August 1, 2024 |
Photo – First practice for Cowboys this season – Courtesy gowyo.com
In Sports, the Wyoming football team opened practice in Laramie on Wednesday.
This is a new era in Wyoming football. Craig Bohl is gone. The former head coach stepped down following the nail-biter win over Toledo, 16-15, on December 30th last year. The Cowboys came from behind with 10 points in the fourth quarter to claim the dramatic, send-off win for Bohl.
First year head-coach Jay Sawvel is now at the helm. Sawvel previously served as the defensive coordinator and safety coach.
Sawvel began his coaching career at Eastern Kentucky in the late 1990s at Eastern Kentucky. He went onto coach defensive backs at Southern Illinois, Northern Illinois, Minnesota and as defensive coordinator at Wake Forest.
Sawvel landed in Laramie in 2020 as defensive coordinator.
Sawvel said he liked what the Cowboys put on the field yesterday.
The Cowboys came out of the chute yesterday looking stronger and faster than last year’s team. According to the team stat sheet, offensive players added a combined 437 pounds and defensive players added a combined 346 pounds since the veterans returned in January. The freshmen class is bigger, too. After arriving on campus in June the incoming freshmen added a combined 105 pounds.
