That was the most exciting game for Nevada thus far. Many new and exciting things were happening at Mackay Stadium on Saturday night. Homecoming, new helmets, a drone show, and most importantly, another win for Nevada.
It was ugly, but a win is a win. Wolf Pack fans have been waiting for this for 413 days. After owning the longest losing streak in the nation, Nevada finally snapped it by defeating San Diego State 6-0.
17-0 lead heading into halftime. Not much else to feel but disappointment. It appeared that Nevada would finally end the longest losing streak in the nation against Texas State.
Nevada looked a lot better, but the losing streak keeps going. The first two games for Nevada were nothing short of disappointing. Coming into a home game as a 27.5-point underdog, Nevada surprised a lot of people, including Kansas.
Brandon Talton’s game-winning 45-yard field goal gifted the Nevada Wolf Pack a 27-24 victory over the San Jose State Spartans on Saturday night at Mackay Stadium in Reno, Nev.
Nevada placekicker Brandon Talton was named the Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week, the conference announced Monday. Talton nailed all three of his field goal attempts — from 22, 23 and 52 yards out — as well as all six of his extra points in Nevada’s 51-20 thrashing over intrastate rival UNLV on Friday.
Not one, but two Nevada Wolf Pack players earned Mountain West player of the week honors after their 41-31 victory over Boise State Saturday, the conference announced Monday.
Nevada placekicker Brandon Talton was one of two Mountain West kickers to earn preseason honors for the Lou Groza award, annually given out to the nation’s best placekicker, the Palm Beach County Sports Commission announced Wednesday.
It's not yet November, and the first College Football Playoff rankings have not even come out. So what better time look even further ahead — to bowl season .