Meyer and Dennis each score 20 Naz Meyer (2) Photo by Troy Babbitt, UW Athletics LARAMIE, Wyo. (Dec 9, 2025) – The Cowboy offense gave a dynamite performance on Tuesday evening in a 106-79 route of the University of Sotuh Dakota Coyotes inside the Arena-Auditorium. Wyoming shot 63 percent from the field and moves to 8-2 on the season and are 13-0 in non-conference home games under head coach Sundance Wicks. “I haven’t stopped thinking about this South Dakota game for a year,

Tom Burman. Photo by Troy Babbitt, UW Athletics LARAMIE, Wyo.- University of Wyoming Athletics Director Tom Burman was very honest during his December press conference, offering a blunt assessment of the Cowboys’ 4-8 season and what must change as the program heads into a new era in the Mountain West. “The 2025 football season was not what any of us expected. Disappointment, discouragement, frustration, all the emotions that fans feel. I’ve felt, staff has felt. Four and eigh

Jay Sawvel. Photo by Ian Cadena, PokesNews.com Photographer Laramie, Wyo. (Dec. 6, 2025) -- The Wyoming Cowboy Football program announced 20 commitments on the first day of the 2026 early signing period on Wednesday. The group of 20 student-athletes come from 10 different states. Quote from Head Coach Jay Sawvel on Wyoming's 2026 December Signing Class "We are excited about the group we have brought in. We felt that we addressed a wide array of needs we will have on a year

Photo by Troy Babbitt, UW Athletics LARAMIE, Wyo. (Dec. 4, 2025) -- The Wyoming Cowboys look to remain undefeated at home hosting Dartmouth College on Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Arena-Auditorium. Wyoming sports a 11-0 record in non-conference home games under head coach Sundance Wicks. Fans can watch, listen to the contest, as well as follow stats on GoWyo.com. The game will be broadcast live on radio over the 26 affiliate stations of the Cowboy Sports Network with Keith Kell

Mason Drube (7). Photo courtesy of UW Athletics HONOLULU, Hawai'i (Nov. 29, 2024) – The Wyoming Cowboys got off to a fast start but could not slow down the Rainbow Warriors of Hawai'i offense in a 27-7 road loss in the season finale inside the T.C. Ching Athletic Complex in Honolulu, Hawai'i. The Hawai'i offense recorded 417 yards of total offense with 289 through the air and 128 on the ground. The Cowboy offense was held to just 246 yards with 202 passing and 54 yards rushin

Andrew Johnson (3). Photo by Ian Cadena, PokesNews.com Photographer LARAMIE, Wyo. - Andrew Johnson has always carried Wyoming with him. From his days as a standout at Cheyenne Central to becoming the Cowboys’ veteran strong safety.   On Saturday, Johnson will take the field for the final time as a Wyoming Cowboy when the Pokes play in Honolulu. The senior is still processing the magnitude of this final game.   “It was probably the most packed I’ve ever seen it”   Johnson’s s

Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex Football Field, c. 2021 LARAMIE, Wyo. (Nov. 29, 2025) –  The Wyoming Cowboys head to Hawai’i to face the Rainbow Warriors for the Paniolo Trophy on Saturday evening at the T.C. Ching Athletic Complex on the campus of the University of Hawai’i. The contest is slated for a 9 p.m. MT start. Where to Watch Saturday's contest will be televised on Spectrum Sports in Hawai’i and streamed on the Mountain West Mobile App on cell phones only. How

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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Sportswriter Jeff Bugher of PokesNews.com and radio host Eric Henderson of The Talk Shop on Freedom 95.5 FM in Laramie and Cheyenne bring you a weekly show about Wyoming Athletics. Topics covered this week: NIL, football, baseball, coaching, memories, and much more! Listen Here:   About Jeff Bugher: Jeff Bugher is a third-generation Wyomingite living in Casper. He is a sportswriter and Wyoming Cowboys/Cowgirls enthusiast who is a member of the Football Writers Association of

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. 23, 2025) –  The Cowboy used a strong defensive performance in the opening 20 minutes but were held without a bucket in the final five-plus minutes as the Pokes would hold on for a 75-67 win over Norfolk State on Sunday afternoon in the Arena-Auditorium. The Pokes move to 5-1 on the season and are 10-0 in non-conference home games under head coach Sundance Wicks.   “The dream was the first half; it was a slow-paced game

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.

Gavin Gores. Photo by Ian Cadena, PokesNews.com Photographer LARAMIE, Wyo. – Wyoming forward Gavin Gores was named the Old Trapper Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Week on Monday. It marks back-to-back week’s that a Wyoming freshman has won the award after Nasir (Naz) Meyer did so in the opening week of the season.   Gores, a native of Cumberland, Wisc. averaged 9.5 points per game and 4.5 rebounds per night. He recorded a career-high 10 points against Austin Peay an

Photo courtesy of UW Athletics FRESNO, Calif. (Nov. 15, 2025) – Wyoming's offense could not find a rhythm throughout a 24-3 loss to Fresno State late Saturday night at rainy Valley Children's Stadium. Samuel "Tote" Harris finished with 12 carries for 96 yards, but the passing game struggled. Starting quarterback Kaden Anderson finished 6-for-23 for 64 yards. True freshman Mason Drube of Gillette was 2-for-5 passing for 13 yards in his UW debut. The Cowboys fell to 4-6 overa

Photo by Troy Babbitt, UW Athletics LARAMIE – Wyoming continued its impressive start to the season with a 93-56 victory over Portland on Saturday night in front of a crowd of 3,428 at the Arena-Auditorium. Leland Walker finished with 15 points, seven rebounds and six assists to lead the unbeaten Cowboys (4-0). Jared Harris, who had only scored two points in his brief UW career, added a career-high 16 points as part of a balanced attack with 12 different Pokes scoring.   "I