Back when Jake Dickert was Wyoming’s defensive coordinator, before he came to Pullman and later became Washington State’s head coach, he enjoyed a strong relationship with Craig Bohl, then the Cowboys’ head man. Dickert coached in Laramie from 2017-2019, and during those days, he would hear Bohl repeat the same phrase. Cowboy tough.
“You turn the film on, that’s what you see,” Dickert said of this year’s Wyoming squad. “There’s no quit in this team. You can throw the record out.
Their offense is extremely challenging, extremely physical. Defensively, they’re gonna be very multiple. But I look back at my time in Laramie with a smile, and it’s got a big part of our journey.
I wouldn’t be sitting here without it.” Lots has changed since then. Dickert is WSU’s head coach.
Bohl has retired. The Cougars haven’t joined the Mountain West, but thanks to a Pac-12/MWC scheduling agreement in place for this season, WSU will host Wyoming on Saturday afternoon, 3:30 p.m.
on The CW. It’s the regular-season finale for the bowl-bound Cougs, who are looking to bounce back from back-to-back losses, one to New Mexico and one to Oregon State last weekend. WSU’s defense has been the main culprit in those setbacks, allowing UNM to run wild with QB keepers and permitting OSU to tally a season-high scoring output, putting defensive coordinator Jeff Schmedding under the microscope.
Will Dickert stick with his DC next season? Only time will tell. Earlier this week, Dic.
