I just read something about Brett Smith that would explain why he was having trouble throwing the ball in the last couple of games - including the bowl game. Sounds like he had surgery on his thumb. Here's the link:
http://trib.com/news/updates/per-twitter-surgery-for-wyoming-qb-smith/article_eb6cba0c-896d-5c68-b005-0b6e430844d7.html#ixzz1lJ4C7MsK
http://trib.com/news/updates/per-twitter-surgery-for-wyoming-qb-smith/article_eb6cba0c-896d-5c68-b005-0b6e430844d7.html#ixzz1lJ4C7MsK