Johnson became the 37th player in Nevada history to get selected in the NFL Draft. He is the first Wolf Pack player to be selected though Nevada all-time great Marion Motley starred for the Browns in his career.

In the fifth round, linebacker Brandon M. Marshall was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars. He is the first Jaguars’ selection of a Nevada player since 2004 when Jacksonville took linebacker Jorge Cordova.

In the sixth, the Wolf Pack had its first defensive back selected since 1993 (Brock Marion) when corner Isaiah Frey was picked up by the Chicago Bears.

Nevada wide receiver Rishard Matthews capped the school-record class in the seventh round when he was selected by the Miami Dolphins.

The previous record for most players drafted from Nevada was three, set in 1998 and tied last year.

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Beach Day At Peccole: Saturday is Beach Day at Peccole Park when the Wolf Pack hosts Fresno State at 1 p.m.  Bring your beach towel, sunscreen and come out and get your tan on while cheering on the Pack.  Concessions will be selling $1 hot dogs through the sixth inning.  One hot dog at a time, but get in line as many times as you can for these yummy dogs.

Nevada Hosts Fresno State This Weekend:
Nevada (22-18, 4-2 WAC) hosts Fresno State (17-20, 1-5 WAC) in a three-game Western Athletic Conference series this weekend at Peccole Park.  Friday’s game gets underway at 6 p.m. with first pitch set for 1 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
FS leads the series with the Pack 78-46 and in WAC play 34-22.  In Reno the Pack holds a 14-12 advantage in WAC games.  The Bulldogs won all four meetings played last season in Fresno, Calif.

Powers Earns 900th Victory: Nevada’s 10-5 victory over San Francisco on April 17 was the 900th for Wolf Pack head coach Gary Powers.  All of Powers wins have come in his 30 seasons directing the Nevada baseball program.  His now 902 victories ranks 21st among active NCAA I coaches.

Scorekeepers Nightmare: In back-to-back Tuesday games with Oregon State on Apr. 10 and San Francisco on Apr. 17 the teams combined to use 83 players.  In the game with Oregon State the Pack used 22 players and the Beavers 18 for a combined total of 40 Nevada used 10 pitchers and OSU six.  The Beavers won 10-7 in 10 innings.
The 40 players were surpassed in the contest with San Francisco as 43 players took the field.  Nevada once again had 22 players see action while the Dons played 21.  Each team used seven pitchers in a game won 10-5 by the Pack.
In the most recent Tuesday game with Pacific on Apr. 24 the teams combined to use 38 players.  Nevada played 21 and the Tigers 18.

Klein Named WAC Hitter of the Week: Nevada outfielder Brooks Klein has been named the Verizon Western Athletic Conference Baseball Hitter of the Week, for April 16-22.  It was the second time this season he has earned the honor.
Klein, a junior from Blue Diamond, Nev. (Western Nevada College), hit .353 (6-for-17) with five runs scored, nine RBI, two doubles, a triple and two home runs starting all four games in right field. His on-base percentage was .333 with a slugging percentage of .941. In Tuesday’s game with San Francisco, he was 1-for-5 with the lone hit being a grand slam. After going hitless in game one at Sacramento State, he had multi hits in the final two games. Saturday, Klein was 2-for-3 with two runs scored, two RBI and both hits were doubles. Sunday, he went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and three RBI. His second hit of the day was a two-run homer and the third hit was an RBI triple, helping the Pack to a win in the series finale.

Gardner Closing It Out: Senior Matt Gardner has been the Pack’s closer the last two seasons and will leave his mark on the Nevada record book when his career is completed.  Gardner’s nine saves is tied for first in the WAC and 16th nationally.  He saved the last two games of the LA Tech series and could have earned a save in all three but after two walks to start the ninth in the first game he was lifted from the game.
The nine saves are tied with Zak Basch (2003) for third best season in Nevada history.  Rico Lagattuta (1995) and Tyler Graham (2010) top the list with 10.
Gardner’s 15 career saves is tied for second in school history with Luke Drakulich (1996-99) while Rico Lagattuta’s (1993-96) 24 tops the list.

