The Nevada Wolf Pack (6-13, 3-3) returned home to the Lawlor Center with a daunting task ahead of them: to defeat the reigning WAC tournament champion New Mexico State Aggies (10-10, 4-2) and start their first winning streak of the season. The Aggies had great memories of Reno, winning their tournament title a year on the same floor and returned numerous players from last year’s squad.
Few players had better senior seasons in the entire country than future Nevada tailback Kendall Brock. The 5-foot-10, 185-pound Central Valley star rushed for 2,313 yards and a staggering 40 touchdowns during a conference and sectional championship season. Brock, who was named the TRAC Player of the Year, led his Clovis West high school team to a stellar 12-1 overall record. Now check out his stellar senior highlight tape.
If you asked most college football fans around the country who the face of Nevada football has been over the past few years, most of them would probably tell you Colin Kaepernick. Our next guest is without a doubt its heart and soul.
We first noticed Oakland (Calif.) native Lenny Jones on the hardwood a couple of years ago at San Leandro high school, as the 6-foot-3, 230-pound prospect was an obvious physical specimen compared to most on the court. He also displayed a ton of athleticism, helping the Pirates out in just about every phase of the game. However, there was no doubt that Jones was bound for college football.
When given a chance to join the No. 11 ranked program in the country, Bakersfield (Calif.) native and Ridgeview high school standout Bryson Keeton didn’t hesitate. The 6-foot-2, 188-pound cornerback, who brings plenty of size and skill to the Wolf Pack secondary, jumped all over the offer from Nevada head coach Chris Ault. Silver and Blue Sports spoke with Keeton after his official visit to get the word directly from the talented defensive back.
He’s been one of the top defensive back prospects in the Central Valley for the past several months, but few have heard about Ridgeview’s Bryson Keeton. The same could be said about Nevada from Keeton’s perspective, although after his official visit this past weekend Keeton knows a lot more about the Wolf Pack program. In fact, he saw all he needed to see to make the call and give Nevada a verbal commitment.
One of the key recruits Nevada wanted during this weekend’s official visits was talented Massachusetts rusher Anthony Knight. Wolf Pack fans have seen the tape, learned about his prep program in his home state and read all about his recruitment to North Carolina State. Now fans can listen to Knight himself talk about pledging to Nevada.
It took nearly half of the season, but the young Nevada Wolf Pack (5-13, 2-3 in the WC) took a step in the right direction Saturday night when they defeated the Boise State Broncos (11-7,4-2), 69-67, on the road for their first win away from Lawlor Events Center since March of last year. Freshman Deontè Burton led the way for David Carter’s club with a game-high 20 points.
In losing their first 10 games away from Lawlor Events Center, Nevada has proven what so many Nevada fans knew coming into the 2010-11 season; these were some young Wolves. Head coach David Carter’s second-year team is currently4-13, falling to 1-3 in Western Athletic Conference play when they dropped a 72-67 loss in Idaho to the Vandals this past Wednesday night. Now, the Wolf Pack will try and end their three game losing streak when they take on Boise State.
As far as productive rushers across the country, few were more dynamic than Halifax, Massachusetts native Anthony Knight. Over the past two years, Knight, who stands a solid 6-foot-1, 210-pounds, has posted 2,763 rushing yards and 24 touchdowns on just 182 carries. That’s over 15 yards a carry. For a program like Nevada, which is all about production, Knight seems like a natural fit.
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