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es uh in the conference does that impact your work at all does that have um I mean it's an interesting thing to consider but do does it really does it make a difference or does it change anything in in the conference offices well certainly I think success with consistency comes success but what I appreciate about our schools is although we have turnover um the talent that we've been able to bring into the room is incredible and every year I'm amazed and infused by the level of talent we have not even in the ad room but also in the the coaches room and some very seasoned veteran coaches have joined our mix as well in addition to conducting more orientations we have infused a lot of energy a lot of experience and a lot of talent that's Mountain West commissioner Gloria navarez visiting with me earlier you're tuned in to the tailgate show brought to you by budlight we're at macki Stadium SMU at Nevada it's the season opener kickoff coming up at 5 503 Pacific when we come back our favorite 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the SMU Mustang BS new to the ACC have come all the way from Dallas to take on the wolf pack here in this week zero meeting kick office coming up just past 5:00 Pacific Time Terence Newman our Mountain West Insider former walk-on at Arizona state joined the broadcast team last year he is an actor in Hollywood and he was on strike last fall and so he contributed to our pregame shows and our podcasts and Terrence Newman loves the pack and the Mountain West so much he is back for year number two now if you listen to our Wolfpack podcast which you can catch wherever you get podcasts or at Nevada wolfpack.com check the watch and listen tab coach Newman will break down all 12 teams in the Mountain West as he previews their season we pick some highlights here for the tailgate show he'll tell you about the wolf pack he'll tell you about boyy State and he'll tell you about UNLV those seem like the two other teams in the conference pack fans might want to hear about so here is Terence Newman previewing the wolf pack boisey State and UNLV the wolf pack predicted to finish 12th out of 12 Terren uh the pack as you well know as all our listeners likely know four and 20 the last two seasons backtack two and 10 years a coaching change Jeff Cho is now in charge he is speaking of the launch that is just minutes away here from the season opening kickoff at home against SMU give me some optimism for the silver uh I'll give you some optimism and the optimism's first name is Jeff and the optimism's last name is Cho okay I'm a fan of Coach Cho you like this higher I'm a fan of Coach Cho and the excitement of the unknown you know I I'm excited to see what his offensive pH philosophy is I'm excited to see uh what his defensive philosophy is here's the thing it's going to be a rough year it's going to be a long year it's going to be a year of figuring things out and setting things up for the future you know um and so that's why a big part of the reason to be pessimistic is the roster still lacks overall Talent you know there you look up how can you know Terrence there's 50 some odd new players on the roster there are 50 some OD new players on the roster but I didn't know any of them from last year from where they came from you know there there might be and that's like like I said that's the excitement of the unknown that's what we're going to find out in these next few weeks is who are The Playmakers who are the and you know what some guys that we saw last year might look totally different this year because it is a different coach and it is a different system you know so maybe some of our evaluations of the talent of the guys coming back might be a little off or a little skewed because of the system they were playing in last year might not have been best for him so that's my reason to be pessimistic is just who are The Playmakers on the roster but I think there's a lot of reason to be excited just because there's a there's a lot of opportunity for growth uh with this team I think I like Jeff's coach coach Cho's energy I like the way he talks about the game I like the way he breaks down the game I hear him speak I get excited if I get excited then I know those kids are getting excited and I think he's going to be able to get those kids to play hard he's got that personality he he just seems like the type of Coach you want to run through a wall for so I'm just I'm excited to see EXA like I said what what what his philosophy is how this offense looks and um I think we're going to shock a few teams I'm not look I'm not saying the packs gonna win the conference but I don't think they're going to be Las in the conference either okay the team that was chosen predicted to finish ahead of the pack in 11th in the Mountain West the New Mexico Lobos who Nevada will not face this year unless it's in the championship game and that would be a shocker uh John I'm a uh I'm going tell you to save your money now and don't bet on that all right we're making our way through the Mountain West with Mountain West Insider Terence Newman ahead of kickoff opening day SMU at Nevada week zero here in macki Stadium on the budlight tailgate show all right you and LV they shook up the world last year they went to the Mountain West championship game they are predicted to finish second things are rolling right now in Las Vegas for the Rebels on the football side which is certainly a curiosity uh in our lifetimes wolf pack fans are G to love this because this is the one team that is going to disappoint folks oh they're over Rebels are overrated says teren I don't not understand how they are expected to come in second I'll give you one reason to be excited they got some all-americans I'll give you a reason to be excited they do return their top two wide receivers Ricky White the Third is a stud he's in the guy that I think is an NFL type Talent Jacob De Jesus all Newman team member one of my favorite players to watch in the pack or in the Mountain West he's just a Do-it all wide receiver um but we're we're we're glossing over the the biggest like question mark who's the quarterback did people forget the team struggled until jadeen mava took over once he took over that that's when that go go offense started to go Jaden mayaba is at USC right now they haven't announced they have not announced who their starting quarterback is how are you going to pick a team to finish second not the same league now but does that still matter to you guys coming into this season yeah we still take that Championship mentality to the next season and so forth and just remind ourselves that we are that defending Champions like we're not trying to be cocky but we want to be confident as well rolling into this game a lot of uh excitement around the program the ACC technically a little over a month away when you guys open up conference play are you guys having to block out a little bit of noise right now to get focused yeah it's a ton of noise like with the new facility the ACC joining that and then just you know the hopes and then the beliefs of other people and all that so coach lashy teaches us to just turn out the noise and just play football and just have fun so that's what we're doing at the end of the day August 24th earliest game in SMU program history I can't imagine you played much earlier either seemed kind of weird to get started this soon yeah yeah it was kind of weird especially going into fall Camp way earlier but it's like you know we got to make it do what it do our body's never going to be 100% but that's that's that's the point of football so Nevada's got a lot of change going on but they do have a big experienced quarterback they've got an experienced running back what do you expect to see from this Nevada offense today I expect them to use those Dynamic players as they should and for us to just stop them