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Oklahoma Sooners get commitment from Wyoming transfer cornerback C.J. Coldon

The Oklahoma Sooners added depth to their cornerback room, getting a commitment from Wyoming transfer cornerback C.J. Coldon.

Brent Venables and the Oklahoma Sooners don’t miss a beat. As soon as one player enters the transfer portal, they’ve already got a plan in place to retool and replace. We saw it with Caleb Williams and that’s what happened just days after Latrell McCutchin entered the portal.

As they continue to build the defense, the Oklahoma Sooners landed a commitment from Wyoming transfer cornerback C.J. Coldon on Sunday.

After playing in just six games over his first two seasons for Wyoming, Coldon came on strong in 2020 and 2021, starting all 19 games over those two seasons. In 2021, He led the team with 902 snaps and pass breakups with 10. Coldon was fourth in total tackles with 67 and added 4.5 tackles for loss.

According to Pro Football Focus, Coldon allowed a completion percentage of 59.1% on 66 targets.

He’ll come in and compete with Woodi Washington and D.J. Graham for snaps on the outside at cornerback, but he has played snaps in the slot and as a box player according to Pro Football Focus.

The Oklahoma Sooners added a player that immediately provides depth, but has a ton of starting experience at cornerback in the MAC. In the spring and fall, he could challenge to start for the Oklahoma Sooners.

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Oklahoma enjoyed a Christmas Fiesta 45 years ago, beating Wyoming 41-7

On Christmas 45 years ago, quarterback Thomas Lott was named most outstanding offensive player and OU beat Wyoming 41-7 in the Fiesta Bowl.

In a game that was billed as a battle of wishbone offenses, Oklahoma and head coach Barry Switzer left looking like the masters of it in the Sooners’ only Christmas Day bowl game in program history.

Oklahoma entered the 1976 Fiesta Bowl as co-Big 8 champions after an 8-2-1 regular season. The Sooners were heavy favorites against a Wyoming team that was making its first postseason appearance in eight seasons after winning the Western Athletic Conference.

OU was a three-touchdown favorite against the Cowboys. Wyoming was led by head coach Fred Akers who would leave after the game’s conclusion to become the head coach at Texas from the 1977-86 seasons.

Oklahoma topped Wyoming 41-7 on that Christmas Day in 1976, racking up 438 yards of total offense. Quarterback Thomas Lott was one of the stars, capturing the most outstanding offensive player award after guiding OU’s wishbone attack and rushing for 79 yards on 13 carries.

“We wanted to win big so we could play a lot of young people and show the nation just what kind of players we have,” Lott said afterwards.

His coach said Lott was the deserving choice for offensive player of the game.

“Thomas did a very good job executing the option and he deserves the outstanding offensive player trophy,” Switzer remarked after OU’s blowout win.

Oklahoma took the game’s opening kickoff and marched 80 yards in 14 plays. OU halfback Elvis Peacock capped that opening scoring drive with a 3-yard touchdown plunge.

On OU’s second offensive series, Oklahoma halfback Horace Ivory ended a 10-play, 53-yard drive with a 4-yard touchdown run to increase the Sooners’ lead to 14-0 with 3:31 remaining in the first quarter.

Oklahoma’s Uwe Von Schamann added a pair of field goals in the second quarter of 32 and 50 yards.

Wyoming opened the second half with a big kickoff return, but the Cowboys’ drive came to an abrupt halt when OU cornerback Terry Peters intercepted Wyoming quarterback Don Clayton. That was Peters’ first interception of two on the day to help him earn the game’s most outstanding defensive player award.

That set the stage for Peacock to shine again. Peacock had a 29-yard run before he finished off the Sooners’ 82-yard drive with a 15-yard touchdown scamper. OU fullback George Cumby added a 4-yard touchdown run and then halfback Woody Shepard had Oklahoma’s final points on an 8-yard rush.

Shepard finished with 85 rushing yards on seven carries, while Peacock had 77 yards on eight rushes.

Oklahoma suffocated Wyoming early. The Cowboys had just 22 yards of total offense in the first half. OU intercepted Wyoming five times in the game and forced and recovered another Cowboys’ fumble.

Oklahoma’s 41-7 win over Wyoming represents the first of the Sooners’ five all-time appearances in the Fiesta Bowl.

