Celebrate!

Wyoming strong safety Ghaali Muhammad celebrates with free safety Eric Mitchell, center, and T.J. Atwater in the endzone after recovering a loose ball for Cowboy's first touchdown. (Tim Kupsick/Star-Tribune)

Drive time catching

Wyoming wide receiver Travis Burkhalter makes the catch during a Cowboy drive in the second half against Texas Saturday afternoon. (Tim Kupsick/Star-Tribune)

Defense steps it up in second scrimmage

Brandon Stewart heads toward the end zone on his way to scoring a touchdown for the offense during Wyoming's second scrimmage of the season on Tuesday morning at War Memorial Stadium. (Kerry Huller/Star-Tribune)

Defense steps it up in second scrimmage

Brandon Stewart heads toward the end zone on his way to scoring a touchdown for the offense during Wyoming's second scrimmage of the season on Tuesday morning at War Memorial Stadium. (Kerry Huller/Star-Tribune)

Talkin' with Sal: One woman's view

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'Football is everything'

Beth Hogan, left, a Texas Longhorns football fan from Austin, Texas, jokes with her nephew, Colt Berry, a Rock Springs native who now lives in Texas, and Berry's girlfriend, Nikki Hagood, a University of Texas student, while unloading luggage from their rental vehicle on Friday at the Hilton Garden Inn in Laramie. Hogan's sister, Sandy Berry of Rock Springs, met them at the hotel. (Steve Kiggins/Special to the Star-Tribune)

Driving Texas

Wyoming inside linebacker Brian Hendricks and free safety Chris Prosinski drive Texas wide receiver Malcolm Williams out of bounds Saturday in the first half. (Tim Kupsick/Star-Tribune)

Exposure coincides with results for MWC

UW seniors look to contribute after time with scout team

Wyoming wide reciever Greg Bolling is tackled by Air Force defenders during their game on Sept. 6, 2008 in Laramie. (File/Star-Tribune)

Split in the line

Wyoming head caoch Dave Christensen argues a call while his team faces No.-2 ranked Texas in the first quarter of a non-conference college football game in Laramie, Wyo., on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Getting away

Texas wide receiver Dan Buckner tries to get away from Wyoming outside linebacker Weston Johnson in the first half Saturday in Laramie. (Tim Kupsick/Star-Tribune)

Out with the old...

Powerful jaws on an excavator rip apart the Cowboy Dormitory west of the University of Wyoming Earth and Sciences Building on Monday. The space is being cleared for the Robert and Carol Berry Center for Natural History and Conservation. The 40,000 square-foot facility will bring together UW's education collections for the life sciences and will include offices, classrooms, a lecture hall, seminar rooms and a demonstration area. (Courtesy/University of Wyoming media relations.

Jumping jubilation

Wyoming wide reciever Travis Burkhalter celebrates with Alvester Alexander in the endzone after the Cowboys score their first touchdown against Weber State in Laramie. (Tim Kupsick/Star-Tribune)

Transfer QB stakes claim at No. 1 spot

Quarterback Robert Benjamin throws a pass just as Gabe Knapton approaches on defense during the Cowboys' first scrimmage on Friday morning at War Memorial Stadium. (Kerry Huller/Star-Tribune)

Neuhaus adds depth to already strong defensive line

University of Wyoming defender Mitch Unrein tries to push past Ryan Otterson during practice on Friday morning in Laramie. (Dan Cepeda/Star-Tribune )

Offense improves after a dismal second scrimmage

University of Wyoming quarterback Karsten Sween scrambles under pressure from Alex Stover during practice on Friday morning in Laramie. (Dan Cepeda/Star-Tribune)

Researcher battles brucellosis

Assistant professor Gerry Andrews shares information with research technician Jessie Spellman while working in his laboratory in the University of Wyoming's College of Agriculture recently. (Courtesy/University of Wyoming)

Unrein's numbers lie

Wyoming's Mitch Unrein tackles Weber State's Trevyn Smith during the first half of their game on Sept. 5 in Laramie. (Tim Kupsick/Star-Tribune)

UW vs. Colorado: 2-Minute Drill

Colorado University's quarterback Cody Hawkins, right, jumps on the ball while Toledo's Dan Molls moves in during the second half, Friday, Sept. 11, 2009, during a college football game in Toledo, Ohio. (AP Photo/J.D. Pooley)

Rebuffed from Boulder

Wyoming offensive linebacker Weston Johnson celebrates with a loud roar after tackling Texas wide receiver Jordan Shipley in the first half Saturday afternoon. (Tim Kupsick/Star-Tribune)

Buffs sense a season of change

Colorado University's head coach Dan Hawkins is seen on the sidelines during the second half of a college football against the University of Toledo, Friday, Sept. 11, 2009, in Toledo, Ohio. (AP Photo/J.D. Pooley)

UW's Givens finds his groove

UW's Fred Givens, left, and Weston Johnson tackle Ryan Christian of TCU in the first half of their game on Saturday. Photo by Kerry Huller, Star-Tribune