at the end of the day Nevada has some talented players on their team and we we have to go out there and execute our 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camp but of course the one to get talked about as your two quarterbacks Preston Stone Kevin Jennings and you did announce Preston as a starter on Tuesday this week what made the difference there you know I mean again they just both of them had a really good camp um as a coaching staff everybody sat down and both offense and defensive perspective and just felt like Preston earned the opportunity to be the starter again and uh it was a really good battle to the point that we believe in Kevin wholeheartedly and and he's going to play you're going to see him in the first half today so um our team has confidence in both those guys I think you saw that by them voting them captains and I think both those guys have confidence in each other and support each other well so we're excited to see both of them play Preston threw for nearly 3200 yards and 28 touchdowns and he didn't play in the last two games of last season what more can he do this year yeah I mean just continue to improve you know I think he started the the season last year as a guy who hadn't you know ever gone into the season as a starter and he just got better and better and and by the end of the year before he got hurt he was playing at a really really high level and so you know the challenge for him after missing the whole spring is you know can he pick up where he left off and um continue to make plays uh and do what he does and value the football and Lead our team and just help us put the ball in the end zone a lot of skill players back for you this year one new guy in the running back group thr brashard Smith what's he going to bring to that group um you know I think he brings a lot of explosive uh ability both as a runner and a pass catcher um he's a really good kick returner but um you know he's done a nice job the spring summer and fall learning the running back position and so I think when you you compliment him with LJ and Jaylen Knighton I think that's three really good different style players um but I think what you'll see of brashard is a guy who can run between the T tack he can get on the edge and he can catch the football those skill position players can't do much if the guys up front aren't doing much is this the best group you've had on the offensive line uh well that remains to be seen you know we got to get the season going I think athletically it has the potential to be um you know obviously moving to Justin to Center is a change um you know I think a guy like PJ Williams at left tackle is going to make us more athletic uh hopefully in a week or two we'll get Andrew shamble back we have Savon bird we have we have good depth and good athleticism so now it's a matter of finding the right Five Guys or or guys that'll rotate in and and just the right you know mixture of that group that'll click and and and come together as a unit like we did last year defensive line depth was also a huge thing for that group last year in so many phases some new faces in the starting lineup but do you expect a similar type of thing with all the depth I do I I really feel like we've we were a lot deeper this year than we were last year and and that was our strength on the defensive side last year I mean you know we got to see how guys play and Performing games but at least going into game one I feel like we have really two starting groups up front I feel like the guys the first four that run out there are obviously starters but I think the next four that come in are all starter quality as well um kind of similar to we have at receiver and so um and then we have probably two or three more that can still play so hopefully that depth will carry us week to week in game and throughout the season opening up here against Nevada with a lot of unknowns because they got a new head coach what do you expect to see with Jeff Joo taking over I expect to see a well coach team that's tough physical plays hard plays the right way they're going to have a lot of excitement you know they're going to believe in this new staff um they got a lot of new players off last year's team anyways a lot of transfers so it'll be a totally different group um and offensively defensively we just got to we got to settle in and see what they're doing you know I think offensively probably a lot of option football a lot of on balance a lot of QB run a lot of lot of things for our defense to have to adjust to and then offensively um you don't really know what to expect so got to see what their plan is and and learn how to attack it their their quarterback is an experienced guy Brendan Lewis you you saw him back in his high school days of bissa yeah Brennan's a really talented player for Melissa can throw it can run it that's what scares you the most is his ability to also run the ball whether it's design runs or or option plays or just scrambling and keeping plays alive and so we're going to have to contain him like you always have to with a running quarterback that is chalk talk with SV head 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events all month long learn more at aarp.org on the Mustang Sports Network the keys to success are presented by Capital Title a shat company Capital Title the largest independent title company in the United States from the Milestone radio Booth here are rich Phillips and Scott Garner away from kick up between SMU and Nevada and let's get those uh Capital Title of Shad at company keys to success Scott thank you so much Rich A lot's been made about this SMU offense and obviously this defense is going to be as good as we have seen it in a long time but key number one for the Mustangs execute the tempo on offense after explosiv plays last year SMU had the 15th most explosive plays in all of college football with 134 of those now right after those plays you're going to see SMU try to speed things up they get a Long play they want to go fast to catch the defense by surprise get them on their heels but the key is to execute those plays after you start going Tempo we'll see how the Mustangs do that that's goal number one tonight for SMU uh this is an SMU team that wants to tackle well too that's key number two tackle well tonight on the defensive side teams just don't practice tackling like they used to the Mustangs played a lot of team they went live a lot they just didn't tackle a whole lot but that's not unusual and we'll see uh hopefully this SMU Team come out and take care of business if you watched Florida State and Georgia Tech earlier tonight you saw those two teams very suspect particularly early in that game in terms of tackling the Mustangs hoping to be very sound of the fundamentals tonight and it starts on the defensive side being able to tackle and this is an SMU team that did well in that area last year holding teams to 18 points or or fewer that was eth best in the country key number three for the Mustangs acclimate to game speed it's been 8 months since the Mustangs have played a game and you've got 20 plus transfers in including three new faces on that starting defensive line as we talked about tonight communication footwork Paramount talking with each other knowing where guys are supposed to be you've got to acclimate to that game speed and learning how to communicate all of that stuff is so important in a game one and we'll see how the Mustangs do it I did have a fourth key there dominate the line of scrimmage uh that just goes without saying we'll see how that goes from the first quarter to the last so those are the three keys execute Tempo after explosive plays tackle well and acclimate to game speed that's the Capital Title the shat company keys to success Capital Title the largest independent title company in the United States and the official Title Company of SMU athletics temperature right