OU also won the Fiesta Bowl on New Year’s Day of 2011, routing Connecticut 48-20 to end the 2010 season. Quarterback Landry Jones threw for an OU bowl game record 429 passing yards and three touchdowns.

OU wide receiver Ryan Broyles had a big day in that game as well with 13 receptions for 170 yards and a touchdown grab.

Oklahoma has played Wyoming one other time in its history. The Sooners also beat the Cowboys 37-20 in Norman to open up the 1981 season.

Of course, Oklahoma is looking to add to its overall collection of bowl championships in its 55th bowl game appearance. The Sooners could capture their 31st bowl game championship in program history when they play the Oregon Ducks on Dec. 29 in the Valero Alamo Bowl at 8:15 p.m. on ESPN.

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Wyoming’s, Kent State’s Potato Bowl uniforms resembled potatoes, and fans had so many thoughts

Potatoes all around!

College football bowl season means unlikely and exciting matchups, spikes in some players’ NFL Draft stocks and ample Gatorade (or other edible item) baths. It also means fun and wild color schemes that can look awesome or be a total disaster — depending on who you ask.

Enter the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.

After Kent State and Wyoming kicked off Tuesday afternoon in Boise, college football fans couldn’t help but notice all the bold colors on the field. While Wyoming wore its brown jerseys and deep yellow pants, Kent State was all golden and in a shade that was very similar to that of the Cowboys pants.

It’s almost like the two teams took the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl name to heart and purposely dressed up like potatoes as much as they could. Couple the uniform combos with Albertsons Stadium’s all-blue field, and there was a lot going on.

As far as the uniforms go, some fans loved the teams’ combined look, some hated it and some loved to hate it — as with pretty much anything in college football.

And, of course, they had so many thoughts. And a lot of jokes.

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A late score fails to change outcome of Wyoming-Boise St. game but delivers a bad beat instead

Detailing how a late score led to a bad beat.

Nothing quite screams ‘Friday night’ like a plan that falls apart at the last second, which is exactly what happened last night for all the bettors that had Boise St. covering the spread at home against Wyoming.

The game naturally took the backseat to the other sporting events that held the center stage on Friday, which included the Warriors-Bulls and UCLA-Vilanova games that occupied the national television audience. However, the Mountain West football clash between Boise State and Wyoming provided one of the more annoying bad beats of the season.

The Broncos led Wyoming 23-7 late in the fourth quarter with just 15 seconds remaining in the game. A 16-point deficit was unlikely for the Cowboys to overcome given how little time they had to orchestrate a comeback, but they tried anyway. Wyoming WR Isaiah Neyor took a 15-yard pass from Levi Williams, evaded a couple of tackles, and scampered up the sideline and into the endzone for a 74-yard touchdown with four seconds remaining. Now down 10, the Cowboys would attempt and fail to convert the 2-PT conversion, leaving their deficit at two possessions and too far out of reach.

No big deal, right? Wyoming scored a worthless TD late in the game but would still end up dropping its fifth game in the last six, while Boise won and stayed within striking distance of first place in the Mountain division of the conference.

But as the touchdown was worthless to the two teams, it was plenty meaningful to bettors as the score 16-point margin finished at 10, killing the Broncos’ 13.5-point line and providing a bad beat to start the college football weekend.

College Football News Preview 2020: Wyoming Cowboys

College Football News Preview 2020: Previewing, predicting, and looking ahead to the Wyoming Cowboys season with what you need to know.

College Football News Preview 2020: Previewing, predicting, and looking ahead to the Wyoming Cowboys season with what you need to know.

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– What You Need To Know: Offense | Defense
– Top Players | Key Players, Games, Stats
– What Will Happen, Win Total Prediction
– Schedule Analysis
– Wyoming Previews 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015

2019 Record: 8-5 overall, 4-4 in MW
Head Coach: Craig Bohl, 7th year, 36-40
2019 CFN Final Opinion Ranking: 62
2019 CFN Final Season Formula Ranking: 48
2019 CFN Preview Ranking: 91

No one knows what’s going to happen to the 2020 college football season. We’ll take a general look at where each team stands – doing it without spring ball to go by – while crossing our fingers that we’ll all have some well-deserved fun this fall. Hoping you and yours are safe and healthy.

