Wyoming
Arizona State vs Wyoming live score updates, analysis for Week 1 college football game
The Arizona State football team opened its 2024 schedule with a game against the Wyoming Cowboys on Saturday, Aug. 31.
And it opened it with a bang in the first half.
ASU football intercepted the first pass of the game and returned it for a touchdown and never looked back in the first two quarters, building a 27-0 halftime lead on Wyoming.
Follow our live updates of the game, which is being played at Mountain America Stadium in Tempe, Arizona, for the latest score, news, notes and analysis of the college football Week 1 non-conference game between the Sun Devils of the Big 12 and the Cowboys of the Mountain West.
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The Sun Devils now have two defensive scores in this game.
Wyoming’s Evan Svoboda’s pass was thrown behind his receiver and ASU’s Justin Wodtly recovered it and ran 23 yards for the score, giving ASU a 41-0 lead on Wyoming.
FOX Sports rules analyst Dean Blandino, on the FS1 broadcast, said that it looked like the pass was a forward pass, but the officials did not agree, upholding the backward pass ruling and the touchdown for the Sun Devils.
ASU now has three takeaways in this game. The Sun Devils were -11 in takeaways last season.
Score: ASU football 41, Wyoming 0 (6:07 left in third quarter)
The Sun Devils just punted for the first time in this game, with 6:45 left in the third quarter.
ASU’s latest drive went for 37 yards over six plays. It is just the second time it hasn’t scored on offense, the first coming late in the first half when it missed a field goal attempt.
Arizona State has a 24:14 to 14:01 advantage in time of possession in this game.
The Sun Devils just forced Wyoming to punt, although the Cowboys didn’t really help matters, gaining just six yards on three running plays on the drive.
This game is already ugly, with ASU up 34-0, but it has the potentially to get really ugly, at least for the Cowboys.
ASU fans aren’t complaining.
Sam Leavitt has his first touchdown pass as an Arizona State Sun Devil.
The QB just engineered a 9-play, 75-yard touchdown drive for ASU football to start the second half against Wyoming, throwing a 25-yard touchdown pass to Chamon Metayer for the score.
Leavitt also had a 6-yard run and a 15-yard run on the drive.
He’s now 12-for-18 in the game for 179 yards, with the touchdown.
He has 26 yards rushing.
Score: ASU football 34, Wyoming 0 (11:03 left in third quarter)
The first half is in the books at Mountain America Stadium in Tempe and it was a good one for the Sun Devils, who have a 27-0 lead on the Cowboys.
ASU has 241 yards of total offense, while Wyoming only has 53. ASU is 3-for-7 on third downs, Wyoming is 1-for-6.
Wyoming has thrown two interceptions. ASU didn’t have any turnovers in the first half.
Penalties have been a big factor in the first half, with Wyoming penalized seven times for 65 yards. ASU has one 5-yard penalty in the game.
Some key performers for ASU in the first half were QB Sam Leavitt, who is 0-for-14 for 134 yards, running back Cam Skattebo, who has 41 yards and a touchdown on nine carries and wide receiver Jake Smith, who has three catches for 47 yards in his debut for the Sun Devils after being injured last season.
Evan Svoboda, a Mesa Red Mountain High graduate, is just 4-for-10 for 32 yards, with two interceptions for Wyoming.
The Sun Devils had to settle for some field goals when they would have rather had touchdowns, and they missed a field goal late in the first half, but you really can’t complain about their first half of football this season.
It has only been two quarters, but it was a good two quarters for Kenny Dillingham’s team in its quest for a much-improved season after going 3-9 last year.
Halftime score: ASU football 27, Wyoming 0
The Sun Devils came up empty on offense for the first time in the first half Saturday when Ian Hershey missed a 38-yard field goal late in the second quarter after ASU’s drive stalled against the Cowboys.
Wyoming kneeled the ball for one play to end the half with ASU leading 27-0.
ASU just extended its lead to 27-0 with a 24-yard field goal from Ian Hershey after ASU’s drive stalled deep in Wyoming territory.
Still, the Sun Devils are up 27-0.
Who saw that coming? ASU was just a 6.5-point favorite in odds for this game.
Sam Leavitt has been efficient in his first start for the Sun Devils and is currently 8-for-11 for 95 yards, with no touchdown passes and more importantly, no interceptions or fumbles.
Score: Arizona State football 27, Wyoming 0 (4:28 left in second quarter)
Wyoming quarterback Evan Svoboda, a Mesa Red Mountain High product, is having a rough homecoming so far as the Cowboys’ starting QB.
