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Sophomore Linebacker Charles Hicks Named Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week vs. Hawai’i

Laramie, Wyo. (Nov. 2, 2020) — University of Wyoming sophomore linebacker Charles Hicks has been named the Mountain West Conference Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in Wyoming’s 31-7 home victory over Hawai’i last Friday. Hicks was part…

War Memorial Stadium seating will be limited

——————— CASPER (WNE) — The University of Wyoming’s War Memorial Stadium will likely be kept at roughly a quarter of its capacity in the coming season and student capacity may be slashed by as much as two-thirds, the school’s athletic…

Half-Gone? Or Half-Full? What’s next for BYU Football in 2020?

As an independent school with no conference ties or affiliation in football, BYU has been able to maximize television revenue and have high flexibility with their schedule. Always thought of as a stopgap measure on their way to the Big-12…

Linder named new head coach of Wyoming Basketball

University of Wyoming Athletics Director Tom Burman announced Monday the hiring of Jeff Linder as head coach of the Cowboy Basketball Team. Linder is the 22nd head coach in Wyoming history.  He led Northern Colorado to three-straight 20-win seasons. “Jeff…

SVI preview for BYU, Wyoming and Utah State

It’s here. Praise be to whatever higher power you pray to, football is back both professionally and collegiately with training camps, preseason games and Fall practice all getting underway. As a sports writer in Star Valley, we live in a…

Mountain West locks in additional bowl tie-ins

Photo: Brian-Losness-USA-TODAY-Sports By Dahl Erickson, SVI Media A year ago the Wyoming Cowboys sat at home with no bowl invitation despite being (6-6) and bowl eligible for the third straight season. They were one of a handful of Football Bowl…

Christopher Henry Named to the Google Cloud Academic All-America Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field First Team

  AUSTIN, Texas (June 27, 2019) – University of Wyoming junior distance runner Christopher Henry has been named to the Men’s Track & Field/Cross Country Google Cloud Academic All-America® on Thursday, garnering First-Team honors. Henry, a native of Laramie, Wyo.,…