutes to play – to knock off three-time defending AFC champion, Kansas City, 31-28. The victory moves Jacksonville to 4-1, which is tied atop the AFC