around 60° could be down into the mid-50s before tonight's game ends here in Reno Dada we are at 4,500 ft above sea level and off to our right we can see mountaintops very Scenic over here outside of Mackey Stadium we've had a pretty good little rain shower here during pregame warm-ups looks like it's starting to slack off a little bit at this point yeah and you know one thing that you and I haven't touched on yet so far rich is the fact that the Mustangs have a new punter in town number 49 Isaac Pearson he's a graduate transfer from the University of Texas and I watch this guy in Fall camp and he has quite the leg I think he could absolutely be a weapon this year for the Mustangs and you know even when he doesn't hit it clean it still goes a long way you kind of like that you know Hunter is not going to kick it clean every time I think Isaac Pearson's going to be an absolute weapon for the Mustangs this year I don't know that I've ever said that about an SMU punter they did not change their other kicker the place kicker Colin Rogers and that's a good thing after last season when he set a School record with 66 made Pats and with 20 made field goals he's already second in care P's made and in just two season he's six away from the record held by Eddie Garcia and he's tied for fourth in career field goals made SMU captains Justin Osborne Elijah Roberts Ahmad Walker and Jake Bailey heading out to Midfield with Adam seavoy our referee for the coin toss brought to you by Bank of Texas powered by Bo Financial we go above so you can go beyond Captain shaking hands right now mid field good afternoon gentlemen welcome to the 2024 college football season SMU you're the visiting team you'll call the toss this is Heads This is Tails what is your call tail Tails tails is the call it's Tails you've won the toss def good defer your decision you want the ball yes and which way do you want to kick stay where you are SMU has won the toss and deferred their option to the second half Nevada will receive on the south end of the field good luck this came up at the coach's show on Wednesday night it was an ask the coach question why do you always take the ball and not defer because of the analytics right Lashley said he always takes the ball because statistics show the teams that scores first wins like 70% of the time and they just defer I don't know what's going on here tonight AES hey I thought it would have been absolutely awesome I was really waiting on Adam seavoy tonight's lead official who you heard talking there to say SM you now representing the ACC I was hoping he was going to go into that he probably not too interested in that let's give you the Mustang starting defense Elijah Roberts coming off a 10 sack season a year ago second Team all conference in the American heill start at in 64 senior from Miami Jafari Harvey another transfer from Mi Miami 64 251 PB senior at the other end spot also a Miami transfer at defensive tackle Jared Harrison hunt 64 294 a senior and tank book of the nose tackle he transferred in from Arkansas 643 48 lb he is a grad transfer the two linebackers Kobe Wilson who you heard from earlier on the pregame show 6'2 out a 25lb grad student from Snowville Georgia led the team with 80 tackles last year Aman Walker the 511 to 25lb senior from Warner Robins Georgia he was second in tackles with 65 Brandon crosley's moved from safety out to Corner he'll start there tonight the six-foot grad student from Little Elm High School uh played in just six games took a red shirt because of injury last year Jaylen Davis Robinson the LSU transfer from a couple couple years ago we'll start at the other Corner spots the safeties will be CJ Sanders out of Porter Texas Jonathan Migel from cell high school and Isaiah wakia out of Skyline High School Marcus Bell and back to return or should say that's Keaton Crawford I do believe back to return the kickoff from Colin Rogers Dada going to go right to left in the first quarter of play Rogers awaiting for the official signal to uh put this game underway really glad the Mustangs are starting on defense it gives us a chance to kind of look at this brand new revamp unit particularly particularly the defensive front that we've heard so much about Kon Crawford out of John Tyler High School in Tyler Texas waiting the kick from Rogers and he's going to C catch this one four yards deep acted like he was going to run it out he'll take a knee and Nevada will have it at their own 25 yd line with Brendan Lewis the quarterback 62 209 lb JR out of the Metroplex from Melissa High School 1313 yd passing two touchdowns six interceptions year ago Shawn dollars their leading rusher in the backfield 510 senior from Rancho kabanga California he ran for 527 yards at six touchdowns Jaden Smith a transfer from Montana State and Charlton State he went to kale high school he's one wide receiver Cortez Braham out of Baltimore Maryland and Marcus bellan out of trucku e California Jace Henry is their tied end remember this Nevada offensive line has a left guard that's a red shirt freshman and a right tackle that's a red shirt freshman and I do believe they will go with Savon red as the running back on the first play they hand it to Keaton Crawford on an end round he fumbles it picks it up he's hit by Walker the back fi will be dragged out of bounds for a t gain at the 27 yd line by Isaiah wakia Isaiah world is their left tackle Tyson Ruffins their left guard Andrew madreal the center the Right Guard Spencer level and Josiah tatoya is their right tackle it's going to be second down and call it eight for Nevada well they got a big bounce a favorable bounce there on a B put on the to that look like a Georgia Tech mishap of the back field right there second down eight from the 27 yd line Lewis out of a shotgun looks to throw now brings it down he'll run right up the middle to the thir 28 dragged down at the 31 yd line by Ahmad Walker that'll be a pickup of about four they'll put him at the 30 it'll make it third down and five that's a nice run right there and uh you know you're going to see some quarterback power may see some quarterback counter tonight that's just a simple snap kind of a wildcat play there where you uh run a guy off right yard looking for a a cut toward the backside Mustangs have got to run fit well at the point of attack against this guy three receiv receivers left now four as dollars rather uh uh red will split out of the back field one receiver to the right Lewis out of the shotgun looks to his right side and he's off the mark on a slant intended for Jaden Smith incomplete the Mustangs are going to force to three it out yeah that's that Jaden Smith you were talking about just a quick slant over the middle on a third down and five play Mustangs in man coverage had good coverage not great coverage but that's a poor throw right there and that's why Brendan Lewis only threw for two touchdowns last year and completed about 56% of his passes he is anything but pristine in terms of accuracy rodri Daniels Jr back to return the Pont guy galesby a transfer from Northeast Mississippi Community College will punt he stands at his own 16 awaiting the snap junior is at the 25 for SMU pressure off the edge from crossle a high but short kick Daniels got a fair catch that one he has to run up to make that fair catch right around the SMU 30 yd line 1402 to go in the first quarter and Mustangs will have it at their own 30 for their opening possession with Preston stone at quarterback the 61 Jr from Parish Episcopal High School 3,197 yards 28 touchdowns at six interceptions a year ago looks like LJ Johnson's going to be first up in the backfield the 510 Jr from scier high school he was second on the team with 576 yards and four touchdowns on the ground first and 10 at the 30 for SMU where about a minute in with no score Mustangs going left to right handoff is to LJ Johnson Powers his way up the middle to the 34 yd line