Bye bye week
The bye week is by the wayside, so to speak, as the Cowboy football team is now back at it, working towards Saturday's matchup with No. 15 TCU in Fort Worth.
Wyoming head coach Joe Glenn said it was a good break for the team, as they got in some early work last week and then some rest -- exactly what the bye week is made for.
"We used the week to practice and I felt like we got a lot out of it," Glenn said Tuesday on the weekly MWC media teleconference. "We got some rest and we got some guys healed up who were beat up a little bit. We were able to polish some fundamentals that you usually don't get a chance to work on during the season when you are scheming for a team for five straight weeks."
The mental break for the struggling Cowboys might have been just as important as the time spent working on different aspects of their game. Glenn gave the players off last Thursday through Sunday.
"Hopefully they got a home cooked meal and they went home and got their clothes washed and they came back full of it," he said.
Glenn said they got the week off to a good start in practice.
"We were a lot further ahead than we normally would be for an upcoming opponent (TCU)," Glenn said. "It was good to get the kids back. You could see that they had some spring in their step and they were fired up for our last five games of the season."
The updated depth chart was also released on Monday and junior Karsten Sween was listed at the starter at quarterback. Redshirt freshman Chris Stutzriem, who led the team to its only score against Utah, was listed as No. 2.
Glenn said he doesn't know how it will all play out, but that has been the case for much of the season. If Sween has early success, he'll be the guy.
"We just feel like, if we have a chance to win, then our old guy, No. 16, has to step up and get going," Glenn said.
On the injury front, Glenn said it appeared that senior wide receiver Chris Johnson (hand) was the only player that has been banged up recently that won't be ready for TCU. He said that sophomore receiver David Leonard was good to go.
Glenn reiterated that he the Cowboys are in good spirits, despite their recent woes.
"We're due to play a good football game," Glenn said. "I believe in all of my heart that some good is going to happen for this football team as hard as they have worked and how they have hung together. The sooner, the better."
Wyoming head coach Joe Glenn said it was a good break for the team, as they got in some early work last week and then some rest -- exactly what the bye week is made for.
"We used the week to practice and I felt like we got a lot out of it," Glenn said Tuesday on the weekly MWC media teleconference. "We got some rest and we got some guys healed up who were beat up a little bit. We were able to polish some fundamentals that you usually don't get a chance to work on during the season when you are scheming for a team for five straight weeks."
The mental break for the struggling Cowboys might have been just as important as the time spent working on different aspects of their game. Glenn gave the players off last Thursday through Sunday.
"Hopefully they got a home cooked meal and they went home and got their clothes washed and they came back full of it," he said.
Glenn said they got the week off to a good start in practice.
"We were a lot further ahead than we normally would be for an upcoming opponent (TCU)," Glenn said. "It was good to get the kids back. You could see that they had some spring in their step and they were fired up for our last five games of the season."
The updated depth chart was also released on Monday and junior Karsten Sween was listed at the starter at quarterback. Redshirt freshman Chris Stutzriem, who led the team to its only score against Utah, was listed as No. 2.
Glenn said he doesn't know how it will all play out, but that has been the case for much of the season. If Sween has early success, he'll be the guy.
"We just feel like, if we have a chance to win, then our old guy, No. 16, has to step up and get going," Glenn said.
On the injury front, Glenn said it appeared that senior wide receiver Chris Johnson (hand) was the only player that has been banged up recently that won't be ready for TCU. He said that sophomore receiver David Leonard was good to go.
Glenn reiterated that he the Cowboys are in good spirits, despite their recent woes.
"We're due to play a good football game," Glenn said. "I believe in all of my heart that some good is going to happen for this football team as hard as they have worked and how they have hung together. The sooner, the better."
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