Saturday, December 19, 2009

What a win for Wyoming in the New Mexico Bowl

Wyoming 35, Fresno State 28 (Double Overtime)
Wow. What a shock. For the second straight year, the Fresno State Bulldogs are upset in the New Mexico Bowl. Wyoming almost had a heartbreak as Ian Watts missed a 40 yard field goal that would have won the game in the first overtime after Wyoming's goal-line stand stopping Ryan Mathews on the half-yard line three times and also preventing a QB sneak. In the second overtime, he didn't have anything to worry about thanks to the sensational play of true freshman Wyoming quarterback Austin Carta-Samuels. Samuels was flushed out of the pocket and on the run made a perfectly placed pass to David Leonard in the endzone who made a great catch. Fresno had a chance to tie it, but did not put the ball in the hands of their best playmaker, Ryan Mathews, and it cost them as Ryan Colburn got sacked on 4th down to end the game.
Fresno had a scare when Mathews went into the locker room in the first quarter, but he turned out to be okay. Mathews finished with 144 yards on 30 carries and didn't break off any big runs, while Wyoming had a couple of big plays against the Fresno defense. I am very impressed with the young quarterback Wyoming has and how the defense rose up in the clutch especially linebacker Josh Biezuns, who was the stopper all game long and made three crucial stops that saved the game in overtime.
My Player of the Game: Austin Carta-Samuels, Wyoming Quarterback
Honorable Mention: Josh Biezuns, Wyoming Linebacker

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