for a pickup of four on the play kesan Smith uh romelo Brenson and Jake Bailey are the wide receivers RJ Maryland is the tight end second down and six play action Preston looking deep down the left side of the field he threw that one behind kesan Smith 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one to Red going off Right Guard pushing his way forward to the 35 still on his feet to about the 37 yd line a nice seven yd pickup was a nice seven yd pickup and that's just a simple power play right there nothing fancy and I really thought did a good job red did of just picking his way and being patient and then getting downhill once he found a hole being patient behind his blockers Nevada team trying to settle down a little bit after they went three and out in their opening possession we got a second down and three at their 37 yd line pistol formation Brendan Lewis with Savon red behind him red out of grand prry by the way and on second down they're going to run an option play coming left and keep it at himself Lewis turns it up field 40 to the 45 down at the 46 Aman Walker with the tackle there after a pick up of eight on the play linebackers having a hard time getting to the point point of attack a little misdirection right there to the wide side of the field and Nevada now going to play a little Tempo but they changed so sbu will change up front as well Jonathan Jefferson comes in at defensive tackle Isaiah Smith is at defensive end first down 10 at the 46 for devada they have 1235 to play in a scoreless first quarter they're going to shift three guys out wide to the leftand side and Lewis is going to throw a screen left down low this one is caught and they're going to lose a yard on the play as Jaden Smith went nowhere he was immediately thrown out of bounds by aad Walker terrific play by the Mustang defense officially no game left side of this NADA line looks pretty good this Isaiah world the red junor left tackle doing a good job up front along with Tyson Ruffins uh they did a pretty good job down there on Mike lockart and also working strong on Roberts and those guys down there so let's let's see how the Mustangs uh adjust here Lockard a transfer in this year from West Virginia on defensive line for SMU second and 10 at the 46 for NADA their second possession of the game out of a shotgun Brendan Lewis and he'll go play action fires quickly across the middle it'll be caught at the 50 yd line and immediately tackled on the play Cortez Braham with the reception and Aman Walker in on another stop a pick up of four yeah a little pass play for four Mustangs will bring it a a blitz playside not The Blind Side but on the play side that time and it was easily identified and NADA doing a good job using that short passing game keep the Mustangs on their heels a little bit this a big down right here for both teams third down and six Nevada slowing it up a little bit just barely across midfield for the ball for the wolf pack they'll send two receivers right one left Lewis from the shotgun Mustangs have six up on the line of scrimmage couple of linebackers up there looks like CJ Sanders maybe up on the left Edge he'll back off they give Lewis just a four-man Rush he's flushed out of the pocket running right he'll throw it into the SMU bench incomplete Mustangs are going to force him to kick it away great job of coverage right there by the Mustangs and I really thought that Lewis did a good job of extending the play buying time and then he was kind of giving ground a little bit but just a little pressure they ran a Twist up front and enough penetration to flush Lewis and the Mustangs will get it back and Robert Daniels Jr is going to stand at about the SMU 8 yd line awaiting the kick from guy Gillespie Gillespie a little short on his first punt snap back to him hesitates goes right he'll kick that one to the right and a fair catch is going to be made by Daniels at the 10 yline of SMU we have 1051 to play in the first quarter no score between SMU and Nevada this is SMU football from learfield it's finally time for some Mustangs football y'all Oona Grill and Bar on Greenville Avenue has the perfect spot in best patio in town featuring a 14t LED wall perfect for all the game day action head over to Ozone and y'all at the TVs 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five divisions they're widely known as the crowning achievement in college sports recognizing men's and women's competitive Excellence for over 20 years follow your favorite team at the directors cup.com on Twitter Facebook or through USA Today we've got a scoreless tie here in the first 1051 to go the Mustangs have it back for the second time bashard Smith to transfer from Miami will be the running back first down and 10 from the 10 yd line of s going left to right they're on the left hash receiver motion across the formation bashard has the hand off going left picks through the first couple of tacklers to the 13 Smith to the 16 on a 6-y pickup and Rashard Smith get a guy that only had nine carries at Miami last year he's more of a pass receiver than a running back but the Mustangs are going to try to make him one of the main back second down four at the 16 Smith has the hand off again bounces it outside has a first down to the 20 dragged down by the ankles at the 23 yd line that's going to be a pick up of seven yeah two Zone runs in a row one for six one for seven and that time you saw Smith being very very patient but when he gets going he can really get into that next gear scoreless first quarter first down 10 SMU from their 23 pressed in to pass again right side looking for Jordan Hudson that one is knocked away incomplete Hudson think it may have hit him in the helmet he was covered very well too by Michael coats out of buuy and Kane Savage was coming on a blitz that time picked up and that throw was just a little bit too high batted up in the air I thought Nevada had a chance for another pick second down 10 at the 23 for SMU two receivers right one left now Daniels will motion across the formation he'll take a pop pass going left 2530 rodri 3540 up the sideline to the 45 yd line he'll be taken out of bounds steps out right at the 40 five that's going to be a pick up of 22 on the Play Boy misdirection against this NADA team that is Young it's a team that hasn't played together very much first year head coach the misdirection should be huge Advantage for the Mustangs they show it there everybody locked up on blocks at the point of attack and that's where a guy like rodri Daniels with that speed oh we got a fight that just broke out a Mustang was just thrown to the deck it was Jordan Hudson who was totally cleaned and taken down by Henry ikahihifo their uh defensive and they also we had a stop cuz Devon Gunner one of their Corners is down on the field with injury Hudson getting into it with ikahihifo and well there are four Flags down after ikahihifo they were face to face here oh Hudson took a swing at his face that was actually one of their other players at EA heo the second man in is the one who wiped out Jordan Hudson well you know their new Coach Jeff Cho has talked about how he wants his team to play with an ed Ed but uh you can't do stuff like that he may have insided Hudson who was not very happy about it Hudson threw his threw a a punch at another player for Nevada I believe it might have been at Chad Brown who had the interception on the first possession and that's when ikaho I've gotten to work his name in a bunch of times already haven't I you're pretty proud of yourself on that one aren hey that was a tough one man hey I got to say mavelli both teams on Sportsman like conduct SMU number eight on sportsmanlike conduct Nevada number eight on sportsmanlike conduct Nevada number zero all their first of the game those fouls offet result of the play as a first down and I think all the crowd saw was the punch thrown by Hudson they're not very happy