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Nevada's 'pistol' targets Boise St. for WAC title (AP)

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:59:55 PST

In January 2005, coach Chris Ault told his assistants he was going to install a concoction he dubbed the "pistol." He wanted to dramatically alter Nevada's pass-happy, shotgun offense that had just produced a losing season. Ault is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame. He is as much a fixture in Reno, Nev., as slot machines and the Arch.

Moore, Kaepernick fluster foes in different ways (AP)

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:20:36 PST

Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore flusters foes with his sniper-like arm, his knack for finding the open guy anywhere on the field and just plain outwitting defensive coordinators. His Nevada counterpart gives defenses fits in different ways. Colin Kaepernick is elusive, fast enough to beat linebackers around the edge and unafraid to use his legs to flee a collapsing pocket.

Nevada Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:35:25 PST

Nevada is one win away from a conference championship. One that looked awfully unlikely when the Wolf Pack started the season 0-3, including a shutout loss to Notre Dame in the season opener.

But the Wolf Pack fine-tuned its rushing attack, improved its defense and has won eight straight games, including seven straight WAC games to set up a title game against Boise State on Friday night.

A Nevada win gives the Wolf Pack an outright league title. Boise State earns at least a share of the title with a win, but must defeated New Mexico State next week to win the outright title.

"We've had a grind this year. To start out 0-3 and work yourself up," Chris Ault said. "It's going to be a lot of fun playing for the championship."

The Wolf Pack is in this position...

Nevada grabs records, beats New Mexico State 63-20 (AP)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:55:14 PST

Nevada rushed for 575 yards -- and shattered some NCAA record in the process -- as the Wolf Pack beat New Mexico State 63-20 Saturday night. Luke Lippincott had 162 yards on 19 carries, putting him at 1,028 yards for the season. He joined quarterback Colin Kaepernick and running back Vaia Taua as 1,000-yard rushers on the Wolf Pack roster, and Nevada became the first team in NCAA history to have...

Nevada run game aims for history in pass-happy WAC (AP)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:20:06 PST

For decades, the Nevada Wolf Pack have been known for their prolific aerial attack whether in the Big West, Big Sky or now the pass-happy Western Athletic Conference. But this year, an offense once known as "Air Wolf" has been running over most of its opponents and is on the verge of doing something no NCAA school has ever done before -- have three players each finish with more than...

Nevada runs past Fresno State 52-14 (AP)

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:55:56 PST

Luke Lippincott rushed for 149 yards and three touchdowns to lead Nevada over Fresno State 52-14 on Saturday. Vai Taua rushed for 179 yards and two touchdowns for the Wolf Pack (7-3, 6-0 Western Athletic). Colin Kaepernick added 95 yards rushing and two touchdowns for Nevada, the nation's No. 1 rushing offense, which rolled up 461 yards Saturday.