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Wyoming high school talent in FCS

Most of you have probably already read this. Given the change to the roster rules, I suspect UW will lose out on more in state talent to FCS programs that otherwise could have secured preferred walk on status at UW. Just curious if UW missed the mark on some of these MSU and USD players? I am not sure of any of the circumstances.

JUCO years no longer count toward eligibility

The NCAA continues its losing streak in American courts of law.

As of this week, JUCO no longer counts against eligibility. Won't be long until we start to see quite a few 24 and 25 year olds playing in Laramie.

Wyoming at South Dakota (Tuesday Night at 6 p.m.)

Cowboys Continue Road Swing with Trip to South Dakota on Tuesday

Contest Slated for 6 p.m. MT Start


LARAMIE, Wyo. (Dec. 8, 2024) – The Wyoming Cowboys continue their road swing on Tuesday with a trip to South Dakota on Tuesday. The first meeting between the two schools since 2013 is slated for a 6 p.m. start. Fans can purchase a stream of the contest on MidcoSportsPlus.



Fans can listen to the contest, as well as follow stats on GoWyo.com. The game will be broadcast live on radio over the 26 affiliate stations of the Cowboy Sports Network, as Keith Kelly will be on the call alongside Kevin McKinney.



About The Teams

Wyoming heads into the contest with a 5-3 overall record and a 0-1 mark in conference play after falling on the road at Utah State last Wednesday 70-67. The Pokes are averaging 73.6 point per night and are allowing 72.9 points per game. UW is shooting 45.5 percent from the field and allowing opponents to shoot 41.6 percent, which ranks third in the conference. Wyoming has shot 50 percent or better in four contests this season. UW leads the MW in rebounds per game this season at 41.1 and are +8.1 per game this season.



The Coyotes enter the contest with a 7-4 overall record after falling on the road at Northern Arizona by a score of 95-82 on Saturday. One of the top offenses in the nation, USD adds 87.3 points per game and are allowing 78.5 per game. South Dakota shoots 46.5 percent from the field and are allowing opponents to shoot 44.4 percent. The Coyotes hit nine threes per game and grab 38 rebounds per game.



About The Players

The Cowboys are led in scoring by Obi Agbim at 18.1 points per game to rank third in the conference. He also leads the team with 3.9 assists per game and recorded a career-high 10 at Utah State for his first career double-double. Jordan Nesbitt adds 11 points per night and leads the team and ranks first in the MW adding 10.8 rebound per game. Kobe Newton adds 11 points per contest and is second on the team in assists with 15 on the season. He knocked down a career-high five three pointers at Utah State.



South Dakota is led in scoring by Isaac Bruns at 14.1 points per game. He is shooting 49 percent from the field. Chase Forte adds 13.7 points per game and leads the team with 36 assists. Kaleb Stewart adds 10.2 points per game for the season and has hit 19 three pointers.



About The Series

The Cowboys and Coyotes will meet for the 11th time on Tuesday and first time since 2013. Wyoming is 8-2 against South Dakota all-time in a series that dates back to 1960. UW is 0-1 all-time on the road against the Coyotes.



Up Next

Wyoming
will head to Salt Lake City for a neutral site game at the Delta Center against BYU on Saturday a 7 p.m.

Wyoming vs BYU (Saturday at 7 p.m.) ESPN+

Cowboys Set to Battle BYU in Salt Lake City on Saturday

Contest on ESPN+


LARAMIE, Wyo. (Dec. 12, 2024) – The Wyoming Cowboys will head to Salt Lake City for a neutral site contest against longtime foe BYU on Saturday evening in the Delta Center. The contest is slated for a 7 p.m. start on ESPN+ will mark the second-straight season the two team have met and will be the eighth meeting on a neutral floor.



Fans can listen to the contest, as well as follow stats on GoWyo.com. The game will be broadcast live on radio over the 26 affiliate stations of the Cowboy Sports Network, as Keith Kelly will be on the call alongside Kevin McKinney.



About The Teams

Wyoming head into the contest with a 5-4 overall record after falling on the road at South Dakota by a score of 82-81 on Tuesday. The Cowboys are averaging 74.4 points per game and allow 73.9 per night. UW is shooting 45 percent from the field and allow opponent to shoot 42 percent. Wyoming is holding opponents to 28.6 percent from behind the arc to lead the MW. The Poke also lead the conference this season grabbing 41.6 rebounds per game, a number that rank No. 24 in the nation.



BYU is 7-2 on the season and defeated Fresno State 95-67 on Wednesday. The Cougars average 85.7 points per game to rank No. 24 in the nation. BYU is shooting 47.8 percent from the field and make 11.1 three-pointers per game. The Cougars are grabbing 43.2 rebounds per game to rank eighth in the nation. BYU leads the nation in rebound margin at +13.7.



About The Players

The Cowboys are led in scoring by Obi Agbim at 18 points per night. He ranks third in the conference in scoring. He also adds 3.9 assists per game to lead the team and ranks fifth in the MW in threes with 19 on the season. Kobe Newton add 10.9 points per game and ha knocked down 15 threes on the season. Jordan Nesbitt adds 10.6 points per game and leads the team with 10.1 rebounds per game. He rank second in the conference and No. 14 in the nation in rebounds. He also ranks seventh in the nation in double-doubles with five on the season.



BYU is led in scoring by Richie Saunders at 13.4 points per game. He is shooting 40 percent from behind the arc this season. Egor Demin add 13.3 points per night. Fousseyni Traore adds 11.8 point per game and is shooting 66 percent from the field. Keba Keita adds 9.4 rebounds per game to lead the team.



About The Series

The Cowboys and Cougars will meet for the 176th time on Saturday and just the eighth time on a neutral floor. BYU leads the series 106-69 and are 5-2 against the Cowboys on neutral floors.



Up Next

Wyoming
returns home for the first time in a month hosting Bellarmine on December 19 at 6:30 p.m. in the Arena-Auditorium.

1.5 million shortfall?

I heard today that UW is asking the Wyoming legislature for 1.5 million to cover a short fall due to an NIL lawsuit. First I’ve heard of this lawsuit paying former athletes.

It didn’t sound like this went over very well, including Representative Bear (leader of the Wyoming Freedom Caucus) asking of the ramifications if UW didn’t pay the 1.5 million.

Anyone on the board have any inside information about this?
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