Team Notes: The Wolf Pack is 22-18 and 6-4 in its last 10 games …  The Pack have six more wins after 40 games this season, 22-18 compared to a year ago 16-24  …  Nevada’s RPI of 65 is the second highest in the WAC behind NMSU’s 20 according to the NCAA  …  Of the Pack’s 20 home runs 10 have been solo shots of which four lead off an inning  …  Nevada swept a series for the first time this year taking all three WAC games at home from LA Tech  … In Tuesday’s 15-4 victory over Pacific the Wolf Pack scored a season-high 15 runs on a season-high 20 hits, of the 20 hits nine went for extra bases, four doubles, three triples and two home runs  …  The Pack’s 36 total bases vs. Pacific (4/24) is tied with NMSU for the most in a game by a WAC team this season  …  Nevada’s 21 triples is more than twice as many as any other WAC team as New Mexico State has eight  … In the latest NCAA rankings Nevada is 12th in triples and triples per game  …  The Pack is 1-2 in extra inning contests, 8-9 in one-run games and 8-6 in games decided by five or more runs  … Nevada ranks second in hitting (.290), fourth in pitching (4.03) and fourth fielding (.970) in the WAC  … After nine WAC games Nevada is third in hitting (.277), third in ERA (3.71) and seventh in fielding (.962) in conference play  … In the preseason coaches’ poll Nevada and New Mexico State were picked to finish in a tie for fourth  … Nevada has won seven-of-10 three-game series this year  … Nevada’s eight road wins this season is more than all last year when the Pack were 6-19 away from Reno.

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Gates to Mackay Stadium will open at 9:30 a.m. and the intrasquad scrimmage, featuring a unique scoring system for the offense (Silver) and defense (Blue), will begin at 10 a.m. The entire event is free and open to the public. Fans are asked to enter Mackay through the main gate at the southwest corner of the stadium. Tailgating will be permitted prior to the event in the lot immediately north of Mackay Stadium. All fans must be in the seating areas at Mackay Stadium and stay off the field/track level.

Though the team will take a halftime break, a game clock will not be used. The offense can earn points with a first down (+1), converting a fourth down (+2), a 15-yard or longer running play (+2), a 20-yard or longer passing play (+2) or scoring a touchdown (+6).

The defense earns points with stopping the offense on a series (+1), forcing a fumble (+1), recovering a fumble (+2), making an interception (+3), recording a sack or tackle for loss (+2), forcing a three-and-out (+3), stopping the offense on fourth down (+2) or scoring a touchdown (+6).

Fans coming to the free event should aware of ongoing construction on North Virginia Street and Interstate-80. The Nevada Department of Transportation will close the Virginia Street exit on westbound I-80 this weekend. Drivers are encouraged to use Wells Avenue or Keystone Avenue as alternate routes from westbound I-80.

Additionally, due to construction on North Virginia Street, fans are encouraged to use North McCarran as primary route to Mackay Stadium. Sierra Street and Evans Avenue can be used as alternate routes instead of Virginia Street.

Those who attend the Silver and Blue Spring Game will receive a free ticket good for admission to the Nevada softball team’s doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. at Hixson Park against No. 14 Hawai`i. Or, stick around and watch the Nevada women’s soccer team play an exhibition game at 2 p.m. at Mackay Stadium.

The event will feature a game-like atmosphere with the Nevada cheer team and band performing throughout the game and the traditional cannon fire accompanying each score. The first 1,000 fans entering the game will receive a free poster.

Famous Dave’s BBQ will be on hand selling food and the concession stands will also be open during the game. There will also be bounce houses, provided by the Boys and Girls Club, available for children to play in throughout the event. The Wolf Pack coaches and players will be available for autographs and photos after the game and Silver and Blue Outfitters will have merchandise available for purchase.

Parking on campus is free for the event.

Fans will also be able to get information on the new pricing structure for Wolf Pack football and reserve season tickets for the upcoming 2012 season as the Pack enters a new era in the Mountain West.

