Cowboy Crootin'
After securing ATH/QB/S/LB Cliff Gross' commitment, Coach Bohl went on a bit of a gem spree. The coach received a trio of commitments from gem recruits. Coach Bohl reeled in 3* #27 OG Bryan Thornton (78 OVR, +8 gem), 3* #46 FS Clay Singleton (72 OVR, +8 gem), and 3* #39 OLB Chris McCoy (76 OVR, +5 gem)
Thornton was a big get for a few reasons. One, 78-OVR freshman offensive linemen don't grow on trees. Two, he's an ideal build for offensive guard in a spread attack at 6'4" 286 lbs. Three, Coach Bohl continues to lock down the state of Utah--Wyoming beat off...wait, let me rephrase that...Wyoming topped Utah, Arizona State, and Nevada for the North Salt Lake product. Thornton has some really nice attributes for the position (85 STR, 90 ACC, 83 PBK, 83 RBK).
Singleton, a 5'11" 185-lb prospect from Colorado, was extra nice to pull right out from under the nose of rival Colorado State. He'll help ease the pain of losing sophomore All-American Noah Myers after he goes pro. Singleton isn't a physical monster, but has plenty of athleticism to excel at safety. And he's likely to lay some serious lumber (81 HPW).
McCoy might be the most intriguing of all three. Recruited as a LB, the 6'7" 236-pounder doesn't really fit any profile perfectly, but has the size of a hybrid DE/LB. And the ratings to match (80 SPD, 80 STR, 80 ACC, 86 TAK, 79 HPW, 79 HPW, 74 BSH). A Nebraska-native, the Pokes overcame a Kansas scholarship offer to land McCoy.
Although Wyoming's offense is doing just fine this season under the auspices of Scott Frost's spread offensive scheme, Coach Bohl can't help himself when it comes to recruiting massive man-planets for the offensive line. His latest prize is an interesting JUCO (Soph) from Alaska of all places.
Big Matt Moore, a 3* JUCO #90 OT, was offered by Air Force Academy of all places. Nah. This 6'7" 350-pounder is playing for me. As one might imagine, Moore is more of a run block type (81 RBK, 83 STR, 86 ACC) than a pass blocker (67 PBK, 56 SPD, 61 AGI). He may have to redshirt to ease his transition to the lower 48. It's for the best; it'll allow him to get his weight up a bit.
Thornton was a big get for a few reasons. One, 78-OVR freshman offensive linemen don't grow on trees. Two, he's an ideal build for offensive guard in a spread attack at 6'4" 286 lbs. Three, Coach Bohl continues to lock down the state of Utah--Wyoming beat off...wait, let me rephrase that...Wyoming topped Utah, Arizona State, and Nevada for the North Salt Lake product. Thornton has some really nice attributes for the position (85 STR, 90 ACC, 83 PBK, 83 RBK).
Singleton, a 5'11" 185-lb prospect from Colorado, was extra nice to pull right out from under the nose of rival Colorado State. He'll help ease the pain of losing sophomore All-American Noah Myers after he goes pro. Singleton isn't a physical monster, but has plenty of athleticism to excel at safety. And he's likely to lay some serious lumber (81 HPW).
McCoy might be the most intriguing of all three. Recruited as a LB, the 6'7" 236-pounder doesn't really fit any profile perfectly, but has the size of a hybrid DE/LB. And the ratings to match (80 SPD, 80 STR, 80 ACC, 86 TAK, 79 HPW, 79 HPW, 74 BSH). A Nebraska-native, the Pokes overcame a Kansas scholarship offer to land McCoy.
Although Wyoming's offense is doing just fine this season under the auspices of Scott Frost's spread offensive scheme, Coach Bohl can't help himself when it comes to recruiting massive man-planets for the offensive line. His latest prize is an interesting JUCO (Soph) from Alaska of all places.
Big Matt Moore, a 3* JUCO #90 OT, was offered by Air Force Academy of all places. Nah. This 6'7" 350-pounder is playing for me. As one might imagine, Moore is more of a run block type (81 RBK, 83 STR, 86 ACC) than a pass blocker (67 PBK, 56 SPD, 61 AGI). He may have to redshirt to ease his transition to the lower 48. It's for the best; it'll allow him to get his weight up a bit.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- In one of the least anticipated games all season, unbeaten Wyoming traveled to Albuquerque to face totally beaten New Mexico. The game was expected to become so lopsided between the #15-ranked Cowboys and the 74-OVR, winless Lobos that Vegas wasn't even taking bets on this game. Probably for the best as the sportsbooks would've lost their shirts even setting the line as low as -20 for Wyoming.
The Pokes set a Bohl-era record with the 516 rushing yards. And probably a school record as well. Wyoming had three rushers top 100 yards. The quarterback, Green, carried 21 times for 180 yards (8.5 YPC) and two TDs. Starting tailback Kelvin Mack Jr. (SR) pitched in 24 carries for 122 yards (5.0 YPC) and a TD. Even shifty, change-of-pace back Jamaal Harlow (rFR) rushed 15 times for 111 yards (7.4 YPC) with a pair of touchdowns. The other 18 carries went to a combination of HB Steven Foster (rJR), HB Justin Lee (JR), and WR Cedric Weaver (rJR) for 103 yards.
LARAMIE, Wyo. -- A game that was billed as a rivalry game did not live up to the billing. Utah State is arguably Wyoming's 2nd most hated rival--there is even a name for the series: "Bridger's Battle." But, this one was nothing like Wyoming's exciting, narrow 28-24 win last year. This iteration was a total beating. To the tune of 51-9. Hardly worth discussing the finer points.
Coach Bohl's team, on the other hand, made it look somewhat easy. Except for Darrin Green's (rSR) interception on the opening drive and a Frankie Sanchez (rJR) interception with the 2nd string offense in the game late, it's hard to find fault. Even Green's INT was a USER issue when this author pressed the incorrect passing icon. So, no fault to the star QB.
LARAMIE, Wyo. -- Last year's 29-28 loss to Boise State was fresh on Coach Bohl's mind with his dominating team that hasn't had "that game" yet this season. Undefeated, #4-ranked Wyoming came into this game first in the nation in scoring (48.6 PPG) and is winning games, on average, by three touchdowns. Boise State has been the definition of mediocre this season.
At first, Boise State's defensive line overwhelmed Wyoming's offensive line in a way that hasn't happened in a while. The box score rather bears this out; Wyoming's big uglies only recorded two pancakes all game. Boise State got out to a hot start in a host of other areas as well. Starting QB Marques Cole (rSR) was 8/8 at one point. Although he would tail off later and get knocked out of the game. The blocking, tackling, and coverage was all slanted toward BSU early on. Even Wyoming's QB started quite poorly, tossing a pair of uncharacteristic interceptions. All of this added up to an early 17-3 Boise State advantage. And a feeling of here we go again.
Wyoming amassed 500 yards of offense with 262 on the ground and 238 through the air. Green wasn't great early in the game, and had a costly fumble at the goal line late that would've wrapped this game up with a pretty bow, but his overall stat line was decent. Green was 22/32 (68%) with one TD and two INTs while gaining 116 yards on 11 carries (10.5 YPC). Kelvin Mack Jr. (SR) probably didn't do his Heisman chances any favors with a modest 18 rushes for 89 yards (4.9 YPC) and five catches for just 15 yards. Screen passes did not work against the BSU front. At all. They sniffed them all out. The best example being a 4th down attempt where a single Bronco defender defeated a three-man blocking convoy for the tfl.
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