When you can boast one of the nation’s most productive offenses, plus a balanced passing and running game, prep quarterbacks from around the country are going to be interested. Throw in the ability to be instructed by a Hall of Fame head coach, who recently tutored one of the NFL’s most talented newcomers in Colin [...]

Silver and Blue Sports photographer Mark Rauh was on hand for the 2011 Sertoma Classic All-Star game at Mackay Stadium this past Friday night taking in the action.  It was a big night for the Rauh family, as Austin Rauh led the Silver team to a 14-3 victory over the blue, scoring a touchdown in [...]

A squadron of high school football programs, plus a number of individual players, visited the University of Nevada this past weekend for 48 hours of drills, competition and gridiron fun at both Mackay Stadium and Nevada’s practice facility.  Silver and Blue Sports caught the action, with the Nevada football coaching staff, including head coach Chris [...]

Like a lot of other special team prospects, Kansas native Chase Tenpenny did not start his career as a punter.  He played tight end and defensive end, among other positions, at the prep level. Even after high school, Tenpenny, who stands a solid 6-foot-4, 250-pounds, was recruited by programs as a D-Lineman.  But that all [...]

Citrus Hill high school running back Davien Payne has caught the eye of a lot of programs on the West Coast, plus another school in the Big 10. That list includes the nation’s top rushing team the past three seasons, the University of Nevada, which has piled up over 12,000 rushing yards since the beginning [...]

One of our favorite prospects in the Inland Empire’s 2012 recruiting class is standout lineman Samson Kafovalu.  When you talk about moving defenders off the line, plus power, size and a great frame to build on, you are talking about the versatile 6-foot-4, 255-pound Arlington star. In fact, Kafovalu is so versatile that he now [...]

If you’ve followed Nevada football for any length of time, especially here at Silver and Blue Sports, you’ll know we don’t put much stock into star rankings for prospects by national recruiting services like ESPN, Rivals and Scout. It’s not the Nevada way, and under Hall of Fame Wolf Pack head coach Chris Ault, it’ll [...]

One of San Diego’s top prep players two summers ago at Valhalla high school was Shane Pennix, a rugged, 6-foot-3, 235-pound defensive playmaker with plenty of size and speed.  A two-time all-area selection and a young man that had a host of offers, including a pair from the Pac-10, there was little doubt that Pennix [...]

Wolf Pack fans will remember the name Jarred Gipson, a 6-foot-2, 220-pound prospect for a long time. Less than 24 hours after Silver and Blue Sports featured the talented Texan tight end in a front page story, Gipson made the call to Hall of Fame head coach Chris Ault.  His verbal commitment means Nevada, which [...]

If there is one player in Texas that Nevada would love to become their first ever Lone Star state commitment it would be Cypress Creek tight end Jarred Gipson.  A rising 6-foot-2, 220-pound prospect, Gipson could very well be the ideal fit for the Wolf Pack’s high-octane Pistol offense.  He’s athletic, explosive and a devastating [...]