Saturday the cougs square off against Wyoming in their ongoing quest to discover their offensive chemistry. The battle between the two 2-5 teams might be exactly what the doctor ordered to help stop the offensive bleeding. Coach Dave Christensen brings his cowboys to Lavell Edwards Stadium with 113th ranked defense and the 120th offense. However, statistically the cougs don't look much better on paper having the 87th best defense and the defense ranked 107th nationally. Which will prevail? Will it be cowboy tough? Or will the cougs come out on top? Those questions will be answered and sorted out when all the dust clears.
Sophomore quarterback Austyn Carta-Samuels is the clear cut leader of the cowboys. The San Jose native has connected for over 887 yards 4 TDs and 5 INTs on the season. He has a number of nice weapons to work with. In the backfield sophomore Alvester Alexander will get plenty of touches. Alexander on the ground has rushed for 321 yards and 4 TDs.
Carta-Samuels has a nice surrounding cast. His primary target is senior David Leonard with 25 receptions covering 277 yards and 1 TD. On the other wing is Zach Bolger who has 15 catches for 262 yards and 2 TDs. Look for Austyn Carter-Samuels to also frequently look to Chris McNeill with 17 receptions and 130 yards with 1 TD on the season.
Last season the cowboys might have overachieved in Christensen's first year but Wyoming's program is definately on the rise. Unfortunately, it will take a considerable amount of improvement. The cougs defense should create opportunities and help get the offense rolling. Look for the jerseys in blue to begin to find some consistency on saturday.
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