Tyler Hughes named Starting QB

[OrediggerPoke]

Probably to no one’s surprise.

 

[McPeachy]

Probably to no one’s surprise.

Hope the kid plays out of his mind this year. Like record setting out of his mind.

 

[Bear Claw]

I honestly don’t know a thing about Hughes. My pessimism aside, I hope he does well and leads this team to a conference championship.

 

[WYOFLETCH]

A New Cowboy Behind Center: Tyler Hughes Earns Wyoming Starting Job

LARAMIE, Wyo. – Head coach Jay Sawvel announced Monday that quarterback Tyler Hughes, the senior transfer from William and Mary, will lead the Cowboys into the 2026 season after a fall-camp competition that included junior Landon Sims and redshirt freshman Mason Drube. “I informed the...

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[TheRealUW]

I honestly don’t know a thing about Hughes. My pessimism aside, I hope he does well and leads this team to a conference championship.

I happened to meet some W&M alums/fans at my cousins wedding in May. They seemed to follow the football team pretty closely, so I asked them their thoughts on Hughes.

Consensus was that he is a great runner/scrambler but that his passing ability is pretty average. They also felt that he performed very well against teams that weren't very good but always struggled when he faced good teams/defenses. I guess W&M had a chance to make the FCS playoffs if they won their last game of the season and Hughes really sucked it up and they lost. Looked that game up just now - Hughes threw for just 86 yards and an INT. They also claimed that Hughes was benched in a couple games because he wasn't performing well. I don't know if that is true or not.

Overall, they were skeptical that Hughes was going to be able to perform well at the FBS level. At W&M, he was often the most athletic guy on the field and could use that athleticism to make plays with his legs. Can he do that against the faster defenses he will see in the FBS ranks? Let's hope so.