about that but hey uh these two teams have come in and again we mentioned Jeff Cho he's a defensive minded guy he wants his guys to play with an edge and you've got to maintain your discipline you can't let them get in your head particularly this early in the game so it'll be a first down and 10 it was a 22 yd gain for SMU on the play and you can kind of tell the coaches over there talking with the Hudson again you cannot let the other the the opponent get in your head ever particularly this early in a game like this first down 10 SMU at their 45 yd line scoreless first quarter 952 to play in the opening period two receivers right one left for SMU Stone from the shotgun on the left hash Maryland will motion to the left he'll be wide out of that side they're throw a screen to RJ Maryland nice block thrown to keep him from losing yardage maybe not a nice block as a flag comes in afterwards Maryland was tackled for a one-yard loss at the 44 well I thought nada played that one extremely well they showed pressed coverage short side of the field early and backed off and then made a play late number1 10yd penalty first down one that's Justin Osborne too that's the uh previous guard who's moved over to play Center here for the Mustangs and he gets called for the hold he had pulled out on that play over to the left hand side on the screen it'll be first down and 20 SMU at their 35 yd line two by two the receivers for stone Preston on the left hash has the shotgun snap he'll hand this one off to Jaylen Knight and he's going to be hit at the 30 bounces off that runs up the right sideline to the 33 34 yd line then is shoved down to the ground into the bench of the Nevada Wolf Pack after the play they didn't throw anything there he's going to he's very fortunate he's going to have uh no gain I think officially on that play he could have lost six easily was Kane Savage who got in there and just sprinted to the running back man you talk about closing speeds but again he doesn't tackle we saw tackling an issue in the Florida state Georgia Tech game earlier today second down and 20 at the 35 for SMU fourman front for Nevada looking to throw Preston Stone and across the middle it's batted down in the middle of the field by Drew Watts incomplete it'll be third down and long you know with each passing play here you can tell Nevada gaining more and more confidence starting to fly around a little bit much more than I thought they would coming in today and stone has one completed pass if I'm not mistaken that pot pass to Daniels that's it third down 20 SMU at their 35 Stone steps off looks to the sideline knon is the running back Kean Smith romelo Brenson and and rodri Danel rather Jake Bailey are the wide receivers third down and 20 Nevada showing a blitz they will rush just four stone has time has no one open he's rolling to his left waiting waiting throws deep downfield and threw it just off the mark to a wide open Jake Bailey at the sticks at the 45 incomplete Mustangs at the pond what a tough pass right there that Stone Rolling left extending the play and he threw across his body kind of side armed that throw put a lot on it and kind floated up it sailed on him just enough out of the reach of Bailey who did a good job of working open finding a soft spot they had a chance to make a play there just a little bit air and throw from Preston Stone Isaac Pearson is on for his first appearance as a Mustang to punt Marcus Bell and a transfer from UTP he had a punt return for a touchdown a couple years ago there and he'll have a chance on this one he catches it going the wrong way at the 21 runs right slips by a tackler 25 up to the 30 yd line and that's where NADA will have it for their next possession low drive and kick right there and you were hoping that you wouldn't out take your coverage and you almost did 843 to play first quarter SMU and Nevada little sloppy here and they're scoreless this ISU football from lafield Rudy's Real Texas barbecue is your Mustang football tailgating headquarters Rudy's opens at 6:00 a.m. 7 days a week whether it's breakfast lunch or dinner let Rudy's do your smoking visit one of our six Metro complex locations in Arlington Allen Frisco Denton Fort Worth or Burleson or place your game day order at ry.com Rudy's Barbecue Real Texas barbecue soal is the official tortilla chips and 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saon red who is his running back three receivers bunched up right hand side one wide to the left and look to throw is Lewis has nobody goes with a swing pass right and that's going to go for a negative yardage uh sadon red caught it at about the 27 yd line and it was immediately wrapped up on the play is that alij Roberts all the way out there I think making that stop it is that's a really nice play behind the line of scrimmage well NADA still has yet to take a deep shot every pass has been either underneath or a swing pass or screen and the linebacker kind of getting up there everything becoming condensed we'll see when the wol pack take their shot but I like how the Mustang starting to really run to the football here loss of four second down 14 Nevada at their 26 yd line receiver will motion left everybody will be to that side for Brendan Lewis fourman rush for SMU and they hand this off Savon red breaking tackles right out to the 28 and just stumbles after the last hit was made on him there and I believe that last hit for the Mustangs was Jared Harrison hunt it'll be a pickup of three to the 29 yd line and Jared Harrison hunt sixth year this is a guy that stylistically kind of like Elijah Chapin that time they ran a g counter first time they've run that play they've thrown a lot at the Mustangs here early on in terms of formation and philosophy and now the Mustangs hoping to turn him over here third down and 12 let's put some pressure on him Harrison Hunt's the first I've seen in my time here A D linan wearing an 80 he's 81 this will be third down they'll call it 12 I believe at the 28 but we got a flag down before the snap false start offense number 11 5yd penalty third down yeah I've never seen an 80 defensive lineman and I'm waiting for Nate burles I second to get in the game here Scott because it'll be the first time I've called the game of a player who I called a game of his father Burleson who was a star here at Nevada you 22 years ago I was going to say you know what that means that means my beard is getting real gray yes it is third down 17 I can imagine a new defensive coordinator head coach won't run the ball here third and 17 at the uh 23 yd line they do run this one up the middle and not much room there to about the 26 maybe the 27 a pick up of four on the play and there's another flag down look like somebody might have gotten off to an early start personal foul P to the face Defense number five 15yd penalty and an automatic first down ouch Elijah Roberts called for that penalty ah they had him stopped for fourth and forever and give up a freebie and it's not just that it's when that penalty occurred you've got to know that third down and 15 they're on deep in their own end brand new team essentially they're not taking any chances with the kind of coach that they have and we just bailed them out first down and 10 Nevada at their own 42 yd line 630 to go first quarter still scoreless SMU and Nevada Lewis out of the shotgun red to his left low snap and he'll hand this one going right to about the 42 pile still moving forward to the 45 yd line before it finally is wrapped up Ahad Moses in there along with Alexander Kilgore Savon red with a tough three yards yeah and the one thing that you notice is that they've got some runs of six run of seven run of eight run of three right there uh this is a Nevada team with a couple of guys that a red shirt freshman that are starting at the guard and Tackle position they're playing a lot better than that right here pretty impressed with their