The University of Wyoming is no stranger to Power Four opponents on opening day. The Cowboys have punched above their weight three times during their season openers over the past 17 years, including wins over Virginia of the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2007, Missouri of the Southeastern Conference in 2019 and Texas Tech of the Big 12 last fall. While the Cowboys open their season against another Power Four opponent in Arizona State this weekend, they won’t have the luxury of playing in front of the home crowd at War Memorial Stadium like they did against the Cavaliers, Tigers and Red Raiders.
The Sun Devils are coming off their worst two-year stretch on the football field since 1947, but they’re still favored by Las Vegas to win outright. The Cowboys head to the desert as 6.5-point underdogs with a new head coach, a new quarterback and a pair of new coordinators.
Here are five keys for the Cowboys to return to Laramie with a 1-0 record. 1. Start fast Jay Sawvel has been intentional about getting his team off to a fast start in practice throughout his first fall camp as UW’s head coach.
Getting into a rhythm early in Tempe on both sides of the ball would help offset the presence of Arizona State’s rowdy home crowd. “It’s always important to start out fast and then being able to maintain that,” Cowboys quarterback Evan Svoboda said. “So, I think it’s huge to strike first and then keep that (momentum) throughout the whole game.
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