Author Archives: Roy Burton

Weber State was the talk of the college football world Monday — but not for the reasons it would have liked. John L. Smith’s sudden departure to become the interim head coach at Arkansas shocked Wildcats players and fans. Smith … Read More

One cost of Big Sky basketball success is the possibility that a school with more resources might try to hire away your coach. It’s a cost of doing business that Weber State will continue to pay as long as Randy … Read More

From the WSU athletics department: OGDEN, Utah — New head football coach John L. Smith and the Weber State football team will hold the first full scrimmage of spring practice this Saturday, March 31. The Wildcats will scrimmage beginning at … Read More

Weber State coach Randy Rahe’s name has come up in connection with the Colorado State job recently vacated by Tim Miles. The Coloradan newspaper mentioned Rahe, a former CSU assistant under Stew Morrill, among a list of others who might be … Read More

As Weber State standout Damian Lillard weighs whether or not to jump to the NBA after his junior season, he’s operating under a different set of rules than pro prospects in the past. As I wrote in Monday’s WSU Notes … Read More

The Wildcats are going on the road. Weber State will travel to Loyola Marymount to play on Sunday at 4 p.m. MT in the second round of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament. The Wildcats advanced Tuesday with a win against in-state rival … Read More

From the Big Sky Conference: OGDEN, UTAH (March 12, 2012) – The University of Montana’s Wayne Tinkle has been selected by his peers as the 2011-12 Big Sky Conference Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year. Tinkle guided Montana to the … Read More

Weber State (24-6) will host Utah Valley on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Dee Events Center in the first round of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament. The Wolverines are coached by Dick Hunsaker, who graduated from Weber State in 1977 and … Read More

From Weber State: Weber State junior guard Damian Lillard has been named one of five final candidates for the 2012 Bob Cousy Award, recognizing the nation’s top point guard. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced the final five … Read More

Weber State’s slow start against Portland State on Tuesday in its Big Sky semifinal win was a combination of rust from a week off and regaining confidence after a poor showing in last week’s showdown with Montana for the Big … Read More