The Sweet 16 for only the second time ever. Two more wins and Nevada earns a ticket to the Final Four. No wonder coach Eric Musselman is so giddy about a Wolf Pack run for the ages. “It’s the happiest I’ve ever been in my life,’’ Musselman said after Nevada made history by coming back from 22 points down in the final 11 minutes to stun Cincinnati and earn a berth in the … [Read more...]
Musselman Named MWC Coach of the Year
University of Nevada head men’s basketball coach Eric Musselman was named Mountain West Coach of the Year and junior Caleb Martin were selected as Newcomer of the Year in voting by media that cover the conference. Caleb Martin and Jordan Caroline were named the first team, Cody Martin earned second team honors and Kendall Stephens was selected to the third team. Nevada had a MW … [Read more...]
History: Stagecoach Travel in Nevada
Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain), traveled by stagecoach across the Territory of Nevada in 1860 with his brother, Orion. At that time, the most convenient method of traveling any long distance was either by stagecoach, or by horseback. Twain wrote about his journey from Missouri to Carson City in his classic book, “Roughing It.” Several stage lines were in business during the … [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...]