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Wolf Pack Football Notebook: Week 10

Featured, Football on November 1st, 2011 No Comments

Cody Fajardo is already making history as the Nevada Wolf Pack’s starting quarterback.
Fajardo became just the third Wolf Pack quarterback in history to win the Western Athletic Conference’s Offensive Player of the Week award on Monday. The red-shirt freshman completed 19-of-29 passes for 283 yards and rushed for 60 yards and four touchdowns in Saturday’s [...]

New Mexico State Football Preview

Featured, Football on October 28th, 2011 No Comments

The New Mexico State Aggies, it seems, are a confident bunch this year.
The Aggies, a football program with just four winning seasons since 1967, actually believes it can beat the Nevada Wolf Pack on Saturday (5 p.m., 630-AM, Channel 21) at Aggie Memorial Stadium.

The Nevada Offense is Hitting its Stride

Featured, Football on October 27th, 2011 No Comments

Mike Ball smiled from ear to ear.
“We felt like we were a team, all together all week,” the Nevada Wolf Pack running back said after last Saturday’s 45-38 win over the Fresno State Bulldogs.

Cutting the Wire

Featured, Football on October 26th, 2011 2 Comments

In the wake of Nevada’s win over Fresno State, Andrew Maurins offers us an ode to what is arguably the most overlooked facet of the game of football.

Wolf Pack Football Notebook: Week 9

Featured, Football on October 25th, 2011 3 Comments

Don’t expect to see Tyler Lantrip on some high school or college sideline as a coach anytime soon.
“I love the game and it’s something I might consider someday,” the Nevada Wolf Pack backup quarterback said Monday. “But I think I need a little time away from the game before I make that decision.”

From the Sideline: Fresno State at Nevada

Featured, Football on October 24th, 2011 4 Comments

Nevada was on the winning end of this battle with Fresno State Saturday, a game that many believe puts Nevada into the driver’s seat in the race for the WAC title. The turnover-prone Pack was able to avoid many of the mistakes that plagued the offense early in the season and took advantage of several [...]

Fresno St. at Nevada – Early Game Photos

Featured, Football on October 23rd, 2011 4 Comments

Nevada moved to 2-0 in WAC play and put themselves in the drivers seat for the WAC Championship with Saturday’s victory over Fresno St. The Wolf Pack racked up 581 yards of total offense in a high scoring affair.

Wolf Pack 45, Fresno 38

Featured, Football on October 23rd, 2011 No Comments

Cody Fajardo was making Chris Ault nervous.
Again.
“I’ll tell you what,” said Ault, “I didn’t like that third quarter. Cody had people open but he just wasn’t seeing it. He was locking in on one guy and wasn’t seeing things the way he should have.”

Fresno St. Football Preview

Featured, Football on October 20th, 2011 1 Comment

The Nevada Wolf Pack defense has every right to feel good about itself right now.
“It’s been a whole team effort,” defensive tackle Brett Roy said this week as the Wolf Pack prepared to host Fresno State on Saturday (1:05 p.m.) at Mackay Stadium. “We had almost eight quarters in a row of scoreless football. Not [...]

Wolf Pack Football Notebook: Week 8

Featured, Football on October 18th, 2011 2 Comments

Allen Hardison had no idea he‘d ever score a point for the Nevada Wolf Pack.
“When I came here (before the 2010 season) I didn’t even know a Anthony Martinez would be in the mix,” the Nevada Wolf Pack kicker said Monday. “And then I watched him (in 2010) go out and have a great season.”