Wyoming head coach Craig Bohl seems to be round his group’s bench throughout a sport towards Illinois, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, in Champaign, Unwell. Bohl will deliver his 3-1 Cowboys into Provo Saturday evening. Charles Rex Arbogast, Related Press
After dealing with Air Power’s vaunted “flex-bone” offensive assault final week, and largely shutting it down in a 17-14 upset win, Wyoming coach Craig Bohl mentioned Monday he seems to be ahead to going towards the “conventional soccer” that No. 19 BYU performs on offense.
“The most important factor is you have got an offense that really is balanced,” Bohl mentioned. “You may have a quarterback (Jaren Corridor) who I feel is phenomenal. Not solely myself, however all of the defensive coaches (suppose that). They usually can achieve this many alternative issues. So it's again into a standard sport plan scheme.”
“However I do know this: We're going to be jacked up, able to play. And so it's actually going to return all the way down to executing. There may be going to be a tough edge that we'll have, and I'm positive there may be going to be a tough edge that BYU has.” — Wyoming coach Craig Bohl
Having received three straight video games after dropping its opener 38-6 at Illinois, Wyoming (3-1) is driving excessive because it rolls into LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday for an 8:15 p.m. encounter with the 2-1 Cougars, who're coming off a humbling 41-20 loss to Oregon.
Talking at his weekly information convention Monday in Laramie, Bohl was particularly pleased with the best way Wyoming outrushed Air Power, 180 yards to 171.
However, he rapidly famous, BYU is a completely completely different animal, what with its dimension and offensive steadiness.
“It's going to be an excellent problem for us,” Bohl mentioned. “However like I mentioned, our guys, I don’t suppose they have a look at all on the people who say you'll be able to’t do that or can’t do this. (Our) entrance performed properly towards Air Power and it is going to be a distinct problem.”
The Cougars dropped from No. 12 to No. 19 in The Related Press Prime 25 survey after dropping in reminiscent of humbling approach to the Geese, however Bohl mentioned they “should be within the prime 25.” He known as BYU coach Kalani Sitake, whom he met on the 2016 Poinsettia Bowl when BYU edged Wyoming 24-21 in San Diego, “an excellent, nice head coach” for BYU.
“He understands their tradition. That's obvious after I watch the tape, how they play. He is a good match for BYU, and I might contemplate him a buddy,” Bohl mentioned. “… Their gamers play laborious. They play sensible. They play bodily, they usually make performs and they're aggressive, and that's what you'd suppose (from) a gifted BYU soccer group.”
Bohl, who turned Wyoming’s coach in 2014, known as Corridor a “nice quarterback” who's correct and may make all of the throws.
“He can throw on the run. He can throw a field-side out, he can throw a vertical go,” Bohl mentioned. “He makes actually good choices. There's a nice presence about him.”
Right here’s extra on the Cougars from Bohl
On whether or not he thought of bringing in former Wyoming gamers to speak concerning the previous rivalry with BYU
“Yeah, there’s some (validity) to that. However I do know this: We're going to be jacked up, able to play. And so it's actually going to return all the way down to executing. There may be going to be a tough edge that we'll have, and I'm positive there may be going to be a tough edge that BYU has. … I'm not minimizing a few of the previous historical past of a few of our gamers. However we're on a 20-hour work week and I bought an thought of what this sport is about. We're going to articulate that to our gamers.”
On the make-up of his personal group and delight it has
“This group is emotionally invested in Wyoming. They're shopping for into the tradition of who we're, the material of who we're. They're embracing a few of our traditions, and when you have got that form of emotional buy-in, that may be a extremely, actually nice ace within the gap to drag out. And these guys have been actually enjoyable to educate.”
On BYU nonetheless having gamers (Keenan Pili, Jake Oldroyd) who have been on the 2016 Poinsettia Bowl group
“You realize, yearly is a novel 12 months. What has been actually gratifying about our gamers is I don’t know in the event that they knew they have been 17-point underdogs final week. They only went out and performed. And they're getting higher, and they're going to play laborious.”
On the dimensions of BYU’s offensive line
“As at all times, they're large and large up entrance within the offensive line. They've carried out a extremely good job. They get man on man. I heard Kalani discuss, he in all probability wasn’t pleased with the variety of dashing yards that they had towards Oregon. I feel Oregon is fairly good up entrance. However nonetheless they've a extremely large offensive line, which is at all times the case.”
On the environment Wyoming can anticipate in Provo
“Personally, I've not been to Provo earlier than, however I perceive it's a fairly electrical environment, and in order a training employees and gamers, we're enthusiastic about enjoying. We're coming off an excellent win towards Air Power, and our mantra round right here is 1-0, get targeted on the following group.”
Cougars on the air
Wyoming (3-1) at No. 19 BYU (2-1)
Saturday, 8:15 p.m. MDT
LaVell Edwards Stadium
Provo, Utah
TV: ESPN2
Radio: KSL Newsradio 102.7 FM/1160 AM