Linebackers Gibbs, Hicks in heated battle for starting spot Published: April 30, 2021 Freshman Easton Gibbs tallied an eye-popping 23 tackles over the Cowboys final two games in 2020./ UW courtesy photo Craig Bohl likes to say during the spring no jobs are secure. When it comes to the weak-side linebacker spot, Wyoming's head coach isn't just giving lip service either. Easton Gibbs, a freshman from Temecula, Calif., is in a heated battle with Charles Hicks with one more week to go in the Cowboys' spring practice season. Hicks started the first five games of 2020. An leg injury in the first quarter against New Mexico forced him to the sidelines for the remainder of Wyoming's COVID-shortened season.