Wyoming QB Leaves Home Opener With ‘Upper-Body Injury’

LARAMIE -- Kaden Anderson is currently at the local hospital undergoing tests for what his head coach is calling an "upper-body injury" after taking a violent hit late in the third quarter of Wyoming's 31-7 victory over Northern Iowa Saturday inside War Memorial Stadium.

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The sophomore quarterback, who fumbled on the play, stayed on the ground, huddled on the turf for a matter of minutes after cornerback Johnathan Cabral-Martin came off the edge untouched.

"I don't have full information on everything," Jay Sawvel said during his postgame press conference. "It's not a concussion type of deal. The first check of some things that (doctors, trainers) did that I do know of came back good. So, you know, we'll see. He'll be sore."

Anderson, who was starting just his fifth game under center at Wyoming, completed 17-of-23 passes for 167 yards before heading to the medical tent. He also tossed a pair of touchdowns, the first a 6-yard strike to tight end John Michael Gyllenborg.

The Southlake, Texas native dropped a picture-perfect pass to wideout Chris Durr Jr. in the end zone midway through the third quarter. That duo also connected on the game-winner last Thursday at Akron.

"It's hard," said Durr, who finished this outing with 54 yards on four grabs. "I almost shed a tear, you know, because Kaden is like my best friend. So, it's a tough pill to swallow. We don't know what's going on, so hopefully he's all right."

"We don't know the status of Kaden yet. We haven't seen him. I don't know where he is, but we're praying for him," Gyllenborg added.

Landon Sims, a 6-foot-3, 215-pound signal caller who spent last fall at East Central Community College (Miss.), entered the game and completed all three of his pass attempts for 23 yards. He also rushed for 12 yards, picking up a 3rd-and-long with his legs.

"I think everybody in the program -- and I said this in, really, August -- I think, has a real confidence in Landon Sims," Sawvel said. "... But, you know, hopefully Kaden is all right and back. That'll be something that will kind of get to everybody on Monday."