tenacious ground game I can't even believe I'm using that description to describe them here in the first quarter Jonathan Jefferson in at defensive tackle along with Cory Roberson the ends Jafar I Harvey and Cameron Robertson second down and eight at the 44 for Nevada and the handoff is again to sadon Red just kind of push his way forward at the 46 pick up of about two yards and Jefferson and Roberson come out of the bottom of that pile it'll be third down and about six for Nevada that's a simple RPO right there little option play and now it's third down and six they ran the ball one time in a situation like this earlier on a third down they have not converted on third down yet this is a this is a tough position where they don't have a great quarterback who only completed about 50% of his balls last year uh we'll see what they call here third down and six at the 46 yd line for Nevada Braham goes motion to a slot right out of the shotgun looking to throw and Lewis some pressure is coming and he fires it way too far incomplete and he pays the price as believe it was Cory Roberson blew right through the center Andrew Madrigal and took him in to Brandon Lewis the quarterback and they're H to punt yeah Mustangs bringing some late pressure they showed cover three early right there they rolled the safety down they played man coverage and every time so far here in this first quarter that Lewis the Nevada quarterback has felt pressure he not only is not executed he's been terrible in those situations we'll see if the Mustangs don't keep doing that as this game progresses gesp to punt once again rodri Daniels Jr at his own 10 another high but short kick it's going to go to the far sideline at the 18 and die out of Bounds at about the 16 yd line SMU will have it with 442 to play and what remains a scoreless first quarter this is going to be the the third SMU possession and they don't have much to show for it so far 39 yards Nevada only 31 yeah and this is the second straight possession now that the Mustangs will have begun inside their own 20 and that's because of guy Gillespie who's a brand new punter for them both of these two teams feature new punters with their respective programs and uh this mustang team they've had their back against the wall and trying to find some Rhythm on offense yeah it's been uh shaky at best so far Preston Stone one of five 23 yards he was picked off on his first pass of the season um we we were talking about it during the break a moment ago on that last possession you know on third down and long he was able to buy time rolled out left in the pocket set a new spot had a receiver wide open and just missed him with Jake Bailey and he had time to set his feet and Bailey had enough space that had Preston Stone set his feet and taken just a another nanc still would have had time to hit Bailey unfortunately Stone didn't do that and just kind of mail it a little bit but still a good job of extending the play and let's see if the Mustangs can kind of get that ground game going uh with stone just being one of five field positions kind of hurt SM a little bit here opening the season on the road and we ain't going on the road for a while Scott not until October 5th is there road game four straight home games coming up at Ford Stadium beginning next Saturday evening Houston Christian 7 o' at Gerald J Ford Stadium followed by BYU TCU and then well on the schedule here it shows 10th ranked Florida State they going to be 10th next week after losing to Georgia Tech this afternoon by the way that Florida State game individual single game tickets as well as mini plans for that game are sold out the only way left to buy tickets is to buy a season ticket package and there's less than 800 of those left 214 SAU game or s mustang.com for tickets to S athletic events and again the biggest season we've had in Forever entering the ACC no doubt and the biggest season in 30 years Southwest Conference went away in the mid90s and the Mustangs are finally back where they where they were for a 100 years this this should not even be news that you know the Mustangs are are finally back into a power four conference now but SMU they brought in new guys they brought in the eight players to play defensive line uh you've got four brand new offensive linemen all of your wide receivers are back that says so much about the culture of your team you've got three solid quarterbacks and both guys that back up could start for half the teams in the American right now well we're going to see the second one right now as Kevin Jennings will come on for this possession Rett Lashley told us before the game that he would play Kevin in the first half here tonight he's going to play him here on uh what their third possession of the game first down and 10 SMU from their own 16 yd line where scoreless late first quarter High snap he brings it down rolls to his right throws on the Run caught on an out here by brashard Smith at the 15 slips The Tackle to the 20 comes up right sideline out of bounds at the 25 a pick up at nine and that's the first conventional completion of the game so far for the Mustangs and here we are late first quarter I got to tell you I'm a little surprised we've gone to Jennings this early but you're right red Lashley says he wants to play both second down and one and hand off is to bashard Smith hole up the middle for a first down to the 30 tripped up at the 32 yd line that'll be a pickup of six on the play as Aiden seuli makes the tackle first down s this is as fast as the Mustangs at plat so far we finally got a little rhythm here after a couple of good plays first and 10 from the 37 brashard Smith breaks one tackle at the line of scrimmage spins to his left to the 35 and he'll be stopped after a pick up of three nice job by the Mustang offensive line simple Wham play right here just getting a little bit of Rhythm it's the first time that we've seen the Mustangs with any rhythm to this point Nevada kind of on their heels that first pass the first completion to the edge kind of loosen things up with the linebackers uh but Nevada has been playing extremely aggressively we'll see if the things don't use some screen action at some point during this drive they'll slow up a little bit brashard goes off Jaylen Knighton comes on second down and uh seven at the 35 for SMU Kevin Jennings to throw pressure's picked up fires it deep left side and on the outside shoulder Jake Bailey can't Spin and make the catch he was covered well by Katon Crawford it'll be third down it's interesting the Bata brought both backers that time both kind of came late I thought a little bit too late to be affected but Jaylen Knighton did a great job of picking up that Blitz where he needed to he got extended out there and did a really good job of butting and pressing and keeping pressure off of Jennings now it's third down and seven third and seven from the 35 for SMU five minut L scrimmage for NADA and they will bring him and Kevin Jennings flushed out to his left he's taken off to run at the 35 the 40 lowers his head and he can't make it through the tackle there of Keaton Crawford he'll be two yards short of the first down boy Jennings had him one-on-one at the 40 yd line I thought for sure that he would be able to Juke Crawford he just needed to make one move but Crawford formed him up the Texas transfer who's their best player in the secondary forcing SMU to send out the punter again Isaac Pearson will come on for his second punt of the evening 44 yards on his first one how good of a tackle was that by Crawford really good yeah he wrapped him up just stonewalled him there he did and Jennings is a good athlete but the secondary for Nevada is their strength back to return at his own 18 High snap goes over Pearson he goes back to the 17 picks it up he's in trouble he's hit he loses the football it's going to be picked up by Nevada they'll be tackled inside the 10 yd