Svoboda is 3-for-9 in the game, having only thrown for 22 yards. He has had two passes intercepted.
It’s been rough going, as the Cowboys only have 52 total yards.
It’s probably not the homecoming Svoboda envisioned.
The Sun Devils are rolling early in this game against the Cowboys.
Cam Skattebo just ran it in from 2-yards out on a 4th & 2 for Arizona State, extending ASU’s lead to 24-0 with 9:47 left in the second quarter.
Skattebo lined up at quarterback for ASU on the play, and took the direct snap from the center, with DeCarlos Brooks helping lead the way to him making it into the end zone.
Skattebo is up to 41 yards on nine carries in the game.
Score: ASU football 24, Wyoming 0 (9:47 left in second quarter)
Wyoming’s fourth drive of the game went for six plays and just 13 yards, ending with the Sun Devils again forcing the Cowboys to punt, their second of the game.
Evan Svoboda is struggling for Wyoming. He’s just 3-for-9 in the game for 22 yards, with two interceptions.
Wyoming isn’t faring much better on the ground. It has nine carries for 33 yards rushing.
ASU just went on a 10-play, 72-yard drive that took five minutes off the clock and ended with a 2-yard touchdown run by DeCarlos Brooks to give the Sun Devils a 17-0 lead as the first quarter clock ended.
ASU has 51 yards rushing in the game, 30 from Cam Skattebo.
Sam Leavitt is 4-for-5 for 36 yards in his first game as ASU’s quarterback.
ASU’s defense was the star of the first quarter, however, for the Sun Devils, after getting two interceptions and allowing just 37 yards of total offense for the Cowboys.
Score: ASU football 17, Wyoming 0 (end of first quarter)
Let’s give ASU’s defense some credit.
The Sun Devils just forced Wyoming to punt, making three straight drives that they have stopped the Cowboys.
That’ll do, especially after ASU’s woes on the defensive side of the football last season.
Wyoming has 37 total yards in this game and two first downs. It is 0-for-2 on third down.
The Arizona State Sun Devils have a 10-0 lead on Wyoming in the first quarter at Mountain America Stadium, the latest score coming on a 29-yard field goal by Ian Hershey after ASU’s defense got its second interception of the game.
ASU wasn’t able to punch it into the end zone, but it did get its first points on offense of the season with the field goal.
Arizona State’s first touchdown of the season came on a pick-six.
Score: Arizona State 10, Wyoming 0 (6:19 left in first quarter)
Last year, it took the ASU football defense four games to get a takeaway.
This is not last year.
ASU football’s defense has two takeaways in the first quarter against Wyoming, both interceptions, that have come on the Cowboys’ first two possessions.
Keyshaun Elliott intercepted Wyoming’s Evan Svoboda for the second takeway.
Svoboda is now 2-for-4 for 16 yards with the two interceptions.
ASU will take it.
Well, ASU football couldn’t have asked for a better start against Wyoming.
Zyrus Fiaseu intercepted an Evan Svoboda pass on Wyoming’s second play of the game, and Svoboda’s first pass attempt, and ran it back 26 yards for a touchdown for the Sun Devils, giving ASU a 7-0 lead less than one minute into the game.
Score: Arizona State 7, Wyoming 0 (14:19 left in first quarter)
Arizona State will be without RB Raleek Brown (hamstring), OL Sean Na’a, OL Jalen Klemm, DL Prince Dorbah (knee), DL Anthonie Cooper (knee) and LB Tate Romney (broken arm) in the game against Wyoming.
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The game can be seen at 7:30 p.m. MST on FS1 (stream with this free trial from FUBO).
Chris Myers will have the play-by-play call, with Petros Papadakis as the analyst.
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ASU football is a 6.5-point favorite over Wyoming in the game, according to BetMGM Sportsbook.
The Sun Devils are -250 on the moneyline. The Cowboys are +200.
The over/under for the game is set at 47.5 points.
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Wyoming
Fourth Annual Wyoming Firearms & Outdoor Recreation Expo, Wyoming Governor’s Match returning to Casper July 18, 19
CASPER, Wyo. — The Wyoming Office of Outdoor Recreation recently announced that the community is invited to a series of events happening on July 18 and 19.
The weekend will feature the Wyoming Governor’s Match, as well as the Firearms & Outdoor Recreation Expo.
A release from the Wyoming Office of Outdoor Recreation says that the 10th Annual Wyoming Governor’s Match, hosted in partnership with the Casper Shooter’s Club, will run July 18–19 at the Stuckenhoff Shooters Complex, 10 minutes outside of Casper.
