August 30, 2024 |
Photo – Pokes in practice – Courtesy gowyo.com
Cowboy football: Wyoming will face a rebuilt Arizona State football team tomorrow in Tempe.
The new look Sun Devils offense begins with signal caller. Earlier this month, redshirt freshman transfer Sam Leavitt was named the starting quarterback for the opener against Wyoming. Leavitt beat out transfer Jeff Sims (Georgia Tech/Nebraska).
In four games at Michigan State last season as a true freshman, Leavitt completed 15-of-23 passes for 139 yards and two touchdowns. Sun Devils Head Coach Kenny Dillingham, who juggled eight different quarterbacks last year’s losing season, said Leavitt played with consistency and versatility through summer camp to earn the starting job for tomorrow’s opener.
First year Wyoming head coach Jay Sawvel has Leavitt circled on his chart.
Leavitt is an Oregon native who won Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior at West Linn High School.
Sawvel also has running back Cam Skattebo circled on his chart. The 5-11 senior from California was a finalist last season of the Paul Hornung Award for the nation’s most versatile player. An all-round player, #4 Skatebo recorded 50 snaps at quarterback.. He also punted the ball eight times, and is ranked 10th among all FBS and FCS running backs with 2,681 career rushing yards, averaging 6.4 yards per carry.
Sawvel admits Skattebo is a powerhouse.
Another piece to the puzzle for Arizona State is wide receiver Jordyn Tyson, who transferred to the Sun Devils this year. In his freshman year at Colorado, Tyson led all receivers in Boulder with 470 yards and five touchdowns. His 21.36 yards per catch last season was fourth best in the nation.
The Sun Devils have a lot of tools at the ready. The Cowboys defense will be looking to stop them. Tomorrow’s matchup will the first time in 47 years that UW will play former WAC rival Arizona State. The Sun Devils did not want to play in Laramie, so tomorrow’s matchup is one-and-done.
The matchup kicks off at 8:30 here on Bigfoot 99 and on Fox Sports 1. We’ll be on the air with the pregame show at 7:00. Keith Kelley will have the radio call, veteran color-man Kevin McKinney will also be in the booth. Erick Pauley will have the sideline reports here on Bigfoot..