line I do believe a Mustang ended up with a football but it doesn't matter they're at the N9 yd line where they give it up to Nevada you know it was Jeff Cho the first year head coach for Nevada that said coming into the game that we'll about our team when the chips are down and when adversity strikes adversity has struck for the Mustangs forcing SMU to go to their number two quarterback and Jennings on drive three and now a bat snap on a muff punt SMU collectively two of seven through the air here it's gone anything less than perfect here in this first quarter for the Mustangs now we're going to get we're going to see SMU tested here early on in Nevada Shawn dollar will be the running back for Nevada first down and goal at the SMU 99yd line after the bad snap Brendan Lewis in the shotgun three receivers left one right one motions from left to right that's Bellon first and goal at the nine and they fake a pitch left and that's going to go nowhere for Lewis he's going to lose two three yards Elijah Roberts among the players in there along with a say wob to make the stop minus three on the play really surprised they run counter right there quarterback counter at that that play took a long time to develop and everybody was coming that play had no chance and now it's second down and goal from about the 12 yd line this would be a huge win if you could just keep Nevada out of the end zone here second and goal at the 12 two minutes to go in a scoreless first quarter two receivers left one right they bring in Caleb ramere along with Shawn dollar to have split backs on either side of Brandon Lewis and Lewis is going to hand this one off right and it is uh Shawn dallers going to the 10 and Out of Bounds at the 5 yd line that'll be a pick up of seven it's third down and goal Caleb branjour that Junior running back with a terrific block out of the edge he's a bu college and Morehead State transfer and he got out there and he not only blocked he almost pancaked a guy out there on the edge in the Run game they are not afraid to throw their bodies around these smaller running backs for Nevada third down and goal at the 5 yd line dollars is the running back to the right of Brendan Lewis on the right hash third and goal from on the SMU 5 Lewis taking his time at the line of scrimmage wants to throw looks left has a tight end wide open at the two and that'll be a touchdown Jace Henry boy that is a tough matchup for AJ Davis who came up he was one-on-one in the in the flat with the tight end on just a little bit of a an out a little tight end out play right there and AJ Davis went down low the red shirt sophomore out of Dallas up ended the tight end but he was able to nudge his way in there extra point try coming for Matthew Kellum as Nevada scores first with a minute seven remaining in the first quarter hold is down kick is going to be good seven to nothing Nevada has the lead with uh a minute 7even ago here in the first quarter of play and they take advantage of theu mishap on special teams with the bad snap on a punt well they did and they were able to to cash that in for points and these are the little things that Nevada was a little bit concerned about coming in but you know from the word go I've been impressed with Nevada's uh ability to get aggressive making plays at the point of attack I thought that was a huge play to keep Kevin Jennings from getting that first down on that scramble by the safety I thought that absolutely made uh their quarter really I thought that was the play of the quarter for Nevada and then the very next play the bat snap to the punter the scoop and uh not score but they took it down inside the 10 and to have Nevada put that in the end zone man that was insult to injury right there for the Mustangs back to return the kickoff going to be brashard Smith along with rodri Daniels Jr bashard the Deep man at the goal line kill him to kick off minute 7even to go first quarter 7 nothing Nevada has the lead high kick short Smith will run under it at the 11 he'll come to the left hash at the 20 slips The Tackle there bounces out left side 25 looking to turn the corner at the 30 up the sideline to the 40 and he's tripped up at Midfield big return by brashard Smith on his first opportunity and you saw why so many people were so excited about Rashard Smith coming to SMU he can do so many things for he was a great Return Man for Miami but great job there getting to the Edge Let's Get More on bashard from Steve Lansdale on the S sideline you guys have been talking about what an addition he is to this offense he is to say he's fast is an understatement I've been talking to a couple people on the sideline and I was told he is the fastest player SMU has had in years they're going to throw to him run it to him have him return kicks they feel like if he gets a step on just about any Defender they see this year if he gets a step he's gone time out Nevada they first 30 seconds 57 seconds left in the first quarter and a curious timeout after a kickoff by Nevada although one thing college coaches will probably use their timeouts a little more at least one of them a little more liberally in each half than they have in the past because Scott we got a two-minute warning in college football now for the first time ever ever never seen that here at this level but yeah it's it's going to change things it will give uh coach around the the country a chance to use what they might consider an extra timeout but that's a nice return for the Mustangs and anytime you have uh a mismatch like you have here it generally shows up in the kick game and it did that time for the Mustangs that's a spark the Mustangs need he's got a quick injury update from the sideline with Steve the Mustangs switched quarterbacks on the last Drive in part maybe to jump start the offense but in part because Preston Stone has two pieces of bloody gauze hanging out nose no good first down and 10 at the 49 play action throwing right this one's going to be caught by Matthew hner the transfer tight end from Michigan up the right hash to the 40 35 and down to the 32 of Nevada that's going to be a pickup of 19 on his first catch of the Mustang first and 10 at the 32 hand off LJ Johnson he's going to lose three on that play is just snowed under off the edge by Nelson ratti for the dline of Nevada well was a great throw right there to hner you mentioned the addition for hner it's going to give the Mustangs a chance to to do what they want with RJ Maryland and play some load management with him he doesn't have to play all the time but that last play that negative play after the explosive that was one of our keys second and 13 and going to be a false start on the left side of the offensive line believe be PJ Williams yep PJ get off to a early start there offense number 59 5yd penalty second down but I want to go back to that rich one of our keys was you know wanted to execute after the explosive play you notice SB was so quick to the line but yet they have a negative to play follow up an explosive play you know Matthew hibner is a curious case he has looked fantastic off fall Camp he played like four years at Michigan and caught two balls has half that year red Lashley couldn't figure out why that's the end of the first quarter it's going to be second down and 18 for SMU to start the second quarter of play and they'd like to forget the first one 7 nothing Nevada has the 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hair.com the SMU ponies play here on the ticket ticket Michael Dixon back in the ticket Studios a quick Schoolboard update it might be week zero but we already have a big upset in college football and specifically the ACC 10th ranked Florida State loses to unranked Georgia Tech on a last second 44 yard field goal in Dublin Ireland FCS power Montana State spoils the debut for head coach Bronco mindenhall at New Mexico the Bobcat scored 21 of the fourth quarter including