Wyoming Cowboys NCAA Football News

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HULL KR stand-off Paul Cooke has knocked back the chance to join Crusaders but next season looks like being his last at Craven Park.

Christmas came early for the Wyoming Cowboys and their many fans Saturday when the Cowboys pulled off what had seemed like an extremely unlikely feat: winning a college bowl game.

The Eagles decided to delay the start of Sunday's game in Philadelphia. Over 1,000 city workers will now have more time to prepare for the game .

If Ryan Mathews is done at Fresno State, he certainly won't remember his finale very fondly.

Freshman Austyn Carta-Samuels threw three touchdown passes, the last a 13-yarder to David Leonard in the second overtime Saturday, and Wyoming beat Fresno State 35-28 in the New Mexico Bowl.

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Line: Fresno State by 11. Series Record: Tied 3-3. Last meeting: 1997, Fresno State 24-7. What's at Stake= Fresno State is playing in the New Mexico Bowl for the second straight year and would would like to erase memories of a 40-35 loss to Colorado State last year in which the Bulldogs were outscored 20-7 in the fourth quarter.

SATURDAY: Pre-Christmas college football bowl capsules Submitted by SHNS on Thu, 12/17/2009 - 11:38 SATURDAY: COACHES: Pat Hill and Dave Christensen .

The NCAA post-season kicks off December 19th , with 33 games being played in a three week span.

Temple coach Al Golden is trying to keep his team focused amid rumors that he's a top candidate for the job at Cincinnati.

Colorado State's sputtering offense finally found the sparkplug it needed as the Rams took a 13-7 third-quarter lead over Wyoming this afternoon.

Dan Hammerschmidt played football at CSU and spent 12 years as an assistant coach at his alma mater under Sonny Lubick.

Wyoming's Brian Hendricks, a linebacker from Burlington, is the son and grandson of former CSU players.

TCU coach Gary Patterson has said all year that Wyoming is a tough place for his team to play, and so far that ringing true.

Rain at Clemson in September slowed them down some. So did a freezing mist at Air Force in October.

With a flurry of points in the fourth quarter the Wyoming Cowboys overcame a 27-6 deficit defeating San Diego State 30-27, earning their first victory on the road against the Aztecs since 1995.

What to watch for: Both teams will be looking to bounce back from last week's blowout losses.

Provo ? Semifinalists for college football's 2009 John Mackey Award, given annually to the top tight end in the country, will be announced on Monday.

University of Wyoming head football coach Dave Christensen announced on Wednesday that two UW football players have decided to leave the Cowboy Football program for personal reasons.