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RENO, Nev. -

Members of the Wolf Pack athletics department teamed up on Saturday morning to clean up Miguel Ribera Park as part of the “Give Back Like Jack” community pride campaign.

Saturday’s events and celebration wrapped up the first quarter of the kindness initiative. The day of service was held on the Saturday following the first official “Jack Reviglio Day” in Washoe County, to commemorate the accomplishments made during the first part of 2012 and to encourage residents to keep the kindness going.

Members of the Wolf Pack women’s basketball team, including head coach Jane Albright, assistant coach Kami Malnaa, freshman Emily Burns and alum Dellena Criner, and associate athletics director Rhonda Lundin swept the basketball courts and painted the picnic tables at the park as part of the celebration.

Nevada Athletics has partnered with the Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows, Bishop Manogue Catholic High School, Catholic Charities of Northern Nevada and Our Lady of the Snows to encourage residents to help create a sense of kindness and camaraderie in the community by performing random acts of kindness in honor of longtime Reno resident and philanthropist Jack Reviglio, who passed away in 2011. Throughout the campaign, Nevada handed out tickets to a men’s basketball game, threw out t-shirts and raised awareness about the campaign throughout its basketball season and had a free admission weekend at a baseball series.

“Give Back Like Jack” is a memorial to Reviglio who was so well known for his kindness and philanthropy throughout northern Nevada. Reviglio worked often with the five non-profit organizations that have created the initiative, whose mission is to continue spreading the kindness that was so often experienced thanks to Reviglio and his family.

Whether the activity consists of taking the neighbor’s trash to the curb, visiting a friend who is struggling with illness or patiently waiting for a pedestrian to cross the street, “Give Back Like Jack” encourages people to engage in small daily activities that positively affect a friend, family member, co-worker or even a perfect stranger. After completing the act, visit www.GiveBackLikeJack.org to tell the story on the blog page. Stories will be used as examples for other people to follow throughout the rest of the year.

For more information on Give Back Like Jack, visit www.GiveBackLikeJack.org or call 775-331-5437.

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RENO, Nev. -

Buy tickets online

To accommodate Wolf Pack fans, the Link Piazzo Ticket Office at Legacy Hall will open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday to sell tickets to Sunday’s National Invitation Tournament game. The Wolf Pack will take on the Bucknell Bison at 12 p.m. on Sunday at Lawlor Events Center in the second round of the NIT.

Due to Sunday’s game being an NIT-run event, no donor parking passes will be honored. However, there will be free, open parking in all parking garages and lots around Lawlor Events Center. The first floor of the West Stadium Parking Complex will be reserved for fans with disabled parking plates or placards.

In addition, as the NIT is an NCAA event, there will be no alcohol sales in the arena at Sunday’s game. Nevada will still operate its Starting Five Lounge with alcohol and other refreshments for members of the Starting Five. To join the Starting Five, call Heather Pennington at (775) 682-6965.

Starting at 6 p.m. tonight (Wednesday, March 15), all tickets will go on sale to the general public. Nevada season ticketholders had until 5 p.m. today to purchase the seats they had during the regular season before all tickets were released to the general public.

Tickets can be purchased 24 hours a day online here or by calling the TicketsWest call center at 1-800-325-7328.

During business hours (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.), fans can also purchase tickets by visiting the Lawlor or Legacy Hall ticket offices or by calling (775) 348-PACK, option #2.

Ticket orders can be picked up from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on both Friday and Saturday at Legacy Hall, while will call will open early starting at 10 a.m. on Sunday at Lawlor Events Center.

Day-of-game purchase and will call lines are expected to be longer than normal on Sunday, so fans are purchase and pick up their tickets in advance.

Ticket prices for the NIT game are $41 for premiere and courtside, $26 for lower concourse and $16 for upper concourse. Student tickets (for University of Nevada students with a valid student ID) are $5 and can be purchased on gameday only at Lawlor Events Center. Orders will also include a $5 processing fee.