5. College Football News Preview 2020: Wyoming Cowboys Offense 3 Things To Know

– Let’s just say the offense wasn’t always the top priority for the Cowboys. It was effective, and the running game was great, but the passing game was horribly inefficient and the O as a whole finished 106th in the nation.

QB Tyler Vander Waal – who started the Arizona Bowl against Georgia State – transferred to Idaho State, but 6-3, 225-pound sophomore Sean Chambers is back after getting knocked out for the year with a knee injury, and 6-5, 221-pound redshirt freshman Levi Williams is back. Now the passing game has to be stronger – Chambers only hit 43% of his passes, but he ran for 567 yards and ten scores.

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– The receivers weren’t used all that often, but it still matters that the top guys are gone. Raghib Ismail Jr. and Austin Conway tied for the team lead with 23 grabs. They’re both finished, as is TE Josh Harshman. The top returning wide receiver, senior Ayden Eberhardt, only caught eight passes for 168 yards and two scores. Eberhardt is 6-2, and Gunner Gentry is 6-3 – there’s size in the receiving corps, there just isn’t a ton of experience. However …

– The running game has the potential to be phenomenal. Along with the running from the quarterbacks, 1,265-yard, six-touchdown run junior back Xazavian Valladay is back along with speedy Titus Swen. These two will each run for over five yards per pop, and there’s more talent ready to roll in the rotation, including former Louisville Cardinal Trey Smith, who ran for 227 yards and three scores in four games.

The injury problems of the line last year turn into a big positive this season with all five starters and almost all the top backups returning, starting with All-Mountain West center Keegan Cryder. Even with so much turnover and turmoil through the season, the line was still good in pass protection and was great for the ground game.

NEXT: College Football News Preview 2020: Wyoming Cowboys Defense 3 Things To Know

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Wyoming Tabs Northern Colorado’s Linder as Head Coach

Wyoming introduced Jeff Linder as the 22nd head coach in school history on Tuesday. Linder is coming off four seasons at Northern Colorado.

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Wyoming Tabs Northern Colorado’s Linder as New Head Coach

Linder was named Big Sky Coach of the Year in 2019

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Wyoming has brought in Jeff Linder to replace Allen Edwards.

Less than two weeks removed from a wild run into the Mountain West Tournament semifinals, Wyoming has a new head coach in former Northern Colorado skipper Jeff Linder.

While the job may not have been one of the most attractive openings in college basketball, it held great appeal for Linder, who grew up in the region and has coaching experience in the Mountain West, having served as a Boise State assistant from 2010 to 2016.

In a statement, Linder referred to the position as “an incredible fit” and considered it “almost too good to be true” when athletic director Tom Burman offered him the job.

Linder comes to Laramie after four seasons with the Bears, having led the team to at least 21 wins in each of the past three seasons. The Lafayette, Colo. native was 80-50 during his time at Northern Colorado, a stint that also included a CIT Championship in 2018. Coming off that campaign, Linder took home Big Sky Coach of the Year honors in 2019. This past season, he guided UNC to a 22-9 record and a second-place finish in the conference.

“Jeff possesses many important qualities I was looking for in a new head coach for Cowboy Basketball,” athletic director Tom Burman said in a statement. “First and foremost, he is a proven winner as a head coach.”

Suffice it to say, all that success intrigued a program thirsty for some of its own.

Wyoming has brought in Linder to replace Allen Edwards, who went 60-76 during his four years with the Cowboys. Though the final games of Edwards’ tenure were certainly memorable, the two wins that they secured in the MW Tournament matched the number of wins they amassed during league play. After back-to-back 20-win seasons to start his career in Laramie, Edwards failed to reach ten wins in consecutive seasons.

That was enough for Wyoming to make a switch.

“I appreciate the contributions that Coach Edwards has made to Wyoming Basketball,” Burman said in a statement announcing Edwards’ firing. “But after the lack of success in the past two seasons, I believe it is in the best interest of our program to make a change at this time.”

On the other side of that change is Linder, who began his coaching career as an assistant with Colorado for the 2000-2001 season. After his time Boulder, he made stops at Emporia State and Midland before rejoining the ranks of Division I at Weber State. During his time with the Wildcats, Linder recruited current Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard.

In 2008, Linder left the Big Sky for the West Coast Conference, joining San Francisco as an assistant. After two seasons with the Dons, he joined Leon Rice’s staff at Boise State. Linder helped guide the Broncos program through a string of very successful seasons, eventually earning the role of Associate Head Coach.

