The Wyoming Cowboys knocked off the undefeated Air Force Falcons on Friday night in Laramie behind a dominant performance from the Cowboys defense. The Cowboys won 17-14 and shut down the powerful Air Force Offense that led the nation in rushing. Wyoming improved to 3-1 overall and 1-0 in Mountain West Conference play, while Air Force dropped to 2-1 overall and 0-1 in conference play. Air Force Rushing Attack No Match for Stout Defense Air Force came into Laramie leading the nation in total rushing yards and rushing yards per game in 2022. The high powered rushing attack averaged 508.5…
Author: Sam Markus
Sam Markus
Sam Markus has been writing for Gridiron Heroics since September 2022, covering the Denver Broncos, Nebraska Cornhuskers, and Wyoming Cowboys. He graduated from the University of Wyoming in 2019 with a degree in journalism and marketing.
The University of Nebraska fired head coach Scott Frost on Sunday after a 45-42 loss at home to Georgia Southern and a disappointing 1-2 start to the season. When he was announced as head coach in 2018, Frost was hailed as the man that would bring Nebraska back to the glory days of the 1990s. However, things obviously didn’t play out that way. His tenure will be remembered for close losses and bad coaching decisions. Here is a look back at his time as head coach of the Cornhuskers. 2018: The Beginning of the One-Score Loss Saga The Scott Frost…
Former Denver Broncos wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders announced his retirement from the NFL on Wednesday morning. The 35 year old enjoyed a 12 year career and played six years in Denver. His best years came in a Broncos uniform, where he totaled 5361 yards and 28 touchdowns. He ranks 10th in franchise history in receiving yards and 12th in receiving touchdowns. Let’s look back at some of my favorite moments of his Broncos career. Super Bowl 50 Sanders played an integral role as the Broncos won their third Super Bowl in the 2015-16 season. That year he tallied 1135 receiving…
Wyoming quarterback Andrew Peasley was awarded Offensive Player of the Week and kicker John Hoyland won Special Teams Player of the Week. Peasley put in the best performance of his young Wyoming career. Hoyland had a career day as the Cowboys picked up their first win of the season. Peasley Bounces Back Andrew Peasley went 20/30 for 256 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions in his second game with the Cowboys. The junior transfer from Utah State improved on a bad performance at Illinois last week, where he completed only five passes for 30 yards. He found Will Pelissier for…
The Wyoming Cowboys won their home opener on Saturday afternoon against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane. The back and forth affair finished 40-37 in double overtime. After a bad showing last week at Illinois the Cowboys bounced back to improve to 1-1 on the young season. Tulsa fell to 0-1 after the loss. Special Teams Early in the third quarter Wyoming blocked a punt and returned it for a touchdown to give the Cowboys a 24-20 lead. Ryan Marquez got a hand on the punt and recovered it himself before scampering into the end zone. Wyoming kicker John Hoyland went on…
The Denver Broncos running backs Javonte Willams and Melvin Gordon could provide plenty of production in 2022. Williams is coming off a rookie season where he amassed 903 yards and four rushing touchdowns, while Gordon totaled 918 yards and eight rushing touchdowns last year. The duo of Gordon and Williams split the workload, as each back carried the ball 203 times in a two-headed rushing attack. Javonte Williams Williams is entering his second year in the NFL after the Broncos selected him with the 35th overall pick of the 2021 NFL Draft. Last year he ranked second in the NFL…