Gary Rutherford holds the WLB · Starter spot in Wyoming Cowboys’s linebacker room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Gary Rutherford is a 6'1", 234-pound weakside linebacker for the Wyoming Cowboys, wearing number 26. A redshirt sophomore from Peoria, Illinois, Rutherford recorded 12 total tackles during the 2025 season, including 7 solo tackles and 1 tackle for loss. He returns for the Cowboys in 2026.

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