LARAMIE, Wyoming - The Wyoming Cowboys came into today's game hoping to rebound from their blowout loss last week to Colorado. They players were focused in practice and said all the right things to the media. And despite a relatively solid performance by just about everyone who stepped on the field for Wyoming, the Cowboys still managed to lose to Utah State Saturday. The 28-23 setback drops the Cowboys to 4-2 on the year as they head into the bulk of conference play.

"This is a hard game to get a handle on," head coach Joe Glenn said after the game. "On the one hand, we lost, so you're obviously disappointed by that. At the same time, we played pretty well, especially with our best player on the bench most of the game. I'm proud of the guys for hanging in there, but this just shows us that despite a few wins, we're not a very good football team yet. We've still got a ways to go before we can say that."

After the game, several reporters questioned the coach about his game plan on offense, one that feaured more passes to the tight ends and running backs. As a result, tight end Aaron Robbins and fullback Kevin Fulton were two of the three leading receivers.

"Well, we're what, 18 games into my tenure at Wyoming? You all should know by now that I like throwing the rock to the big rumblers like Kevin and Aaron. But yeah, this game, it was a bit more than usual. The thing is, we knew coming in how good their secondary was, and we knew (quarterback Kenneth) Wingate was throwing a little tentatively after the loss to Colorado. So we decided to try and play to our strengths and away from theirs by throwing more frequently to Aaron and Kevin. It worked to an extent, we were able to move the sticks and get first downs, but we couldn't seem to convert that into points." Coach Glenn paused for a moment, then continued.

"Especially after Jovon tweaked his shoulder, we realized were simply outmatched downfield. So yeah, it was a conscious effort to throw to those guys. We were trying to throw the Aggies off balance; credit them for adjusting and making plays."

And that is essentially what it boiled down to. Tailback Johnny Connor and quarterback Kenneth Wingate showed flashes of brilliance, but were unable to pull off the big play when it mattered most.

In contrast, their counterparts for Utah State converted when they had to and capitalized on both Wyoming turnovers to put the game out of reach of the Cowboys.

The good news for Cowboy fans is that both Connor and Wingate are true freshmen, meaning fans will see much more of that brilliance in future contests.

The Cowboys have next week off, and return to action October 16th against BYU. The bye should allow the depleted wide receiving corps a chance to get healthy for the next game.