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Picture It: 2026 Border War
FORT COLLINS, Colo. - Well, the game didn’t turn out the way we had hoped, but our coverage isn’t over. By now, you’ve had a chance to read our stories from the game, and we still have plenty of great highlights for you to enjoy. Thank you for following along and supporting Pokes News. We’re proud to be a locally owned Wyoming outlet, bringing you Cowboys coverage through the perspective of someone who calls this great state home. After a long wait … “Picture It” is back! Wyo

Jeff Bugher
Sep 63 min read


A New Cowboy Behind Center: Tyler Hughes Earns Wyoming Starting Job
Graduate quarterback Tyler Hughes (#6) throws a pass during Wyoming football fall camp at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie. Photo courtesy of University of Wyoming Athletics. LARAMIE, Wyo. – Head coach Jay Sawvel announced Monday that quarterback Tyler Hughes, the graduate transfer from William and Mary, will lead the Cowboys into the 2026 season after a fall-camp competition that included junior Landon Sims and redshirt freshman Mason Drube. “I informed the quarterbacks tod

Jeff Bugher
Aug 245 min read


Wyoming QB Landon Sims is Hungry to Make an Impact
Wyoming quarterback Landon Sims throws a pass during 2026 fall camp at War Memorial Stadium. Photo courtesy of University of Wyoming Athletics. LARAMIE, Wyo. – One week, Landon Sims was celebrating a touchdown against Colorado State. The next, he was facing the third torn ACL of his football career. Now, Wyoming’s quarterback is back, hungry to finish what he started. Sims' brief stretch of action during the 2025 season gave Wyoming a glimpse of what the dual-threat quarter

Jeff Bugher
Aug 235 min read


Wyoming QB Tyler Hughes Among 175 Nominees for Allstate AFCA Good Works Team
Tyler Hughes (6) during spring football workouts (2026). Photo courtesy of UW Athletics. LARAMIE, Wyo. (July 20, 2026) – University of Wyoming quarterback Tyler Hughes has earned national recognition for his work off the field, as Allstate and the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) announced Monday that Hughes is among the 175 nominees for the 2026 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team. The prestigious award recognizes college football student-athletes and head coaches from

Jeff Bugher
Jul 204 min read


Offense Gets Best of Cowboy Defense in Annual Spring Game
Photo Courtesy of UW Athletics LARAMIE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Cowboys closed the spring with the annual spring game inside War Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Cowboy offense got the best of the defense 37-21 in a modified scoring system. “We got good work today and we have a long way to go,” Head coach Jay Sawvel Said. “Every day is an important day for us. Even these next few weeks when guys are still here before we get to the summer is important.” Article Conti

University of Wyoming Athletics Press Release
Apr 272 min read


Sawvel Sees Progress, Demands Cleaner Execution After First Day in Pads
Individual workouts during spring practice at War Memorial Stadium. Photo by Jeff Bugher, PokesNews.com LARAMIE, Wyo. – Saturday was the first spring football padded practice. Head football coach Jay Sawvel had been anticipating this day since earlier in the week, as he wanted to see how his team would perform in full uniform. In post-practice interviews, Sawvel appears to be looking for perfection. He didn’t even think it was close… but it was progress. The biggest factor

Jeff Bugher
Mar 303 min read


Wyoming Football Announces 2025 Early Signing Day Class
Cowboys Announce 21 Signees LARAMIE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Cowboy Football program announced 21 commitments on Wednesday, the first day of...

Jeff Bugher
Dec 7, 20249 min read
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