It wasn’t long before Linder shed the “associate” tag, heading back to the Big Sky in 2016 to helm Northern Colorado’s program. His time in Greeley got off to a rocky start, as the Bears posted a forgettable 11-18 record on their way to an eighth-place finish. Over the next three seasons, however, he led the team to a 69-32 mark.

Now he will look to continue that success for a Wyoming program searching for its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2015 and just its third since 2000.

Andrew is a current USBWA member, covering college basketball for multiple outlets, including Mountain West Wire of the USA TODAY Sports Media Group and Busting Brackets of the FanSided Network. He also runs the Dieckhoff Power Index, a college basketball analytics system, and provides bracketology predictions throughout the season.

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Mountain West Tournament: #11 Wyoming vs #6 Colorado State Game Preview, TV Schedule, Streaming

The first round of the Mountain West tournament concludes with the third edition of the Border War this 2020 season.

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Mountain West Tournament: Wyoming vs Colorado State Game Preview, TV Schedule, Streaming

The Rams and Cowboys meet for the third time this season

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Can the Rams make it three for three in the Border War?

The Colorado State Rams and Wyoming Cowboys meet for the third time this season in the first round of the Mountain West tournament. CSU won both of the previous matchups this season, including a 19 point comeback against Wyoming three weeks ago.

The Rams are one of the youngest teams in division one college basketball this year. However, the underclassmen are the ones leading the team this season. Mountain West Freshman of the Year Isaiah Stevens leads the team in scoring and assists with 13 points and 4.6 assists per game.

The Rams come into this game knowing they can beat this team, so they can play relaxed. However, they can’t be too laid back because Wyoming can get hot at the wrong time for the Rams. Pressure defense and sharing the basketball will get Colorado State to the next round.

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The Wyoming Cowboys basketball team has been a one man show all season. Hunter Maldonado leads the Cowboys in all five major statistical categories: Points, Rebounds, Assists, Steals, and Blocks. Wyoming shows glimpses of a dangerous team at times, but not consistently.

CSU struggles when they can’t run their offense. And if the Cowboys want to beat the Rams, they will need to shut down the Rams’ passing lanes and force them into tough shots. Maldonado will also need someone else to step up and take some of the pressure off of him in order for Wyoming to advance.

GAME DETAILS

WHO: #11 Wyoming Cowboys (7-23, 2-16 Mountain West) vs #6 Colorado State Rams (20-11, 11-7 Mountain West)

WHEN: Wednesday, March 4 — 6:00 PM MT/5:00 PM PT

WHERE: Thomas & Mack Center; Las Vegas, Nevada (18,776)

STREAM: Mountain West Network

RADIO: Wyoming | Colorado State

SERIES RECORD: Wyoming leads the series 136-96

Prediction

Colorado State 81, Wyoming 65

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Harris Scores 23 to Lead Nevada to 73-68 Win over Wyoming

Game Recap: Nevada 73, Wyoming 68 Hendricks’ career night nearly leads Cowboys to Senior Day upset Contact/Follow @andrewdieckhoff & @MWCwire Nevada staved off a Cowboy comeback, but Jake Hendricks gave the home crowd in Laramie a Senior Day to …

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Game Recap: Nevada 73, Wyoming 68

Hendricks’ career night nearly leads Cowboys to Senior Day upset

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Nevada staved off a Cowboy comeback, but Jake Hendricks gave the home crowd in Laramie a Senior Day to remember.

Facing the last-place team in the league, it was understandable that Nevada may have taken their foot off the gas a bit for their trip to play Wyoming. But their dreams of grabbing the #2 seed in the Mountain West Tournament almost came to a grinding halt on Tuesday night. After nearly giving up all of a double-digit lead over the Cowboys, the Wolf Pack escaped with a 73-68 win in Laramie.

Hunter Maldonado’s potentially game-tying three-pointer in the dying seconds drew iron, and Wyoming fell just short of pulling off a Senior Day upset of Nevada.

Jalen Harris led the Pack with 23 points, adding seven rebounds and a pair of steals. A sure-fire pick for the upcoming All-MWC first team, Harris shot 50% on the night and hit three three-pointers. Fellow guard Jazz Johnson was also in double figures, finishing with 13 points on 6-of-12 shooting.