For more information about the NIT, call (775) 348-PACK (7225) or visit NevadaWolfPack.com.

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Wednesday, 6:15 p.m. PT
#5 NEVADA WOLF PACK
(26-6, 13-1 WAC)
at
#4 Oral Roberts
(27-6, 17-1 Summit League)
Mabee Center (10,575)

RADIO: University of Nevada Sports Network (KUUB 94.5 FM Reno; KPLY 630 AM Reno; KELY 1230 AM Ely; KWNA 1400 AM Winnemucca; and KSVL 92.3 FM Yerington)
Ryan Radtke (play-by-play) – pregame starts at 5:45 p.m.
TELEVISION: none
WEB STREAMING: ESPN3.com
Mitch Holthus (play-by-play), Doc Sadler (analyst)
SERIES HISTORY: Wednesday’s game will be the first meeting between Nevada and Oral Roberts.
UP NEXT: With a victory on Wednesday Nevada would play either top seed Arizona or #8 Bucknell at yet to be determined date, site or time.

ABOUT THE ORAL ROBERTS GOLDEN EAGLES - The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles are 27-6 on the season and won the Summit League regular season championship with a 17-1 mark for 13th year head coach Scott Sutton.  Sutton, the 2011-12 Summit League Coach of the Year has a career record of 250-161.  The Golden Eagles posted a perfect 15-0 record at home in the Mabee Center this season and have won their last 23 home games. A veteran club the Golden Eagles start three seniors and two juniors that have produced a balanced attack with four players average in double figures.  ORU is led by the Summit League Player of the Year in senior forward Dominique Morrison (6-6) who averages 20 points and 4.3 rebounds per game.  He shoots 49.2 percent from the field and 43.3 percent from behind the arc.  Guard Warren Niles (6-4) is second on the team in scoring at 12.2 points per game and shoots 36.1 percent from 3-point range making 61-of-169 attempts.  Forward Michael Craion (6-5) is the leading rebounder averaging 6.3 points per game and contributes 11 points per game.  The Golden Eagles also have the Summit League Sixth Man of the Year in Steven Roundtree who averages 10.1 points and 5.4 rebounds per game.  Point guard Roderick Pearson (6-2) averages 3.7 assists per game and scored 8.3 points per outing. ORU averages 73 points per game and opponents score 65.8 points.  From the field the Golden Eagles shoot 48.7 percent and opponents 47.  From behind the 3-point are they shoot 36 percent and allow opponents to shoot 36.2 percent.  On the glass ORU outrebounds opponents by 4.2 per game, 32.1-27.8.  They shoot 64.6 percent from the free throw line.WOLF PACK EARNS NINTH POSTSEASON BID IN 10 YEARS  - Nevada will be playing in its ninth postseason tournament in the last 10 years competing in the 2012 NIT.  The Wolf Pack played in eight consecutive postseason tournaments from 2003-2010 before missing out in 2011.  The Wolf Pack’s string of eight postseason appearances dates back to a 2003 NIT bid followed by four consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances from 2004-07 and a pair of College Basketball Invitational appearances in 2008 and 2009.  The sixth-seeded Wolf Pack opened the 2010 NIT with a 74-70 victory at third-seeded Wichita State on March 17, delivering the Shockers’ first home loss of the year, before falling at second-seeded Rhode Island 85-83 on March 22. The win over Wichita State marked Nevada’s first postseason victory since opening the 2007 NCAA Tournament with an overtime win over Creighton.PACK IN NIT - Nevada will be making its fifth appearance in the National Invitation Tournament and has gone 3-4 in the previous four tournaments.  The Wolf Pack last played in the NIT in 2010 going 1-1.  The Pack won at Wichita State 74-70 before falling 85-83 at Rhode Island.  Nevada is 3-1 in opening round NIT games which have all been road contests.

