While it didn’t give up any touchdown returns, Nevada’s special teams unit continued to disappoint Saturday.
Brett Jaekle missed a 26-yard field goal and an extra point at the end of the game.
“There’s no excuse for that kind of stuff,” coach Chris Ault said. “There’s no excuse for him missing the PAT or the chip shot [...]

Nevada’s defense took a small step forward on Saturday and helped the team pull a 31-28 win over a winless Utah State Aggie team.

After giving up 627 yards in the 69-67 four-overtime loss to Boise State last weekend, Nevada held Utah State to just 212 yards of total offense.

Nevada running back Luke Lippincott had a career-high game Saturday, rushing 36 times for 241 yards and two touchdowns.

He was named the Western Athletic Conference offensive player of the week on Monday.

Nevada has chance to improve against a struggling Idaho team

There were a lot of questions surrounding redshirt freshman quarterback Colin Kaepernick coming into Sunday’s game against Boise State. Could he fill Nick Graziano’s shoes? Could he lead the Wolf Pack effectively on the road against a big-time team like Boise State in his first collegiate start?

The Wolf Pack scored 67 points on nine touchdowns and two field goals against Boise State Sunday night. That is eight points more than Nevada has scored in the last six years against the Broncos.

The Nevada volleyball team returned to Virginia Street Gym last week after spending three weeks on the road. The Wolf Pack won both games 3-0, pulling into a tie for third overall in the Western Athletic Conference.

In the highest scoring game in Division-I history, the Boise State Broncos defeated the Nevada 69-67 in Boise, Idaho, on Sunday night in quadruple overtime.

Saturday’s 49-41 conference opening loss to Fresno State exposed serious flaws in Nevada’s defense and special teams. Nevada out-gained the Bulldogs by 227 yards, yet still found itself trailing by 29 points early in the fourth quarter.

Nevada quarterback Nick Graziano is done for the season and the redshirt freshman Colin Kaepernick is going to have to lead the Nevada offense for the rest of the season.

Add catching the ball to Nevada’s list of things to work on after Saturday’s loss to Fresno State. Nevada’s receivers dropped six passes, many of them coming at critical times when the recievers were wide open.

If Nevada had a choice, it probably wouldn’t choose to play Boise State the week after a devastating loss to Fresno State that exposed serious flaws in its defense, special teams and put starting quarterback Nick Graziano out for the season.

Nevada put up 702 yards of total offense and scored five touchdowns against Fresno State Saturday afternoon, but it wasn’t enough as big defensive mistakes led to a 49-41 loss in front of 18,503 fans at Mackay Stadium.

Head coach Chris Ault was not impressed with sophomore quarterback Nick Graziano’s play entering the fourth quarter of Nevada’s 27-20 win over UNLV Saturday.

Nevada’s 27-20 win over UNLV Saturday marked the return of senior linebacker Ezra Butler to the lineup. Butler was a force on the field in leading the team with 10 tackles and disrupting the Rebels by frequently hurrying quarterback Travis Dixon.