Regardless of what happens the rest of the way, it would be hard to rule Spanish Springs’ season anything other than a success. The Cougars (5-2, 3-0) got over the hill and beat McQueen, at McQueen, and have rattled off four straight wins for the first time since the start of 2010. With just two weeks left in the regular season, they are tied with Reed for first place in … [Read more...]
Nevada lays egg at San Jose State
The critics will point to this one. Nevada went to San Jose on Saturday winners of the last seven against the Spartans, who were on a four-game losing streak. San Jose entered allowing 40 points per game this season. That number will drop. The Wolf Pack mustered just one touchdown and dropped to 3-4, 1-2 in the Mountain West with a deflating 14-10 loss played in a … [Read more...]
Preview: Nevada looks to solve road woes at San Jose State
Has everyone caught their breath? Nevada avoided what would’ve been a disastrous home loss to Fresno State (1-5, 0-2) last week thanks to a goal line stand inside the final minute. With the narrow 27-22 win over the Bulldogs, the Wolf Pack improved to 3-3, 1-1 in the Mountain West. Coach Brian Polian’s team now heads to San Jose on Saturday to take on the Spartans, … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: Raiders send statement, Nevada wins ugly, Houston makes San Diego State debut
This was the year Reed was supposed to take a step back. In fairness, it would be hard to keep pace with last year’s team that took a 13-0 record into the state semifinals. The offense was one of the best, statistically speaking, in Nevada large school history. The quarterback from that team? Gone. The lead running back? Gone. Two Division I linemen? Gone. And yet, … [Read more...]
Nevada hangs on for needed 27-22 win over Fresno
RENO – It’s fair to say Nevada needed that one. The 2016 season, stuffed with potential, was in jeopardy of completely derailing after losses in three of the previous four, including a head-scratching 38-17 loss at Hawaii last week. The Wolf Pack (3-3, 1-1) didn’t dominate Fresno in Saturday’s Mountain West home opener in front of 22,411. It came down to a goal line … [Read more...]
Preview: Reeling Wolf Pack hosts Fresno on Saturday
The fountain of optimism heading into Nevada’s 2016 season wasn’t gushing, but it had a healthy stream. That stream has reduced to trickle, at least for now. At one point in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s lopsided loss at Hawaii, Nevada trailed 38-3. Two garbage time touchdowns created the mirage of a 38-17 final score in both team’s Mountain West opener. Nevada … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: Unofficial High Desert League title game on Friday night, Spanish Springs volleyball faces another test, Nevada in trouble
Once schedules were released, this one was circled: Reno at Reed. As more weeks passed by and a zero in Reno’s L column persisted, the hype only continued to swell. So it comes down to Friday. Mathematicians will tell you the Reed (5-1, 1-0) and Reno (6-0, 1-0) matchup is hardly the High Desert League title game. After all, three weeks remain after Friday … [Read more...]
Pack Notebook: Nevada routed in Mountain West opener at Hawaii
The worst-case scenario for Nevada’s Mountain West opener in Honolulu came to fruition. The passing game was out of sorts, the defense struggled to get off the field, and Nevada fell to 2-3, 0-1 with a 38-17 beat down at Hawaii (2-3, 1-0) late Saturday night. Many missed the game because the only television coverage was in Hawaii, there was no online stream and it … [Read more...]