Reno, NV – After dropping a frustrating game one to the first place Hawaii Rainbows the Nevada Wolf Pack fought back in game two showing no mercy as the Silver and Blue shut out the Rainbows in a 10-0 win that was stopped after seven innings due to the mercy rule. Long-time Nevada head baseball coach Gary Powers was pleased with the way his team bounced back and even more pleased with the pitching performance he received in the second game.
As you can already tell from the title of this column, ‘Round the Rim is a huge fan of what many have labeled as the “Charge Circle” coming to college basketball next season. It seems like it has taken forever for this extremely important, game changing dotted arc to arrive in the NCAA ranks, and in many ways it has. The NBA adopted a similar rule, known to all as the “Restricted Arc”, way back in 1997. So why has it taken so long for this rule to come to the NCAA hardwood?
Prior to the 2010 season, Nevada made a concerted effort to recruit the always talent-laden state of Texas. As it usually is in most cases when it comes to college football, it takes more than just a year to get results. But the Wolf Pack staff is making a strong push, even offering 2012 linebacker prospect Kendall Ehrlich earlier this week. A 6-foot-1, 205-pound OLB, Ehrlich preps at Pearland high school, the top team in the Lone Star state this past year after winning the Texas 5A state championship.
The last seven days have been extraordinarily kind to Nevada fans. Colin Kaepernick has been tapped as the franchise quarterback for the de facto hometown San Francisco 49ers. Dontay Moch, like Ray Lewis before him, has a chance to become a dominant NFL linebacker under the tutelage of Marvin Lewis. Virgil Green will make Tim Tebow look better than he actually is by scrambling down the Gator’s wild ducks as a tight end for the Denver Broncos…
With 10 returning players on his team next season, Nevada head coach David Carter knows the key to recruiting this year is not finding immediate impact players. He did that last year by adding players like Deontè Burton, the 2010-11 WAC Freshman of the Year, plus transfers in Olek Czyz and Malik Story and a host of talented freshmen. So what does the future hold for Nevada? ‘Round the Rim features a trio of prospects who could be part of Nevada’s future.
Everyone that follows Wolf Pack football knows where former Nevada greats Colin Kaepernick, Dontay Moch and Virgil Green landed in the professional ranks. However, the question most folks want to know is what kind of situation will each find in San Francisco, Cincinnati and Denver? Silver and Blue Sports takes a look at their future with those organizations with this initial feature on Kaepernick.
If there is one team that Wolf Pack fans predominantly follow in the NFL it would have to be the San Francisco 49ers. Even the hiring of former Stanford head coach Jim Harbaugh this offseason was closely followed by Nevada fans, and Harbaugh’s subsequent presence as the keynote speaker at the 43rd annual Nevada Governor’s Dinner in early July now makes the event that much better with the news that San Francisco has selected Colin Kaepernick as his quarterback in the second round of the 2011 NFL Draft.
Anybody who has spent even in a smidge of time around the Nevada football program over the past five years knows that Colin Kaepernick is not an individual that lacks competitiveness. When you play for one of the toughest, most respected head coaches in college football, Hall of Famer Chris Ault, and he calls you the “the poster child for Wolf Pack football,” and ”the most competitive player I’ve ever had,”, that speaks volumes alone.
Dedicated listeners of “The Howl”, Silver and Blue Sports weekly podcast, know all about our recorded shows with host Neil Henderson. We’ve had guests from Nevada head coaches Chris Ault and David Carter, plus numerous coaches and players. However, on the day of the 2011 NFL Draft, we’ve added a new twist to our format; Live Shows. Our first guest ever will be the greatest player to ever wear the Silver and Blue, quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who is obviously the focus of so many fans as one of the most electrifying prospects in this year’s draft.
If you follow the Wolf Pack football program then you are most certainly aware that the 2011 National Football League Draft, which starts on Thursday, is currently front and center on the minds of nearly everyone. Nevada has a handful of draft hopefuls this year, including potential first-rounders Colin Kaepernick and Dontay Moch. But just what kind of business are they entering? Our Scott Daniel brings fans up to date on the NFL Lockout.
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