Erik Sandvik at CU Boulder. Photo by Troy Babbitt, UW Athletics Wyoming sophomore place-kicker Erik Sandvik didn’t come to Laramie as a polished specialist. In fact, he wasn’t even a full-time kicker in high school. At six field goals out of ten attempts, especially after two missed 50-plus-yard attempts at San Diego State, questions arose from fans about whether Wyoming needs a dedicated kicking coach. Yes, Wyoming does have a kicking coach… except for head football coach Ja

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University of Wyoming head coach Jay Sawvel. Photo by Ian Cadena, PokesNews.com photographer. LARAMIE, Wyo. - During Monday’s press conference, The Talk Shop’s Eric Henderson asked Wyoming head coach Jay Sawvel what the Cowboys need in the NIL landscape to consistently contend for championships. Sawvel answered it with honesty, context, and even a little humor.   “What do the Wyoming Cowboys need to have an NIL range coach to prevail for a championship in your eyes?” Henders

Photo by Troy Babbitt, UW Athletics LARAMIE, Wyo. (Nov. 22, 2025) –  The Wyoming Cowboys had a chance to tie or win the game in the final seconds but could not found the endzone in a heartbreaking 13-7 contest against Nevada on Saturday afternoon inside a sold-out War Memorial Stadium. Wyoming honored 24 seniors prior to the game.   Wyoming also honored reigning NFL MVP Josh Allen at halftime of the contest. He became the first Cowboy Football player to have his jersey retire

Josh Allen, Photo by Troy Babbitt, UW Athletics. LARAMIE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Cowboys will close the home portion of the 2025 schedule on Saturday afternoon hosting Nevada for a noon kickoff inside War Memorial Stadium. The contest features many events that include the retirement of NFL MVP Josh Allen’s jersey at halftime along with Senior Day and Military Appreciation Day.   Josh Allen Returns to Laramie The reigning NFL MVP and Wyoming Athletics Hall of Famer Josh Allen will

Carson York. Photo courtesy of UW Athletics LARAMIE, Wyo. - Long snapper Carson York has lived in the shadows, but plays a critical role. He will walk onto Jonah Field at War Memorial Stadium one final time on Saturday. He will experience nerves, but likely not the same kind that he felt during his first game.   “I remember when I first got here, I was terrified,” York said. “So nervous, scared of going in, going onto the field and playing in front of all these people and exp

A group of Jack Walsh Supporters in Laramie earlier this year. LARAMIE, Wyo. - Wyoming Center Jack Walsh will step onto War Memorial Stadium for the final time as a football player on Saturday. Walsh caps off a very decorated career as an offensive lineman. Following in the footsteps of his father, John Walsh, who played football at Wyoming during the 80s. Behind every player on the field is a support system of family, friends, and love. For Walsh, his support system is big a

Mountain West Logo WEEK 13 ACTION All 12 Mountain West teams are in action in Week 13, with five of the six games appearing on national television. Hawai‘i and UNLV get things started with a critical matchup in Las Vegas on Friday at 7:30 p.m. PT on FS1. Nevada and Wyoming have a 12 p.m. MT kick on the Mountain West Network and Altitude on Saturday, followed by a pair of 5 p.m. MT kicks, when Air Force hosts New Mexico on CBSSN and Boise State welcomes Colorado State on FS1.

Valley Children's Stadium. Photo courtesy of Fresno State Athletics The Wyoming Cowboys will take the field tonight against Fresno State in their final meeting as conference opponents. Weather Could Rule the Night Forecasts in Fresno call for a 90% chance of rain with temps dipping into the mid-50s. It’s already “raining like cats and dogs”—and Wyoming fans can only hope it’s not raining like Bulldogs by kickoff. Quotables from two weeks ago in San Diego Teegan Seeds on what

Michael Fitzgerald catches a touchdown at AF. Photo by Ian Cadena, PokesNews.com Photographer LARAMIE, Wyo. - University of Wyoming wide receiver Michael Fitzgerald didn’t arrive in Laramie with the typical trajectory of a Division I wide receiver. The 6-foot-6, 210-pound graduate transfer didn’t even make a catch in the first four contests. Since then, Fitzgerald has produced nine receptions for 146 yards and three touchdowns over Wyoming’s last five games. Prior to Wyoming

Wyoming tight end John Michael Gyllenborg. Photo by Ian Cadena, PokesNews.com Photographer. LARAMIE, Wyo. - The first time it played on the video board at War Memorial Stadium video board, the crowd loved it. By now, Wyoming fans know it by heart: tight end John Michael Gyllenborg, seated in full uniform, spoon in hand, being interrogated by a Grace Wicks, the quick-witted daughter of men’s head basketball coach Sundance Wicks, in a Chugwater Chili commercial that has quickl

Caden Barnett (72) Photo by Ian Cadena, PokesNews.com Photographer LARAMIE, Wyo. - Standing at 6-foot-5, 320 pounds, hailing from Justin, Texas, Wyoming senior offensive lineman Caden Barnett tells us football has always been a way of life. Barnett has been in the sport since kindergarten.   “I started playing tackle football when I was five,” Barnett said. “That’s how it is in Texas. So I’ve been playing for 17 years.”   From Running Back to the Offensive Front..and Other S

Pokes shut out Rams for the first time since 2010 Center Jack Walsh (79) lifts QB Landon Sims (14) following a rushing TD by Sims. Photo by Troy Babbit, UW Athletics LARAMIE, Wyo. (Oct. 25, 2025) – The Wyoming Cowboys put together the best performance of the season thus far in a dominant 28-0 victory over Colorado State in the 117th edition of the Border War inside War Memorial Stadium in front of a sold-out crowd on Saturday. It marks the second shutout of the season for the

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