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Thursday, 8:05 p.m. PT
New Mexico State Aggies
(22-8, 9-3 WAC)
at
NEVADA WOLF PACK
(23-5, WAC: 11-1)
Lawlor Events Center (11,536)

RADIO: University of Nevada Sports Network (KUUB 94.5 FM Reno; KPLY 630 AM Reno; KELY 1230 AM Ely; KWNA 1400 AM Winnemucca; and KSVL 92.3 FM Yerington)
Ryan Radtke (play-by-play), Len Stevens (analyst) – pregame starts at 7:30 p.m.
TELEVISION: ESPN2 – Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Miles Simon (analyst)
Live stats:    Live stats link
WEB STREAMING: NevadaWolfPack.tv
SERIES HISTORY: NMSU leads the series with Nevada 19-16.  The Wolf Pack won the first meeting this season 68-60 in Las Cruces, N.M. on Jan. 26.  In Reno the Pack holds an 11-6 advantage.  Since joining the WAC for the 2000-01 season, Nevada is 10-6 against the Aggies, 6-2 in Reno.
UP NEXT: Nevada closes out the regular season on Saturday hosting Louisiana Tech at 7:05 p.m. Seniors Dario Hunt and Olek Czyz will be honored.

ABOUT THE NEW MEXICO STATE AGGIES - The New Mexico State Aggies are 22-8 overall and 9-3 in Western Athletic Conference play under fifth-year head coach Marvin Menzies.  The Aggies are two games back of the Wolf Pack in second place in the conference standings with two games remaining on the conference schedule.  Menzies is 98-66 at NMSU and 50-26 in WAC play.
The Aggies boast three scorers averaging double figures and are led by the top scorer and rebounder in the conference in 6-6 senior forward Wendell McKines.  McKines averages a double-double scoring 18.4 points and grabs 10.5 rebounds per game.  From the field he is shooting 46 percent and 32.4 from behind the arc.  In the first meeting he scored 15 points and had eight rebounds.
Senior guard Hernst Laroche (6-1) is scoring 12.2 points per game and averages a team-high 3.7 assists per outing.  Laroche scored a game-high 21 points in the first meeting in Las Cruces.  Aggie senior Hamidu Rahman (6-11) is scoring 10.8 points per game and averages 6.2 rebounds which ranks eighth in the WAC.  Daniel Mullings, a 6-1 freshman guard is averaging nine points per game and was named WAC Player of the Week after averaging 19 points in two wins last week.  Mullings recorded a triple-double against Hawai`i finishing with 28 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists.
NMSU averages a WAC best 78.8 points per game and allows 68.3.  On the glass the Aggies outrebound opponents by 8.1 per game, 39.9-31.8.  From the field they shoot 47.7 percent and hold opponents to 42.6 percent shooting.  From behind the arc NMSU shoots 32.5 percent as do opponents.  The Aggies has attempted 923 free throws, 349 more than their opponents, 574.  NMSU is shooting 66.3 percent from the field.

LAST GAME: Nevada Earns A Piece Of WAC Title After Triple Overtime Thriller At Fresno State
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) – Olek Czyz scored 25 points and Dario Hunt added 20 points and 15 rebounds as Nevada outlasted Fresno State 79-76 in triple overtime Saturday night.
Czyz’s putback with 55.3 seconds remaining in the third overtime and Deonte Burton’s free throws with 21.4 seconds left helped Nevada (23-5, 11-1 Western Athletic) clinch a share of the conference regular-season title.
Kevin Foster scored a career-high 20 points for Fresno State (13-17, 3-9), and Jonathan Wills added 19 points and 10 rebounds.
The Bulldogs inbounded the ball with 1.5 seconds left but couldn’t get off a shot before the final buzzer ended the 55-minute contest.
The game featured 19 ties and 32 lead changes.

