Posts Tagged ‘Luke Lippincott’

Springtime marks return of Pack football


By: Juan López - No Comments - Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 2:03 AM
It was just a little more than two months ago when the Nevada football team’s season ended with a sour 45-10 loss to Southern Methodist University in the Hawaii Bowl. It’s finally time to wash that taste out of the Wolf Pack’s mouth and get started with a new season.

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Pack running back Taua ineligible for bowl game


By: Juan López - No Comments - Saturday, December 19, 2009 at 12:10 PM
Wolf Pack running back Vai Taua was ruled academically ineligible for the team's Hawaii Bowl on Thursday against Southern Methodist University, school officials announced today.

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After 0-3 start, 8-4 finish to the year is big positive


By: Lukas Eggen - No Comments - Monday, November 30, 2009 at 10:51 PM
I was extremely irritated after Nevada’s latest loss to Boise State.

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Pack’s ground game falters


By: Juan López - No Comments - Monday, November 30, 2009 at 10:42 PM
Throwing the ball 22 times may not seem like a lot. But for Nevada, who runs the ball about 48 times per game (fifth-highest in the nation), 22 was too many against Boise in a mid-30 degree temperature with heavy rain.

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Senior may miss bowl


By: Juan López - No Comments - Monday, November 30, 2009 at 10:39 PM
A toe injury that senior Nevada running back Luke Lippincott has been nursing since the Wolf Pack football team’s Nov. 21 game against New Mexico State might keep the captain out of the team’s bowl game, Nevada running backs coach Jim Mastro said through team spokesman Chad Hartley on Monday.

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Broncos jump on Pack early, hold on for WAC title


By: Juan López - 1 Comment - Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 5:13 AM
It took Boise State just 15 seconds to strip Nevada of any momentum or belief it had.

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Road to Boise video blog


By: Casey Durkin - 5 Comments - Friday, November 27, 2009 at 12:43 PM
Check out some video blogs posted by The Nevada Sagebrush staff who traveled up to Boise for the Boise State vs. Nevada football game. Disclaimer: These videos are meant to be stupid and, most likely, only funny to us....

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Win over Boise would be “hell of a way to go”


By: Juan López - 1 Comment - Monday, November 23, 2009 at 10:46 PM
Nevada’s (8-3, 7-0 WAC) game against the Broncos (11-0, 6-0 WAC) will be for the Western Athletic Conference crown. It will match up two of the hottest and highest-scoring teams in the nation.

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Nevada wins 7th in a row


By: Lukas Eggen - 1 Comment - Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 1:16 AM
Moments after Nevada’s 52-14 victory over Fresno State on Saturday, head coach Chris Ault had one thing to say: “That was a hell of a win. Questions?”

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Football: Nevada vs. Fresno quick summary


By: Chris Muller - No Comments - Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 11:44 PM
Quick summary of Nevada's 52-14 victory over Fresno State.

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Football: Rushing game excels as Nevada defeats Bulldogs 52-14


By: Lukas Eggen - 1 Comment - Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 7:05 PM
Hyped as a clash between two of the Western Athletic Conference’s top teams quickly turned into a blow out as the Wolf Pack defeated Fresno State 52-14.

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Football: Breaking down and analyzing the Wolf Pack’s running game


By: Juan López - No Comments - Friday, November 13, 2009 at 4:10 PM
Take a look at some notes I took from Nevada’s game last Sunday against San Jose State where the Wolf Pack rushed 59 times for 517 yards and eight touchdowns. They speak for themselves.

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Four Pack runners go over 100 yards, tie NCAA record


By: Juan López - No Comments - Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 2:17 AM
All season Nevada players and coaches have been telling anyone who will listen that they have one of the deepest and most talented running back groups, not only in the Western Athletic Conference, but in the nation.

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Pack plays ‘best game of the year’ in eight-touchdown win over Spartans


By: Juan López - No Comments - Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 11:33 PM
Nevada football head coach Chris Ault is one to always one to look for imperfections when his team wins. He couldn’t find many when assessing his team’s 62-7 win over San Jose State on Sunday night at Spartan Stadium.

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Football: Pack runs through another WAC foe


By: Chris Muller - No Comments - Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 1:22 AM
With Saturday’s victory, the Wolf Pack is 4-0 in Western Athletic Conference play and has won five in a row overall.

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Forget defense, let’s see some more points


By: Juan López - 1 Comment - Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 1:08 AM
Seventy points is going to get you a lot of wins. What the Nevada football team did to Idaho last Saturday was almost too painful to watch.

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Kaep guides onslaught


By: Juan López - No Comments - Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 12:19 AM
In the third quarter of Nevada’s game against Idaho, Wolf Pack quarterback Colin Kaepernick took a snap from center with his heels on his own goal line.

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Ground game too much


By: Lukas Eggen - No Comments - Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 12:10 AM
Despite facing a defense that allowed only 95.6 rushing yards per game coming in, Nevada had its way against the Vandals. The Wolf Pack rushed for 484 yards, including 230 yards by quarterback Colin Kaepernick and 146 yards by running back Vai Taua.

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Vai Taua plays big in return


By: Kara LaPoint - No Comments - Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 12:00 AM
Football head coach Chris Ault earned his 200th career victory Friday night as the Wolf Pack recorded its second consecutive win, defeating Louisiana Tech 37-14.

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Big win, Nevada can still progress


By: Juan López - No Comments - Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at 12:55 AM
I’m going to be a perfectionist, channel my inner coach Chris Ault and nitpick at some things the Wolf Pack needs to improve if the team has any hopes of winning bigger games this season.

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