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Christensen talks about accident

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Posted on September 7, 2010 by rgagliardi

Wyoming football coach Dave Christensen just got off Tuesday’s Mountain West Conference coaches teleconference and fielded all questions about the the auto accident Monday morning that killed 19-year-old freshman linebacker Ruben Narcisse and involved three other UW freshman football players. … Continue reading →

Posted in Dave Christensen, Ruben Narcisse, UW football player dies in car accident, UW-Texas game 2010

Cowboys to practice Tuesday

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Posted on September 7, 2010 by rgagliardi

Wyoming will practice today at around 3:30 p.m. — its normal time leading up to a game. This announcement came this morning from UW a day after true freshman linebacker Ruben Narcisse, 19, died in an auto accident early Monday … Continue reading →

Posted in Chris Prosinski, Dave Christensen, David Leonard, Ruben Narcisse, UW-Texas game 2010

McCoy looks good as punter and kicker

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Posted on September 1, 2010 by rgagliardi

For the last few weeks junior Austin McCoy has been pulling double-duty as Wyoming’s punter and kicker. He will handle the place-kicking chores in Saturday’s season opener with Southern Utah because sophomore Ian Watts will serve a one-game suspension for … Continue reading →

Posted in Alvester Alexander, Austin McCoy, BYU, College Football, Craig Thompson, Dave Christensen, Moutain West Conference, UW-Southern Utah Game

Week 1 depth chart is out

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Posted on August 30, 2010 by rgagliardi

No big surprises among the starters and backups. This first depth chart pretty much held true from the start of fall camp in early August. Here is the link to the depth chart: http://www.wyomingathletics.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/wyo/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/depth-chart Some things that caught my eye: … Continue reading →

Posted in Alvester Alexander, Brian Hendricks, Dave Christensen, General, James Caraway, Justin DiRe, Marcell Gipson, Mike Purcell, Oliver Schober, Robert Herron, Tashaun Gipson, UW post fall camp depth chart 2010, UW-Southern Utah football

Christensen happy with Crum

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Posted on August 25, 2010 by rgagliardi

Wednesday’s fourth and final scrimmage for Wyoming was dedicated mostly to backups and youngsters. Senior Dax Crum looks like he solidified his spot as the No. 2 quarterback behind sophomore Austyn Carta-Samuels. As he did in all four scrimmages Crum … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin McCoy, Austyn Carta-Samuels, College Football, Dave Christensen, Depth chart prediction, Fall Camp 2010, Football, Ian Watts, James Davs, Jonathan Aiken, Moutain West Conference, Nehemie Kankolongo, Robert Herron, Scrimmage

Scrimmage No. 3 update

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Posted on August 21, 2010 by rgagliardi

The offense finally came to life for Wyoming in its third scrimmage of fall camp Saturday morning in Laramie. The No. 1 offense scored 17 points on its three possessions. Sophomore quarterback Austyn Carta-Samuels was 11 of 13 for 115 … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin McCoy, Austyn Carta-Samuels, BYU, Brian Hendricks, Dave Christensen, David Leonard, Fall Camp 2010, Football, Ian Watts, Jonathan Aiken, Marcell Gipson, Oliver Schober, Robert Herron, Scrimmage

Saydjari finds niche with Cowboys

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Posted on August 19, 2010 by rgagliardi

Greg Saydjari is a specialist. Not a punt or kickoff returner, but a specialist nonetheless for the Wyoming football team. The sophomore walk-on is a fullback/tight end in UW’s short-yardage package. Thing is, UW’s spread offense doesn’t have fullbacks and tight … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin McCoy, Austyn Carta-Samuels, College Football, Dave Christensen, Fall Camp 2010, Greg Saydjari, James Davs, Moutain West Conference, Robert Herron

Practice news and notes

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Posted on August 18, 2010 by rgagliardi

Wyoming just completed its first practice since Tuesday’s second scrimmage of fall camp Wednesday morning. The team was in shoulder pads, helmets and shorts under sunny skies, warm temperatures and little wind. No changes on the depth chart for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin McCoy, Austyn Carta-Samuels, Brian Hendricks, Dave Christensen, David Leonard, David Tooley, Fall Camp 2010, Ian Watts, Jack Tennant, Jonathan Aiken, Robert Herron, Tashaun Gipson

Scrimmage No. 1 thoughts

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Posted on August 13, 2010 by rgagliardi

The optimists will say the defense was just that good. The pessimists will say the offense was that bad. I think it was a little of both for Wyoming in its first scrimmage of fall camp Friday morning. The defense, … Continue reading →

Posted in Alex Stover, Austin McCoy, Austyn Carta-Samuels, Dave Christensen, Fall Camp 2010, General, Ian Watts, Jonathan Aiken, Nehemie Kankolongo, Offense, Oliver Schober, Receivers, Robert Herron, Scrimmage

UW players suspended, leave team

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Posted on August 11, 2010 by rgagliardi

After a rather uneventful practice Wednesday morning, things really got interesting Wednesday afternoon when Wyoming announced three players will be suspended for the season-opener against Southern Utah and three others are no longer with the team. Sophomore starting place-kicker Ian … Continue reading →

Posted in College Football, Dave Christensen, David Tooley, Fall Camp 2010, Ian Watts, Kenny Browder