Wyoming already held its spring gala for the fans with the women’s basketball NIT championship run. And while Cowboys fans are welcome to show up for the final spring football scrimmage Saturday, the event is strictly for the coaches.
The Cowboys wind up the spring with a situational scrimmage instead of a spring-game format.
“We did the most we can do this spring without beating Wyoming,” coach Joe Glenn said. “We’re not here to beat Wyoming.”
Glenn placed a priority on taking the late-season momentum – five wins in the last seven games – and developing young players than risking injuries with frequent hitting.
There were some inherent limitations with a broken finger epidemic on the offensive line. Returning starting quarterback Karsten Sween was kept out of contact while rehabbing from minor knee surgery.
The biggest difference between this spring and last when Sween and Jacob Doss battled for the starting job is Sween has full command of the position. He didn’t participate in 11-on-11 work but took plenty of snaps during 7-on-7 passing drills.
“He’s the real deal,” Glenn said. “The difference is he’s razor sharp.”
The Cowboys have a deep receiving corps, and Glenn said former Gateway standout Greg Bolling, a sophomore, “is lighting up every practice.”
One of Wyoming’s top defenders, junior linebacker Ward Dobbs, sat out the spring after surgery on his shoulder, as did tight end Wade Betschart.