Wyoming senior Jake Hendricks made the most of his final game at Arena-Auditorium, exploding for a career-high 27 points. Hendricks shot 7-for-11 from distance, another record for the guard. Hunter Maldonado was held below his season average, but still managed 14 points and four assists. TJ Taylor added 11 and seven rebounds for the Cowboys.

Hendricks’ record-setting day almost singlehandedly kept Wyoming alive in this game.

After the Wolf Pack pulled out to a 21-10 lead during the first half, the Cowboys stormed back with a 9-0 run, all scored by Hendricks. Later in the game, during a stretch in which Nevada had extended the lead back out to double digits, he scored 12 of 14 points for Wyoming. With five minutes remaining, a Hendricks three made the score 63-60, and Kwane Marble soon cut the deficit to just one point.

The teams traded baskets over the next few minutes, with Nevada bending but never fully breaking. Unfortunately for the headbanded senior, the hot streak ran cold as Hendricks failed to score in the final five minutes.

But thanks to his earlier efforts, Wyoming still had a chance to tie the game in the last seconds of the game. As luck would have it, Maldonado’s three-pointer fell flat and the Cowboys solidified their place in the basement of the Mountain West.

For Nevada, a win is a win—no matter how close, or how ugly.

At worst, the Wolf Pack will remain in position to secure the #3 seed in the Mountain West Tournament after tonight’s victory. Though they came into Tuesday with the same league record, Utah State holds a tiebreaker advantage over Nevada thanks to the Aggies’ 80-70 win back in January—and thanks to the Mountain West’s uneven scheduling, the teams won’t play again in the regular season.

The Aggies host San Jose State on Tuesday night, in a matchup Utah State is heavily favored to win. However, as Wyoming showed tonight, you never know who might explode for a career night.

UP NEXT

Nevada closes out the regular season at home for a massive Senior Night soiree with San Diego State (26-1, 15-1 MW). This is the easily the biggest game of the year for the Wolf Pack, so expect Lawlor to be buzzing for this one. With second place potentially on the line—and with the Aztecs finally revealing their mortality—the stakes are astronomical. Jalen Harris vs. Malachi Flynn could be a battle for the ages in Reno.

Wyoming finishes things up with a trip to Fresno State (10-18, 6-11 MW) to face the Bulldogs. Justin Hutson’s team has languished through a lost season, but they do still have a chance to finish ahead of New Mexico in seventh place with a win over the Cowboys. Expect Nate Grimes to have a big day against one of the worst rebounding teams in the country. The Bulldogs should win in a walkover—then again, conventional wisdom said the same thing tonight.

Andrew is a current USBWA member, covering college basketball for multiple outlets, including Mountain West Wire of the USA TODAY Sports Media Group and Busting Brackets of the FanSided Network. He also runs the Dieckhoff Power Index, a college basketball analytics system, and provides bracketology predictions throughout the season.

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NFL Mock Draft: Pre-Combine Edition

Numerous players from the Mountain West are going to the 2020 NFL combine.

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Which players get to show off their skills and where will they go?

As the NFL draft gets agonizingly closer and we begin to look forward to Spring football games, there are plenty of players from the conference to keep an eye on. All of them will get a chance to shine at the NFL combine and several have a legitimate shot to get drafted in the early rounds.

Boise State

OT Ezra Cleveland : Most likely to be picked up as free agent
WR John Hightower : Projected to go in rounds 4-7
OL John Molchon : Free agent
DE Curtis Weaver : 3rd round, 79th pick to the New York Jets

Utah State

QB Jordan Love : 1st round, 23rd pick to the Indianapolis Colts
LB David Woodward : 5th round, 150th pick to the Buffalo Bills
LB Tipa Galeai : Won’t participate in combine due to off-field incident from 2017

Wyoming

LB Logan Wilson : 3rd best ILB available for the draft

Hawaii

QB Cole McDonald : Possible free agent

Fresno State

LB/DE Mykal Walker : 12th ranked linebacker eligible for draft
OL Netane Muti : 11th ranked offensive guard eligible for draft

San Diego State

OL Keith Ismael : Projected to go in rounds 2-4

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Hobbs’ career-high 24 fuels Boise State comeback over Wyoming

Boise State narrowly avoided a bad loss in Laramie, using a late surge to push past Wyoming at Arena-Auditorium on Tuesday night.

