Category Archives: Moutain West Conference

McCoy looks good as punter and kicker

4 Comments
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

BYU, ESPN agree to TV deal

2 Comments
Posted on September 1, 2010 by rgagliardi

Independence is looking better for BYU now with this deal announced today. http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/cougars/50203188-88/byu-football-espn-games.html.csp

Posted in BYU, College Football, MWC Expansion, Moutain West Conference

Familiar faces for Lester, Ogbonna

Leave a comment
Posted on August 31, 2010 by rgagliardi

They may not have an advanced scouting report, but Wyoming junior receivers DeJay Lester and Mazi Ogbonna are familiar with some of the Southern Utah players when the two teams play Saturday in Laramie. Lester and Ogbonna came to UW … Continue reading →

Posted in Austyn Carta-Samuels, BYU, Colorado State, Craig Thompson, DeJay Lester, Live Blog, MWC Expansion, Mazi Ogbonna, Moutain West Conference, TCU, UW-Southern Utah football

Sunday’s stories

4 Comments
Posted on August 29, 2010 by rgagliardi

It’s game week mode for everyone in the MWC now. Here are some interesting stories I found: http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogs/utahsports/50181972-59/carries-pitt-practice-shakerin.html.csp http://www.gazette.com/sports/calhoun-103752-thiessen-morgan.html http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/collegesports/2012722914_survey29.html?syndication=rss http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20100829/SPORTS/8290352/Final-football-scrimmage-in-books-for-Rams- http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/sportsnews/20100830_Fleeing_members_foiled_conferences_big_plans.html#axzz0y1g8PidO http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/cougars/50172736-88/players-team-mendenhall-monson.html.csp http://www.lvrj.com/sports/rebels–run-defense-faces-big-challenge-from-badgers–clay-101744868.html

Posted in Air Force, BYU, College Football, Colorado State, Moutain West Conference, UNLV, Utah

Colorado, Utah not good enough for Pac-10?

4 Comments
Posted on August 27, 2010 by rgagliardi

Check out this article from the San Francisco Examiner http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/Dickey-Latest-additions-to-Pac-10-Conference-not-all-positive-101138474.html And many of you may have heard or seen this, but here’s how the BYU to the WAC deal fell through. … at least to this point. Still no official … Continue reading →

Posted in BYU, Boise State, MWC Expansion, Moutain West Conference, Utah

Thursday’s stories

Leave a comment
Posted on August 26, 2010 by rgagliardi

Air Force has some nice things planned for its Sept. 11 home game with Brigham Young, and is BYU staying in the Mountain West? http://www.gazette.com/sports/force-103602-air-game.html http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/cougars/50167857-88/byu-mwc-football-state.html.csp http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/08/26/2422741/tcu-aiming-to-dominate-again-ending.html http://www.lvrj.com/sports/clayton–clausen-still-doing-battle-101544943.html http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/aug/25/sdsu-offense-wont-get-too-flamboyant/ http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700060250/Utah-Utes-football-notebook-Kamaron-Yancy-with-late-start-tops-Utes-old-guy-list.html

Posted in Air Force, BYU, College Football, Conference expansion, General, Moutain West Conference, San Diego State, TCU, UNLV, Utah

Christensen happy with Crum

8 Comments
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

BYU, WAC certainly were talking

4 Comments
Posted on August 24, 2010 by rgagliardi

Interesting story by the Deseret News out of Salt Lake City on BYU’s possible move to being an independent in football and to the WAC in other sports. From the sounds of this story, BYU may stay in the MWC. … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Force, BYU, College Football, Fall Camp 2010, General, MWC Expansion, Moutain West Conference

Take that, BYU

5 Comments
Posted on August 23, 2010 by rgagliardi

Denver Post college football writer John Henderson gives his take on BYU’s proposed move to become an independent in football. http://www.denverpost.com/colleges/ci_15863070 As of now, no news on what BYU will do. As MWC Commissioner Craig Thompson said last week, the … Continue reading →

Posted in BYU, College Football, Fall Camp 2010, Moutain West Conference

Sunday stories

Comments Off
Posted on August 22, 2010 by rgagliardi

News and notes from around the Mountain West. Like Wyoming, several teams had scrimmages Saturday. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/aug/21/defense-starts-offense-finishes-sdsu-scrimmage/ http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20100822/SPORTS/8220332/Offense-exposed-in-scrimmage http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/utes/50146805-89/camp-utes-utah-receiver.html.csp http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/cougars/50146909-88/nelson-mendenhall-yards-quarterback.html.csp http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/cougars/50146842-88/byu-state-conference-football.html.csp http://www.gazette.com/common/printer/view.php?db=colgazette&id=103416 http://www.golobos.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/082210aab.html http://www.statesman.com/sports/collegefootball/boise-state-and-tcu-sour-the-bcs-soup-872132.html?srcTrk=RTR_95649

Posted in BYU, Boise State, College Football, Colorado State, Fall Camp 2010, Football, Moutain West Conference, San Diego State, TCU, Utah