Woodling: Wyoming won’t trip Jayhawks

By Chuck Woodling     Sep 12, 2003

My age is showing when I admit I saw Joe Glenn play football in high school.

Glenn, 54, is in his first year as head football coach at Wyoming after enjoying notable success at Montana and Northern Colorado. When I saw Glenn play, I was a shave-tail sports writer in Lincoln, Neb., and he was the starting quarterback for Pius X High.

Of course, I had no idea Glenn would become a head football coach. All I knew was he was a talented quarterback, a fact confirmed by Mike Bohaty, a Pius X teammate who has been athletic director at Miege High in Roeland Park for the last 16 years.

“We ran the option offense Bob Devaney used at Nebraska,” Bohaty said. “Joe was a perfect fit. He could run the option and he could throw. And he was extremely smart.”

Glenn and Bohaty went their separate ways after high school, but they have remained friends over the years. Glenn, in fact, stopped by to see Bohaty last spring.

“He would be an excellent CEO and a man you’d want to build a program,” Bohaty said, “and he’s done that.”

Glenn could take a giant step toward rebuilding Wyoming’s program by knocking off Kansas University today in Laramie. But it won’t happen. Even though the Jayhawks are a five-point underdog, they’ll win.

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Here are this week’s Big 12 Conference picks (Texas A&M and Texas Tech are idle):

Missouri 50, Eastern Illinois 3 — Mizzou finally opens at home where Tigers can name score against Div. I-AA Panthers. EIU blanked Indiana last Saturday. That’s the Indiana in Pennsylvania, not the one where Bob Knight once rampaged.

Kansas State 51, Massachusetts 3 — Wildcats prove they can win with Jeff Schwinn on the pedals against UMass, second straight Div. I-AA puff pastry on schedule.

Colorado 23, Washington State 6 — Buffs might go flat after back-to-back emotional wins over Colorado State and UCLA, but Cougars figure to be flatter after heart-breaking 29-26 overtime loss at Notre Dame.

Oklahoma 44, Fresno State 16 — Doggies from raisin country aren’t too bad — they beat Oregon State last week — but Oklahoma is Oklahoma and Fresno State is Fresno State.

Baylor 9, SMU 8 — Stunned by Alabama-Birmingham and creamed by North Texas, Baylor is listed as a two-point favorite against the Ponies. What does that tell you about SMU?

Oklahoma State 49, Southwest Missouri State 10 — Hey, I thought SMS played Kansas every year. Oh well, it’s about the same distance from Springfield to Stillwater as it is from Springfield to Lawrence, so what the heck?

Nebraska 20, Penn State 18 — No longer children of the corn, Huskers have turned Oklahoma State and Utah State into cornbread and, although Penn is a State of a different pone, NU will grind out a win in Lincoln.

Texas 33, Arkansas 11 — In reprise meeting of former Southwest Conference powerhouses, Longhorns’ juggernaut will turn Razorbacks into pork rinds.

Iowa 25, Iowa State 22 — It’s third straight home game for Cyclones and third time won’t be a charm. By the way, ISU’s remaining home games are against Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas State and Colorado. Gulp.

Kansas 27, Wyoming 23 — Battle of 2-10 teams in 2002 should go to Jayhawks, who have better personnel and momentum after Saturday’s 46-24 stunner over UNLV, another second-division Mountain West Conference team.

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