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Game Recap: Boise State 67, Wyoming 62

Boise State holds serve in the race for 2nd place in the MW

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Boise State avoids an embarrassing loss, thanks to a herculean effort from Alex Hobbs

It took Boise State roughly 35 minutes to fully wake up during this game, but a late push from the Broncos helped them avoid what would have been a discouraging loss on the road against Wyoming.

Alex Hobbs came off the bench to lead the Broncos with a career-high 24 points, including a pair of three-pointers down the stretch that helped Boise State stave off the Cowboys’ upset attempt. It was the third time in six games that the senior guard has scored in double digits and his largest offesnive output since November 9, when he scored 18 points against Oregon.

Maybe it’s something about Arena-Auditorium. Hobbs scored 17 points there last season, too.

The Cowboys led by as many as five points during the second half, but they were unable to hold off Boise State for the full forty minutes. After a pair of Trevon Taylor free throws gave Wyoming a 52-47 lead with 9:52 to play, the Broncos outscored the Cowboys 20-10 the rest of the way.

Wyoming put one final scare into Boise State when they forced a turnover on the Broncos’ inbounds pass, trailing by three points with just under 30 seconds to play.

On the ensuing possession, Jake Hendricks missed a three-pointer, but Maldonado grabbed the offensive rebound and put his team back within one point.

After Jessup hit two free throws to put the Broncos back up three, Hendricks missed another shot from beyond the arc. Boise State forward RJ Williams grabbed the defensive rebound, was fouled, and iced the game with two free throws with 4.4 second remaining.

The victory keeps Boise State tied for second place in the Mountain West, along with Colorado State. Both schools currently sit at 8-4 in the conference, a full game ahead of both Nevada and UNLV.

The Rams also won on Tuesday night, beating Fresno State 80-70 on the road.

TEAM NOTES

Boise State

During the first half, Justinian Jessup set the Mountain West record for most career three-pointers, passing former BYU standout and All-American Jimmer Fredette. The senior finished with 16 points and extended the new high-water mark with a second three-pointer later in the game. … Derrick Alston Jr. was held scoreless in the first half and added only two free throws for the entire game, giving him a new season-low. The junior guard was 0-for-7 during the game, despite coming into the night scoring nearly 20 points per game. … RayJ Dennis started for the eighth straight game in Leon Rice’s lineup. The freshman’s insertion into the starting five has allowed Hobbs to provide veteran leadership in the second unit. That dynamic played itself out perfectly tonight. … Max Rice, the son of Boise State head coach Leon, also tied a career-high off the bench. The guard scored 12 points, matching the mark he set in the season opener against NAIA opponents Life Pacific. Together, he and Hobbs outscored the rest of the Broncos, 36-31.

Wyoming

The Cowboys move to 1-11 in Mountain West play. Wyoming scored their first league victory last weekend, as they toppled San Jose State, and came very close to making it two in a row tonight. … Hunter Maldonado registered his 22nd double-digit scoring performance of the season, scoring a team-high 17 points. The do-everything Cowboy has been one of the very few bright spots for this Wyoming team. … Kwane Marble was in double digits for the sixth consecutive game, scoring 11. He was also making his second start of the season after his debut in the starting lineup against the Spartans on Saturday. Marble played more than 10 minutes just once during the first two months of the season, but he has become a big part of this Wyoming team. He is developing into a key piece for Allen Edwards. … Freshman guard Kenny Foster was yet another player to set a new career-high in this game, finishing with 12 points in 27 minutes of action.

UP NEXT

Boise State travels to Logan to take on a Utah State team that is starting to regain its form after a midseason slump. The last time these two teams met, magic happened. We’ll see what the encore brings this weekend. Utah State will be out for revenge—and a place back near the top of the Mountain West standings.

Wyoming heads into one of the Mountain West’s most hostile territories, as they take on New Mexico at The Pit on Saturday. The Lobos started the season 15-3 but have taken a terrible nosedive in the wake of injuries, suspensions, and a dismissal. Paul Weir’s team has lost five of its past six games.

Andrew is a current USBWA member, covering college basketball for multiple outlets, including Mountain West Wire of the USA TODAY Sports Media Group and Busting Brackets of the FanSided Network. He also runs the Dieckhoff Power Index, a college basketball analytics system, and provides bracketology predictions throughout the season.

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