TRIPLE OVERTIME NUMBERS - Nevada’s triple overtime game at Fresno State is just the second in the history for the Wolf Pack.  The first was a 58-57 loss to Montana State during the 1947-48 season.
Four of Nevada’s starters played career highs in minutes with senior forward Dario Hunt logging 53 of a possible 55 minutes in the game.  Olek Czyz (49), Malik Story (48) and Deonte Burton (45) each played 45 minutes or more.
Steven Shepp (53) and Tyler Johnson (52) each played over 50 minutes for the Bulldogs. When the game ended three FS players had fouled out and three others had four fouls.  No Pack player had fouled out but Czyz and Jerry Evans, Jr. had four each.  The FS bench scored 27 and Nevada’s Jordan Finn accounted for the Pack’s bench scoring one point in the first half.
The two teams combined to attempt 131 shots.  The Pack were 25-of-60 and FS went 25-of-71.  Nevada attempted 42 free throws and made 26.  The Bulldogs were good on 21-of-28 attempts.  There were 52 fouls called, 23 against the Wolf Pack and 29 were charge to FS.  The Pack grabbed 47 rebounds and FS 50.

THURSDAY WHITEOUT – Thursday’s game with New Mexico State is a Whiteout with the first 8,500 fans receiving a free shirt to turn Lawlor Events Center white for ESPN2.  Game time is set for 8:05 p.m.

NEVADA EARNS A SHARE OF ITS SIXTH WAC REGULAR SEASON TITLE - Nevada earned a share of its sixth Western Athletic Conference Championship after defeating Fresno State 79-76 in triple overtime last Saturday.  A win in either of last two games would earn the Pack its fourth outright title.
The Wolf Pack’s last title came in 2008.  The Pack has won six of the last nine WAC titles.  Head coach David Carter has been associated with all six, five as an assistant.
Of the previous five titles, two have were shared in 2004 and 2008.  The 2005, 2006, and 2007 titles were outright.

BALANCING ACT - Nevada has used a balanced scoring attack all season to post a 23-5 record.  The Pack is the only current WAC team that has four players averaging in double figures led by its backcourt duo of Deonte Burton and Malik Story.  Burton is scoring 15.3 points per game and Story 14.3.  The senior front court of Olek Czyz and Dario Hunt are averaging 13.7 and 10.3 points respectively.  The Pack’s fifth starter, Jerry Evans, Jr. is scoring 6.6 points per game.
At Hawai`i all five starters scored in double figures.  Burton led the way with 20 points with Story close behind with 19 points.  Czyz and Hunt each had 15 points while Evans scored all 13 of his points in the second half.
The five starters combine to average 60.1 of Nevada’s 71.1 points per game.  Of the 1,991 points scored this season 1,683 come from the Pack starters, 84.5 percent.  On the year 12 times four players scored in double digits and there was the one game of five reaching double digits at Hawai`i.

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Two junior college transfers and two prep products have enrolled in classes this semester at the University of Nevada, the Wolf Pack football program announced today.

Defensive backs Nigel Haikins and Markus Smith, both juniors, join the Wolf Pack from the junior college ranks while Reggie Coates and Andrew Main previously signed National Letters of Intent with Nevada in 2011 and delayed enrollment until the spring semester.

Haikins is 5-10 and 205 pounds and comes to Nevada from Diablo Valley College in the Bay Area. Smith is 6-1, 185 and joins the Pack from Riverside (Calif.) Community College.

Coates (Crespi HS; Canoga Park, Calif.) is a 6-1, 240-pound freshman defensive end while Main (Los Alamitos HS; Los Alamitos, Calif.) is a 6-3, 270-pound freshman offensive lineman.

More information on the players will be available along with the rest of the 2012 signing class, which will be announced Feb. 1

HAIL to our sturdy team, loyal and true,
MARCH, march on down the field oh Silver and Blue!

We’ll give a long cheer for NEVADA’s team,
See them break through again,
Fighting for our own U of N to victory.

N – E – V – A – D – A
NEVADA!

The Law of the Jungle

“The Law of the Jungle” is a poem from Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book. It is recited before each home football and basketball game in a chant led by the student section.

Now this is the Law of the Jungle — as old and as true as the sky;
And the Wolf that shall keep it may prosper, but the Wolf that shall break it must die.
As the creeper that girdles the tree-trunk the Law runneth forward and back –
For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack.

