NEVADA FOOTBALL. With the University of Nevada’s first football game less than a month away, the conversation at the weekly Coffee Klatsch turned to a discussion of former great athletes and coaches of the Wolf Pack. My favorite memories were, and always will be, of the legendary coach Jim Aiken. If you have the chance to examine the plaques in the Hall of Fame room located … [Read more...]
Nevada Suffers 51-Point Loss at Home to Hawaii
Associated Press RENO — Cole McDonald threw four touchdown passes, including three to Cedric Byrd II, and Hawaii beat Nevada 54-3 on Saturday night in the Mountain West Conference opener for both teams. McDonald completed 25 of 30 for 312 yards and Byrd had seven receptions for 87 yards. Jason Sharsh had nine catches for 123 yards — both career highs — and a score … [Read more...]
Preview: Nevada looking for win No. 1 vs downtrodden Idaho State program
True freshman quarterback Cureton to replace Gangi, Bengals are 0-27 against FBS teams since 2000 Because there already haven’t been enough debuts for this Nevada football team season, head coach Jay Norvell will opt for another on Saturday afternoon at Mackay Stadium. He will ask true freshman quarterback Kaymen Cureton to deliver the first win of the season. Cureton, … [Read more...]
Nevada’s offense lacks consistency in home opener
Defense performs better than 37-24 loss to Toledo suggests There was legitimate concern how Nevada’s secondary, fresh off allowing 352 passing yards at Northwestern, would handle Toledo’s aerial attack in Saturday’s home opener at Mackay Stadium. The Rockets (2-0) are led by Heisman candidate Logan Woodside, who engineered one of the most efficient and explosive passing … [Read more...]
Preview: Nevada hosts Toledo in home opener
Wolf Pack looking to build on impressive debut in Norvell’s first game at Mackay Stadium Admit it, you did not think Nevada would be leading 20-17 with less than six minutes left at Northwestern on Saturday. Was it a legitimate sign of progress? Was it simply a sleepy start for Northwestern? Was it an emotion-driven effort? Plenty of questions remain, some of which … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: UNLV’s debacle, the significance of Nevada’s home opener, 4A North volleyball product improving
Something historic happened at Sam Boyd Stadium on Saturday night. And if you’re unaware (how much are you paying for rent under that rock?), it was bad. At least for the UNLV faithful. In Reno, it will become one of the first bullet points in the perpetual verbal sparring between the intra-state rivals. The Rebels were on the wrong end of the biggest upset in college … [Read more...]
Nevada gives Northwestern a scare in opener
Defense, run game among positives for Wolf Pack in Norvell debut The scoreboard at Ryan Field in Evanston, Ill. read Northwestern 31, Nevada 20 when triple zeroes appeared after the fourth quarter on Saturday afternoon. It says Jay Norvell fell in his first game on the Wolf Pack sideline. And while Nevada did lose and now heads into its home opener on Saturday against … [Read more...]
Preview: Norvell era starts Saturday at Northwestern
Nevada to debut new air-raid offense, 3-3-5 defense in Big 10 country To say Nevada is going to have a new look this year would be an injustice to adjective. Jay Norvell will grace the sidelines at Northwestern on Saturday as a head for the first time after three decades as an assistant at nine different collegiate programs and two NFL franchises (Oakland and … [Read more...]