Wyoming
Wyoming Snags Near 2,000-Yard Rusher Out of Transfer Portal
LARAMIE — The switch portal taketh, the switch portal giveth.
Wyoming landed a verbal dedication Monday from a operating again with almost 2,000 speeding yards on his resume.
Craig Bohl and Co. have seen him up shut and private, too.
Harrison Waylee, who spent the earlier three seasons at Northern Illinois, introduced on Twitter that he’s certainly heading to Laramie. The 5-foot-10, 192-pound sophomore is coming off a profession season, rolling up 899 yards on 165 carries. That is a mean of 5.4 yards per try.
Waylee additionally discovered the top zone 5 instances, three of which got here in a 44-38 double-overtime loss to Ball State. The Johnston, Iowa product additionally gashed the Cardinals for a career-best 230 yards.
Wyoming escaped DeKalb with a 50-43 victory in 2021. After constructing a 42-16 lead by way of almost three quarters, the Huskies bought off the mat. Loads of that needed to do with their freshman operating again.
Waylee, who was named the MAC Offensive Participant of the Week for the second consecutive time, rushed for 179 yards on simply 26 makes an attempt and scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns in opposition to the Cowboys. With 4:56 to go in regulation, NIU took a quick 43-42 lead. Sean Chambers led the guests on a 10-play, 75-yard drive that culminated with UW’s quarterback darting to the top zone from 9 yards out.
Three weeks later, Waylee would maintain a season-ending harm.
His remaining stat line in a Huskies uniform appears like this: 373 carries, 1,929 yards, 10 touchdowns, 5.2 yards per carry. Waylee additionally caught 26 passes for 189 yards and a rating.
Waylee additionally acquired affords from UConn, Sam Houston State and Northern Iowa. The Ivory Coast, Africa, native, has two seasons of eligibility remaining. The NCAA’s early singing day is ready for Wednesday.
Wyoming’s main rusher in 2022, Titus Swen, was dismissed from the staff on the Monday following the regular-season finale. He rushed for two,161 yards throughout his three seasons in Laramie, together with 1,039 final fall. Swen briefly entered the switch portal earlier than finally deciding to check the NFL waters.
DQ James and Dawaiian McNeely, who will each miss the upcoming Arizona Bowl after sustaining season-ending accidents, are set to return in 2023. Joey Braasch entered the portal after speeding for 91 yards on 29 carries final fall.
Jordon Vaughn and LJ Richardson are at present on the roster and UW has a verbal dedication from incoming freshman, three-star operating again Keany Parks of Kenosha, Wisc.
Waylee is Wyoming’s first identified dedication from the portal. This system has misplaced seven gamers to switch: Josh Cobbs-WR, Keonte Glinton-NB, Tyrese Grant-WR, Oluwaseyi Omotosho-DE, Cam Stone-CB, Zaire Jackson-CB, Braasch-RB.