WYOMING RUMORS & GOSSIP

Football adds a defensive tackle transfer

By Chris Williams, CycloneFanatic.com Publisher Follow Chris on Twitter @ChrisMWilliams  Paul Rhoads just borrowed a page from Fred Hoiberg’s playbook. Ben Durbin, a 6-foot-3, 273 pound defensive tackle who originally hails from Gilbert, Iowa, is transferring from Wyoming to Iowa State. That’s according to a university press release that was sent out early Wednesday...
Via Cyclone Fanatic  |  14 days ago

2012 Pre-Season Preview: Wyoming Cowboys

2011 Record: (8-5, 5-2 in MWC) Head Coach: Dave Christensen (18-20 at Wyoming, 10-13 in MWC) Last Bowl Game: 2011 New Mexico Bowl: lost to Temple 37-15 2011 Preview   Schedule Glimpse: 2012 Schedule Link Must Win: 9/15 vs Cal Poly, 9/22 at Idaho, 11/10 at New Mexico, 11/17 at UNLV Paying the Bills: 9/1 at Texas Swing Games: 9/8 vs Toledo, 10/6 at Nevada, 10/13 vs Air Force...
Via College Football Zealots  |  15 days ago

Uniform Madness: Final Four voting now open!

Maryland State Pride vs. Wyoming; Maryland Yellow vs. Colorado State Yellow The Final Four is set! Will Maryland get two in to the championship? The Final Four of our Worst College Football Uniform Tournament is set! Your votes from the Maryland, Wyoming, Oregon and Pro Combat Regions have determined which uniforms are the worst of the worst, and now the time is near to determine...
Via No 2 Minute Warning  |  April 02, 2012

Uniform Madness: No. 3 Wyoming vs. No. 11 Northwestern alternate

Wyoming Region: Wyoming emerges as new region favorite From 32 teams to 16, the 2012 Worst College Football Uniform Tournament is on to round two! We move to the Wyoming bracket, where the Wyoming Cowboys have taken the lead as the region favorite. The Wyoming Cowboys are a perennial favorite when it comes to worst college football uniforms. Now they look to move one step closer...
Via No 2 Minute Warning  |  March 19, 2012

Uniform Madness: No. 3 Wyoming vs. No. 14 Virginia Tech Pro Combat

Wyoming Bracket: The perennial favorites look to hold off upset bid The Wyoming Cowboys look to represent well in the Wyoming Bracket of 2012 Uniform Madness withand will look to hold off an upset from one of Virginia Tech’s recent uniform disasters. All yellow? NO! We all know about the Wyoming uniforms by now. For years they have been the victim of insults when addressing...
Via No 2 Minute Warning  |  March 12, 2012

Larry Nance Jr. Goes Sky High

Just a freshman at Wyoming right out of Revere High School in Richfield and still with plenty of growing to do, Larry Nance, Jr., the Cowboys’ second-leading rebounder in just 16 minutes a game, is already showing up extremely impressively on tape. No real surprise, but still. Click here to go to Deadspin to watch the video. While we’re here, an excellent piece on Fausto...
Via Cleveland Frowns  |  January 25, 2012

Larry Nance Jr. Does the Michael Jordan Dunk (Video)

Wyoming Cowboys freshman Larry Nance Jr. threw down a huge dunk against San Diego State last night. Most likely this Jordan impression will get Larry a new shoe deal. Ha not quite, but we can give the man a little hype because the dunk was one of the best this year in college bball. His pops would be proud. Like this post? Check out our Home Page for more stories...
Via Backyard Sports Blog  |  January 25, 2012

Video: Larry Nance Jr. Slams MJ Style

The 6-7 Freshman for Wyoming slams it down with shades of his father and MJ. Now… he is just averaging 3 points per game in 16 minutes per, but this was an outstanding dunk. Despite this athletic play, SDSU defeated the Cowboys 42-52.
Via NESW Sports  |  January 24, 2012

Wyoming Cowboys vs San Diego State Aztecs Preview

Jan 24, 8:30 PM | Arena-Auditorium San Diego State Aztecs vs Wyoming Cowboys Odds 17-2TEAM RECORD16-3 College hoops betting interest focuses on the Wyoming vs San Diego State battle Tuesday at Arena-Auditorium as the Cowboys look to defend home court and cover the NCAAB point spread. The Cowboys bring a 16-3 record (10-4 ATS) to this tilt against the 17-2 Aztecs, who are...
Via Odds Shark NCAAB Previews  |  January 24, 2012

Wyoming 76, Utah Valley St. 70

Francisco Cruz scored 21 points and Leonard Washington hit the go-ahead basket with 35 seconds left as Wyoming held off Utah Valley 76-70 on Tuesday night. Luke Martinez added 17 points for the Cowboys (13-2), Washington 14 and Adam Waddell 10. Isiah Williams' 23 points led the Wolverines (7-10). Keith Thompson added 13 and Ben Aird and Alfonzo Hubbard 10 apiece. Geddes Robinson...
Via AP on Fox  |  January 03, 2012

CBR Goes Bowling: Gildan New Mexico Bowl

Gildan New Mexico Bowl Wyoming Cowboys vs. Temple Owls Dec. 17, 2:00 pm ET University Stadium (Albuquerque, New Mexico) Website: http://www.gildannewmexicobowl.com/ TV: ESPN Line: Temple -7 Wyoming and Temple may not get quite the name recognition, but this battle of two 8-4 teams brings college football back to your television. For that alone, be grateful. Making This...
Via Crystal Ball Run  |  December 15, 2011

Flashback: #6 BYU 28, #20 Wyoming 25 (1996)

On this date, exactly 15 years ago, the Brigham Young Cougars faced the Wyoming Cowboys in the inaugural WAC Championship game. The game was an overtime classic. The game featured two high powered offenses. The Wyoming quarterback was leading the nation in total offense and passing yards per game. BYU got on the board first with a 30-yard field goal 5:56 into the game. The field...
Via Blue Cougar Football  |  December 07, 2011

Wyoming buries Western State 78-39 in opener

Leonard Washington scored 14 points in his Wyoming debut and Larry Shyatt made a successful return as coach Saturday as the Cowboys opened the season with a 78-39 victory over Western State. Washington sat out last season after transferring from USC. Shyatt led Wyoming to the NIT in 1998, then left after only one season. Following stops at Clemson and Florida, he was hired back...
Via AP on Fox  |  November 13, 2011

Wyoming Upsets San Diego State, Remains Undefeated In Mountain West

The Wyoming Cowboys went down to San Diego to take on the Aztecs. They were lucky to come away with a 30-27 victory, thanks largely to the play of their true freshman quarterback Brett Smith.
Via Football Nation  |  November 03, 2011

Wyoming game a test for Horned Frogs

TCU is preparing to face what might be its biggestpsychological and physical challenge of the college football season. In three days, the Horned Frogs will head to the remoteoutpost of Laramie for a date with the surprising Wyoming Cowboys. The Cowboys are 5-2 and have won their past two gamesafter an embarrassing, 63-19 loss to Utah State. The Cowboys latestvictory, at San Diego...
Via Fox Sports Southwest  |  November 02, 2011
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