The event will bring together spectators, shooting sports organizers and elected officials to interact with more than 360 competitive shooters from across the country.
Eye protection is required for spectators, and ear protection is highly recommended.
Additionally, on Saturday, July 18, the fourth annual Wyoming Firearms & Outdoor Recreation Expo is taking place at David Street Station from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The expo is free and open to the public, and it will feature exhibitor booths, a legislative panel and family-friendly activities. It will also feature local food and drink vendors, including WY Knot Pretzel Co., The Dog House and Kuver’s BBQ.
Expo attendees will be able to explore products and gear and will be able to witness demonstrations by the following Wyoming-based brands and organizations:
- 3C Guiding LLC
- 9×19 Fabrication
- ACG
- Adventure Ready RV Solutions
- Cutting Edge Tactics and Training
- Diamond R Saddlery
- DVL Custom Lures
- FEROX
- Freedom Tactical Firearms
- Guardian Warrior Solutions
- Gunwerks
- High Carbon Mercantile
- Kimber Tracks Big Game Recovery/Rocky Mountain Big Game Recovery
- Lucid Optics
- Maven Optics
- MOD Outfitters
- National Wild Turkey Federation
- Red, White and Blued
- Ridgeline Customs LLC
- Rocky Mountain Discount Sports
- Scouting America
- Sheridan Fly Rod Co.
- Thunder Beast Arms
- Wilkinson Tactical
- Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality
- Wyoming Game & Fish Department
- Wyoming Gun Company
- Wyoming Motorcycle Trials Association
- Wyoming Patriots
The release notes that from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., the Wyoming Office of Outdoor Recreation will facilitate an Outdoor Recreation Legislative Panel on the lawn of David Street Station. The panel discussion is also free and open to the public and will offer legislators and elected officials an opportunity to discuss the importance of growing and sustaining the outdoor recreation and shooting sports industry.
To RSVP or learn more about the Wyoming Firearms & Outdoor Recreation Expo, visit wyorec.info/Expo2026.
To register or learn more about the Wyoming Governor’s Match, visit wyorec.info/GovMatch2026.
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BILLINGS — Two Wyoming women escaped unharmed after a black bear attacked their tents in the Big Horn Mountains while they were still inside.
Friends Maggie Bassett and Shonna Dehl were on a camping trip when the bear began tearing into their tents while they were asleep on Sunday night.
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Wyoming women escape black bear attack on their tents in the Big Horn Mountains
“It was so scary,” Bassett said.
Basset said it jolted them and their four dogs awake and that both women were shocked at the bear’s behavior.
“It wanted in the tents,” Dehl said. “That’s all it wanted. It didn’t matter what we did.”
Dehl and Bassett proceeded to yell and scream at the bear, even firing gunshots in its direction in an effort to scare it away. None of those efforts worked.
“It was not scared at all,” Bassett said Wednesday afternoon in an online web call. “It didn’t even blink. It just kind of circled around and came back at me from a different angle.”
“It was circling us,” Dehl said. “It felt like it was circling our campground.”
Eventually, the bear scattered away after more gunshots were fired. Then, the two women fled to their vehicle, hiding out for a couple of hours and honking their horn to keep the bear away.
“We were in there for at least an hour,” Dehl said. “Just scared and shaking.”
Eventually, the two drove away unharmed and made their way to Dehl’s family cabin a few hours away.
When they returned the next day, they found their tents collapsed and torn to shreds. Wyoming Game and Fish responded and told the two women they plan to trap the bear and relocate it.
Both Bassett and Dehl said it was a frightening ordeal, especially because they followed all bear-aware protocol, including using bear containers.
“I will never forget that sound of my tent being ripped open,” Bassett said.
Chrissy Webb with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has not been involved in the investigation but said a bear’s memory can bring it back to places where it has encountered unnatural foods before.
“You know it’s not unreasonable for a bear to return to a site where they’ve gotten food in the past,” Webb said. “When bears start accessing those unnatural human-based food is when we start to see bears that can be potentially dangerous because, you know, they’ve got conditioned by this food.”
Webb said there is no way to know if that is what happened in this case, but staying bear aware is crucial for both campers and the animals.
“It’s safer for you to store things properly, and it’s better for the bear’s sake if they’re not able to access those human foods,” Webb said.
For Bassett and Dehl, it’s an experience that has changed the way the two plan to go camping in the future.
“I don’t see myself sleeping in a tent anytime soon, maybe never,” Bassett said.
“Yeah, we’re going to need four walls,” Dehl said.
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