Laramie, Wyo. (April 20, 2018) -- The 2018 Wyoming Spring Game will kick off at 2 p.m on Saturday, April 21 from War Memorial Stadium. The Cowboy coaches split up the teams on Friday. The Brown Team will feature the Cowboys' No. 1 Defense and No. 2 Offense. The Gold Team will be made up of Wyoming's No. 1 Offense and No. 2 Defense. Saturday's game will give Wyoming fans an opportunity to see the Cowboys in a game-like situation. The format for Saturday's Brown and Gold Spring Game will be four 10-minute quarters.
Saturday's game will be the 15th and final practice of 2018 Spring Football. Head coach
Craig Bohl and his staff have been very pleased with the effort and competitiveness their team has shown during spring drills. Bohl's comments heading into Saturday's Spring Game reflect that.
"We had a good last practice (on Thursday). I thought we took full advantage of it," said head coach Bohl. Guys were in full pads. We saw good things in all three phases of the game.
"I thought our quarterbacks did some good things, but there's certainly some things they can improve on. And we did some good things in the kicking game. A day like today (Thursday) where you don't have ideal conditions, it's important for kickers to learn how to deal with that wind. I thought Cooper (Rothe) did a nice job with the place-kicking. We worked on some other fundamental things in the punt game.
"Defensively, we've had good intensity and attention to detail shown by our veterans all spring."
Leading the Gold Team will be Cowboy quarterbacks
Nick Smith and
Tyler Vander Waal, who continue their battle for the starting quarterback spot. Also featured on the Gold Team will be: senior offensive guard
Kaden Jackson; senior tight ends
Austin Fort,
Josh Harshman and
Tyree Mayfield; senior wide receiver
James Price; and junior wide receiver
Austin Conway.
The Brown Team will be led by veteran defenders:
Cassh Maluia at linebacker;
Tyler Hall at nickel back; and
Antonio Hull at cornerback.
During the game, Wyoming Hall of Famer
Kevin McKinney will be conducting interviews with current and former Cowboys that will be played on the videoboard. Cowboy players will be available after the game for autographs.
Other activities planned surrounding Saturday's Spring Game include:
· UW Athletics will be hosting a "Swag Sale" of used and some new athletic department gear prior to the Spring Game. That sale will be held in War Memorial Fieldhouse from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Available gear will include Nike and Under Armor branded items. Prices of goods will range from $5-$35, with tax included in all prices. Admittance to the "Swag Sale" is free & open to the public.
·Wyoming Athletics will be conducting the annual "select-a-seat" promotion with prime season-ticket locations available for fans to check out and secure for the 2018 season. Ticket office representatives will be on hand to provide information and an opportunity to purchase season tickets. Season tickets start at $159 for knothole seats ($89 for youth) and $235 for public section seats. Seatbacks will also be available for sale for the 2018 season.
·The 2nd Annual Alumni Flag Football Game is also planned for Saturday, with several Cowboy Football alums anticipated to be in town. The alumni football game will get underway at 11 a.m. in War Memorial Stadium and is expected to last approximately one hour. Some of the over 40 alums expected to be in attendance include former Cowboy greats: Nick Bebout, Conrad Dobler, Ken Fantetti, Derrick Martin, Ryan McGuffey, Pat Rabold, Mike Schenbeck and John Wendling with quarterback captains
Randy Welniak and Casey Bramlet leading each team.
·Once gates open at 1 p.m., fans may enjoy the beer garden & concessions, speak directly with ticket office representatives and (weather permitting) kids can enjoy the Pepsi Pre-Game Zone inflatables all in the south end zone.
