Cowboy Football set to Open Practice on Wednesday
Sawvel era starts on Wednesday
Sawvel era starts on Wednesday
LARAMIE, Wyo. (July 30, 2024) – The Wyoming Cowboys will officially open the Jay Sawvel era on Wednesday with the first official practice of the 2024 season. Wednesday’s practice will begin a one-month countdown to the season opener at Arizona State on Saturday, Aug. 31.
Wyoming will conduct 20 fall camp practices prior to game week against the Sun Devils. UW will rotate their practices between War Memorial Stadium and the North 40 practice fields. Practices are closed to the public.
Season and Single Game Tickets Are Available
Tickets to all six Cowboy Football home games are now available for purchase. Lock in your seats for exciting matchups, including the Gold Out game against Idaho, the Stripe Out game against BYU, and a clash against Mountain West foe Boise State.
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WYOMING WILL RETURN AN EXCITING CORE OF PLAYERS
Sawvel returns a core of veteran players to his roster including three players who earned All-Mountain West honors a season ago along with the MVP of the Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl.
Jordan Bertagnole earned Second-Team All-MW honors and is joined by Wyett Ekeler (Honorable Mention) to anchor a veteran group that also features the return of linebacker Shae Suiaunoa and host of other returners, as Wyoming brings back six of their top seven tacklers from last season.
The Wyoming offense welcomes back honorable mention All-MW running back Harrison Waylee along with a strong group that includes tight end John Michael Gyllenborg and quarterback Evan Svoboda, as he helped lead the Pokes to a comeback win in the win over Toledo in the Arizona Bowl. Kicker John Hoyland was named the MVP of the 2023 Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl.
Preseason Honors
Wyoming had two players earn Preseason All-MW honors on the offensive side of the ball with tight end John Michael Gyllenborg and offensive guard Jack Walsh garnering the honor by the league’s media. Defensive tackle Jordan Bertagnole was named to the defensive team for the second straight season.
A pair of national publications released their preseason All-Mountain West squads as numerous Cowboys were named to the teams by Athlon Sports and Phil Steele. The publications named 15 different Cowboys to preseason honors.
Athlon Sports released its team, and 15 Cowboys were named to the squad with eight players on defense and six on offense with one special teamer.
Defensive tackle Jordan Bertagnole, linebacker Shae Suiaunoa and safety Wyett Ekeler were named to the First Team defense. Defensive ends DeVonne Harris and Sabastian Harsh and safety Isaac White to the second team. Nickel Wrook Brown was named to the Third Team and Tyrecus Davis on the Fourth Team.
The offense was highlighted by running back Harrison Waylee, tight end John Michael Gyllenborg and Nofoafia Tulafono named to the First Team offense. Offensive lineman Jack Walsh and Wes King to the Second Team with offensive lineman Caden Barnett on the fourth Team.
Kicker John Hoyland was named All-MW Fourth Team as a specialist.
Phil Steele also named his teams with Waylee and Gyllenborg earning a spot on the First Team offense. On the First Team defense from Steele, Bertagnole and Suiaunoa earned spots. Second Team honors on offense went to Walsh with Harsh and Ekeler earning second team honors.
Davis Earned Third Team defense and Hoyland earned Fourth Team honors as a specialist.