The chorus is followed by a wolf’s howl played over the stadium sound system and echoed throughout the venue by the fans in attendance.

The Blue Crew

One of Nevada’s youngest traditions, the Blue Crew was a student booster organization that debuted in the 2003-04 academic year. The crew was started as a way to bring out the spirit of the Silver and Blue in current students. As many of the teams began to claim, or re-claim for some, success and glory, it become necessary for the students to organize under a single banner to show their undying support for the Pack.

The Blue Crew gets bonuses, as in a frequent flyer program. Each member presents an ID and garners points for coming to events. They get free Blue Crew T-shirts from Pepsi (the university’s soft drink supplier) and swipe cards for discounts at area stores.

Painting the “N”

Hillside letters are a common site in the Western U.S. and on the side of Peavine Peak proudly sits the “N” of Nevada. Every fall during the football season, a group of avid supporters and student make the trek up the hill to add a fresh coat of paint to the “N.”

The Fremont Cannon

The Fremont Cannon – one of college football’s largest and most expensive “trophies” – is now over 30 years old and is the prize sought after when two in-state rivals, The University of Nevada and UNLV, meet each fall in football.

Nevada’s two university football teams annually play for the right to house the mountain howitzer each season. Today’s cannon is a replica of a gun that accompanied Captain John C. Fremont on his expedition through Oregon, Nevada and California in 1843-44.

The replica cannon was reconstructed in 1970 as the gift of the Nevada Mines Division of Kennecott Copper Corporation to the students of the two campuses of the University of Nevada. It was built from engineering and technical drawings from the military archives of the United States Army.

Bill Ireland, a 1952 Nevada alumnus who was UNLV’s first football coach, deserves credit for connecting athletics boosters on each end of the state with Howard Winn, Kennecott general manager in White Pine County. Ireland, a McGill native, was able to sell Winn on the idea along with Wolf Pack boosters such as Bill Parish, a 1945 alumnus who played for the Wolf Pack in the early 1940s.

“One of the things I sold Kennecott on was that if they supported it, this would truly become a statewide trophy, including the cow counties,” said Ireland, who coached baseball and football at Nevada before a distinguished career as head football coach and later athletic director at UNLV.

The Wolf Pack won the first game between the universities in 1969, but the Rebels were the first team to capture the cannon in 1970 by a score of 42-20. The winner is allowed to paint the cannon its school colors while it has possession of it.

“It’s the most symbolic “trophy” for winning a state championship in the country and as much a part of the football tradition as the game itself,” Nevada head coach Chris Ault said. “The Fremont Cannon is such a monumental trophy that we built a spot for it when we built Cashell Fieldhouse in the 1980′s.”

Today, the cannon resides in its “home” in the renovated Cashell Football Center. A special alcove was reserved for the cannon when renovations were completed a couple of years ago. More on the Fremont Cannon.

Nevada Wolf Pack Athletics

The Wolf Pack

The Nevada Wolf Pack, one of only two teams nationally to use the designation (North Carolina State is the other, though they use Wolfpack as one word while Nevada uses two words with a capital ‘P’), has been using the Wolf Pack designation since at least the early 1920s.

Nevada’s first athletic teams in the late 1890s and early 1900s were referred to as the Sagebrushers or even the Sage Hens after Nevada’s state flowering plant, the sagebrush. There are references in print to the ‘Sage Warriors’, although none of these names were the official mascot of Nevada’s athletic teams.

In the 1921-22 athletic season, a local writer described the spirited play of a Nevada team as a ‘pack of wolves’. The name stuck and soon almost every reference to the athletic teams was the Nevada Wolves. In 1923, the students officially designated ‘Wolves’ as the school’s mascot.

Since all teams are a group of players, the word pack followed quickly. In 1928-29, the Nevada student handbook referred to the athletic teams as Wolf Pack and two school songs were adopted, entitled ‘The Wolf Pack’ and ‘Here Comes the Wolf Pack’.

The Nevada Fight Song

HAIL to our sturdy team, loyal and true,
MARCH, march on down the field oh Silver and Blue!

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