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Jay Johnson Demoted
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OrediggerPoke
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Wow, surprised Sawvel had it in him to make the obvious choice! This provides slight bit of encouragement to me for the rest of the season chances (except for the fact Sawvel is still the head coach).
Wyolie Coyote
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I am guessing it wasn't Sawful's decision.
ragtimejoe1
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Already fell for this with Vigen. I've since put my pitchfork away. We'll see if it's different this time; I doubt it.
flyfishwyo
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His contract runs through February, so the financial impact to the program is the same either way. It'll be interesting to hear if he's still with the team.
bladerunnr
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I can't imagine he is. If he's not calling plays or setting the game plan, what function would he serve?
Bryoming
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Demoted. He's staying on as an "offensive analyst".
The only thing he should be analyzing is the back of a cereal box in his bathrobe. If we have to pay him because of his contract - fine - but he shouldn't be within a hundred miles of a headset and play sheet.
LanderPoke
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He needs to stay away and not taint anyone’s mind with his thoughts
I've seen it reported before that Bouknight has called offensive plays for teams before. Is this true?
I can't find anything in his limited time at Kentucky that would suggest he was anything more than a positional coach.
He did hold the title of "co-offensive coordinator" for a single year at Utah State, but that was when Matt Wells was the head coach - I would have to believe either Wells was calling the majority of plays to begin with or at least had override authority anytime he wanted.
OrediggerPoke
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Matt Wells called the plays in 2016 when Jovon and Luke Wells were named co-offensive coordinators.
Bouknight, Wells named co-offensive coordinators
Rumors have circulated on social media for quite some time that Utah State wide receivers coach Jovon Bouknight would be promoted to co-offensive coordinator.
www.hjnews.com
He was passing game coordinator at Marshall prior to Wyoming. That Marshall was not very good offensively, but they also did not have a lot of talent to compete in a tough Sun Belt
Thanks for digging up that article. Just trying to get a feel for what his actual experience level is. Sounds like being the main offensive play caller is going to be a brand new gig for him.Matt Wells called the plays in 2016 when Jovon and Luke Wells were named co-offensive coordinators.
Bouknight, Wells named co-offensive coordinators
Rumors have circulated on social media for quite some time that Utah State wide receivers coach Jovon Bouknight would be promoted to co-offensive coordinator.
It sounds like I'm in the minority here, but I don't think our offensive struggles were a Jay Johnson problem. To be completely honest, I didn't really have a problem with his play calls at all. How many Wyoming OC's have we seen ran out of town only to see absolutely no improvement in our offense? Some of them have even went on to run quite successful offenses at other schools.
I believe our problems are a Jay Sawvel problem. Until he is relieved of his duties, I don't see us getting any better. I almost feel bad for Bouknight. I would not want my first coordinator gig to be under Jay Sawvel. Just seems like he is set up to fail in this scenario.
Itsux2beaewe
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I might agree if JJ didn’t have a history of not being very good elsewhere.
Agree,
% in your assessment on Sawful.Giving Bouknight the opportunity cant be any worse. And I don’t think right now I can say Anderson has shown he deserves to be the starter. We can look at a lot of poor passes, but most recent was the interception at AF. That ball was so far behind the receiver, it was sad. I’m sure Sawful would say the same thing as he said about Svoboda “that he is a great player in practice”. Well that’s all great if that’s your “bar”. But they aren’t very good in games. I would think it would make some sense to let a player know that if they aren’t performing in a game, you’re going to sit and we’ll give someone else a try (Try Sims). But, that’s just me…….
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Nothing changes on O until they find OL that can block. Magically Braylon Jenkins has come in and solved the RT issue but Rex Johnsen continues to get owned at LTI might agree if JJ didn’t have a history of not being very good elsewhere.
Agree,
Giving Bouknight the opportunity cant be any worse. And I don’t think right now I can say Anderson has shown he deserves to be the starter. We can look at a lot of poor passes, but most recent was the interception at AF. That ball was so far behind the receiver, it was sad. I’m sure Sawful would say the same thing as he said about Svaboda “that he is a great player in practice”. Well that’s all great if that’s your “bar”. But they aren’t very good in games. I would think it would make some sense to let a player know that if they aren’t performing in a game, you’re going to sit and we’ll give someone else a try (Try Sims). But, that’s just me…….
Brew_Poke
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Sawvell is worried for his job.
I know he's only been in his job a year and I do think that the WR corps looks better than previous years under Grant (not a high hurdle mind you) - but if Bouknight had not followed Grant and was not a distinguished alum, I wouldn't say that the 2025 WR squad has been cooking other teams. Oftentimes, at least on the radio broadcast, the announcers lament that Anderson is throwing and the WR isn't turned around. One of three things could be true - likely any or all being plausible: 1. the WRs are running poor routes; 2. the WRs are running the right routes, but not responding when Anderson is in trouble (which is often, considering our paltry line play); and/or 3. Anderson is a craptastic QB that is throwing to the wrong spot or panicking and heaving the ball hoping someone will catch it. In any event, with more time, maybe JB can get things corrected even more in the WR room, but by most accounts, they still have a lot of work to do.
