The Jay Norvell era officially starts on Saturday when Nevada starts the 2017 season on the road at Northwestern. Nevada will be outmatched pretty much across the board. Pat Fitzgerald is the second-longest tenured coach in the Big 10, entering his 12th season. Norvell will be standing on the sidelines as a head coach for the first time. Northwestern returns an … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: USL to Reno 1868 FC: Oops, Prep football practice begins, Miami should have signed Kaep?
Games are rarely won or lost in the first 30 minutes, regardless of sport. Clichés dictate contests are decided in the waning moments. That wasn’t the case for Reno 1868 FC last Wednesday in Oklahoma City as the referee was far-too-quick to un-holster his red card and left the visiting side down a man for the final hour of the match, a 1-0 loss. The call against Fatai … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: Muss likely to stay on transfer train, Norvell addresses questions going into first camp, Reno 1868 FC cruises in KC
The Nevada men’s basketball program could go by many names. You could call it LSU West. Nevada had three coaches with strong LSU ties, but that number shrunk to two this week when Ron Dupree took a job in the NBA. Head coach Eric Musselman was the associate head coach under Johnny Jones in the bayou before coming to Nevada. Now Jones is the associate head coach under … [Read more...]
John Ramey named new voice of Nevada Wolf Pack
Nevada’s new play-by-play man comes to Reno after calling games for UCLA, UC Riverside Nevada fans learned in late May they would be listening to a new voice during Wolf Pack radio broadcasts when it was announced Ryan Radtke was taking a national job with Westwood One. Radtke was at Nevada since the start of the 2008 football season. Nevada fans were introduced to the … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: Air-Raid goes Butler-less
The outlook for Nevada’s upcoming football season was already relatively bleak. Over/Under win totals for the Wolf Pack are sitting at or around 3.5. Coaching changes at the collegiate level bring a complete overhaul of staff and philosophy as well as a churning of personnel. That group is then essentially asked to start over and compete against solidified programs. In Jay … [Read more...]
James Butler transferring to Iowa
Nevada’s best offensive player and Chicago native wants to be closer to home for senior season James Butler made a habit of garnering second looks in his first three seasons at Nevada. Most of those came on the football field. On Tuesday, while most were starting to get the grill ready for the Fourth of July celebrations, Butler grabbed attention off the field. And it … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: King transferring, Tailgating plans coming to focus, Opportunity awaits Reno 1868 FC
Nevada was at the maximum number of allotted scholarships (13) last month when Muss completed the 2017 recruiting class that featured four additional transfers. So, heads were scratched when CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein tweeted last Wednesday that St. John’s grad transfer Darien Williams intends to visit Reno on Friday. St. John's grad transfer Darien Williams tells me he … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: Fun rivalry week awaits, Silver and Blue takeaways, Pack softball surging
This is it. The 4A North baseball and softball regular season end this week. Baseball wraps up Thursday and softball Saturday. The regional baseball tourney begins next Tuesday at host hosts sites. Bishop Manogue will once again host the softball regional tournament, starting two days later. Programs across the region will play their rivals this week with plenty on … [Read more...]