Tyler Hughes

Yeah.

Uh, didn't have any of that in, uh, a very sparse CEFCU Stadium on Friday night, but that was about as gritty and gutty of a performance as you'll see, especially from the quarterback, Tyler Hughes.

Wyoming had to have that one.

We talked about it last week.

Um, i- i- he, the, Jay said he talked to him on Sunday and said, "How you feeling?" You know? [laughs] Everybody knew, uh, it was gonna be ice bath city this weekend.

"How you feeling?" He said, "I'm ready to play right now." So you're right, uh, six games left.

Uh, and if you play your cards right, r- i- and some things go your way, seven games, eight games potentially left for Tyler Hughes and the Wyoming Cowboys.

So obviously, once again, we're putting the cart in front of the horse here a little bit, but, uh, um, he was 16 of 24, 114 yards, had a touchdown pass.

He was a big part of the Wyoming win.

Tyler Hughes clearly looks to him i-in this passing game as he is a mismatch for defenses given his size.

Week seven, they play Northern Illinois and week eight versus Air Force.

If you need a tight end, take a look at Jake Wilson from Wyoming.

So moving him inside lets North Dakota State involve him in more consistent ways and more better ways instead of just letting opponents run away from the position or edge that he is on.

And we can go back and we can look at that, right? On Wyoming's first offensive snap against North Dakota State, Wolin watched Tyler Hughes and stepped into the passing lane for a pick.

His return gave the ball, North Dakota State, the ball to Wyoming 19, and Nathan Hayes scored five plays later.

Wolin finished that game with nine tackles, a sack, a tackle and a half for a loss, as well as that interception.

So that means the defense can protect areas, follow individual receivers, or just adjust responsibilities based on how routes develop after the snap.

Wyoming completed just five passes for 52 yards.

Tyler Hughes really struggled in that game, and he struggled defensively.

with the ability to find available receivers.

In terms of, like, the fantasy points they allow, like, they're not particularly great with or against any one position.

Um, the problem is that the, the Wyoming offense is just bad, right? Like, Tyler Hughes is the starting quarterback, and he just hasn't been good.

Now, he is a little bit of a runner, so, like, if the case is for rushing upside, I mean, like, maybe.

And unlike a lot of the quarterbacks on this slate, there's not a whole lot of risk of him getting benched.

This is a TGI Fridays.

So, um, this slate is just not super pretty.

So Tyler Hughes on this ugly slate, maybe you can make a case for him because of the rushing upside.

Now, at the running back position, it's a 50/50 split between Harris and Holman.

Um, the bottom is, uh, is, is what we expected, right? You know, UTEP and Northern Illinois.

Um, I think I had a little more confidence in Tyler Hughes and Wyoming.

I didn't know if they were gonna beat Colorado State or if they were gonna, you know, do all that.

But I, I, I really think, uh, Jay Svoboda is kind of coaching for his job right now.

But after digging into it a little bit, you kinda see some things that maybe just don't scream that.

Uh, Tyler Hughes for Wyoming, uh, rough season, right? 507 yards total, five interceptions.

And on the other side of that, the quarterback for, uh, North Dakota State, Nathan Hayes, br- I don't know that you can get a lot hotter.

43 for 49, 600 yards, five touchdowns.

absolute cheeks when you look at everything across the board and what they've done.

Tyler Hughes is not really taken, even though this is an offensive system he is familiar with.

And North Dakota State, I mean, what do we say about the Bison? They have hit the ground running here at this level, and it's not even just that.

Like, they are absolutely smoking their opponents for the most part.

I think what you're referring to, Jared, too, was the first time during that game that we saw – A new emotion come out of Jay Salvel in this game, and I think that's the first time you saw it.

He absolutely ripped Tyler Hughes for that and said, you've got to hold that.

We cannot afford to fumble.

And then, of course, Jake Wilson.

Now, I think upheld would have been the right call either way, but I'm glad it went Wyoming's way for a change.

For sure, because Hawaii scooped that thing up and scored with ease, and that could have been a real game changer in this one.

uh tyler hughes though 17 to 23 204 yards most important stat of the day zero interceptions zero turnovers sam harris got back to his old ways 11 carries 94 yards a touchdown markel holman 15 yards 87 yards two touchdowns uh 180 plus yard 183 yards rushing for the cowboys um even tyler hughes only finished with three yards rushing on 11 carries but that's not really that doesn't really tell the tale of He had a 15-yard run.

He had a couple of third-down runs.