two touchdowns in the final 4 and 1/2 minutes to beat the Lobos 3531 later on tonight Delaware state in Honolulu to play Hawaii at kicks at 1059 Central let's go back to Reno here's rich and Scott thanks a lot Michael Michael Dixon new member of our crew in the studio this year also Dylan Reed new on the board with us here this season for SMU football the rest of us old guys are all back we got Kar back here engineering Steve on the sideline Scott Garner along with me Rich Phillips here in Reno Nevada where we're ready for the second second quarter because we want that first quarter to be over want to go away in a hurry that that was not a good quarter and you know we were kind of wondering why Preston might have been yanked after the the second possession and Steve let us know about it on the sideline yeah bloody nose there I mean we did expect to see Kevin Jennings in the first half I did not expect on the third series uh he has come in s just 48 net yards in the first half Nevada only 40 remember they scored their touchdown on a nyd possession when the Mustangs had a bad snap on a punt that went over the head of Isaac Pearson Mustangs going right to left in the second quarter facing second and long second down and 18 from the 40 of Nevada Jennings is in the shotgun hands to LJ Johnson going right hesitates now turns the corner tripped up at the 40 he'll make it down to about the 39 yd line well played there by the defense for the wolf pack it'll be third down and long yeah that was KK Meyer at his cornerback position they've already had a cornerback Chad Brown who beat Meyer out for that start spot Mak an interception and then Meyer making a great play right there at the point of attack coming downhill LJ Johnson had some room but it closed in a hurry and now it's third down third down and 17 at the 39 yd line of Nevada Jennings looking to throw here comes a blitz Under Pressure steps up dumps it off to jayen knon right 35 slips to tackle 30 Jaylen hurdles over a Defender down to the 22 and he has the first down that's all Jaylen Knighton on a little quick release when the blitz came yeah it was a check down and I don't know what was better the run after the catch or the fact that Jennings was able to find a safety valve among all that traffic first down 10 at the 21 of Nevada High snap Jennings brings it down goes with the keeper now fires it out right side at the last second rello Brenson to the 10 up the sideline steps out of bounds they marked him out of Bounds at about the 13 which will be a pickup of eight boy that was a true RPO right there that looked like read option right off the bat and then at the very last moment Jennings said oh I've got a guy out here on the sideline let him have it and well executed second down and two at the 13 of NADA just underway in the second quarter and they fake it hand pass across across the middle to the goal line knocked away intended for kesan Smith kesan Cobb had the coverage there's a flag down near the line of scrimmage Bo Crawford made a great play that safety and coverage right there at the line of anable player downfield offense number 71 5yd penalty it's second down par the left guard called for that and Nevada will take the penalty because it was going to be third down and two and you can't fall apart because that was Jennings that waited and waited and waited and waited some more on a read option on the RPO he made the right decision but man that took forever I don't think he can fault par for that he's got to be ready to run block too potentially on that play second down and seven at the 18 yd line of Nevada just underway in the second quarter fake to knon throw right Cor in the end zone and off the fingertips incomplete Jordan Hudson but there's going to be a pi thrown against Nevada's Corner over there that's brown Chad Brown who had the interception in the first quarter I think he grabbed him on the break at about the 5 yd line a little bump but it was enough to draw the flag it was enough to distract Hudson the ball went through his hands I can't believe it didn't catch there face mask Defense number 24 penalty is half the distance to the goal automatic first down so not a pi of face mask but still it'll be a first down and goal for SMU looks like they'll put the ball around the 9 yd line 1335 remaining second quarter Nevada leads s 7 nothing brashard Smith will be the running back now to the right of Kevin Jennings first and goal at the nine Jennings gives this one to brashard up the middle to the five breaking a tackle down to the one yd line for Smith a pick up of eight and what you see out of the RPO game is the fact that linebackers now have to freeze they can't just automatically Sprint to their gaps to make plays and run fit they have to wait to see if indeed Jennings is going to pull that thing out and throw it and that's why some of these straight handoffs are more effective now with Jennings running the offense rather than Stone uh brashard Smith jogged off gingerly they even stopped the clock for a moment uh for an injury stoppage I believe stone eeve is going to be at fullback LJ Johnson is is the running back on second and goal at the one of Nevada show wants a timeout well there was a lot of personnel changes by the offense yeah for sure time out Nevada their second 30 seconds Adam Savoy our referee announcing that timeout with 1315 to go second quarter seven to nothing Dev about to leads it SMU knocking on the door with the second and goal at the one yd line so Kevin Jennings has come on after uh we knew he was going to play here in the first half but also after Steve reported to us that Preston Stone does have a bloody nose on the sideline not sure what caused it Jennings four of five for 54 yards uh pretty nifty one there on that one RPO where he fired it to I believe it was romelo Brenson running up the sideline and then in the face of a humongous Blitz to able to step up and just dump it off to his check down uh uh Jaylen Knighton who then scampered for all of the 17 yards they needed for a first down and it's that the Mustangs are executing the RPO game it's how they're executing because Jennings is waiting to the very last possible moment making the absolute correct read and yet still executing taking some chances and not being scared to make a mistake and it has worked to Perfection so far second and goal at the one Evie in a wing left formation hand off to LJ Johnson hit in the back field spins off that first tackler now he stood up at the one yd line and thrown back he was within inches of scoring when he was stood up and thrown back a flag has come down right at the end of the play LJ kept out of the end zone it'll be third down and goal pending the penalty you know you want to be able to just line up and run the ball right down their throats here at this part of the field right on the goal line I mean that's that's obvious that was a big question mark coming in how would the the ground game be for the Mustangs particularly in these situations unnecessary roughness Defense number 24 continuing to participate in the play without a helmet Happ is to the goal an automatic first down that's Chad Brown it is Chad Brown who had an interception to start the game but had a face mask a moment ago that kept the drive alive and now he's given the Mustangs a fresh set of downs his helmet came off you have to immediately stop playing and he did not we've seen Chad Brown Christopher Ross the end all these guys are getting unsportsmanlike fouls first and goal inside the one Jennings gives LJ Johnson touchdown SMU there it is that's what you want just hand the ball off run it straight up the a gap and put that In The End Zone Mustangs execute that time but man it has been like pulling teeth to put the ball in the end zone against devada and that's a credit to the wolf pack and how they have come out playing and fighting you got to get credit to to Jeff Joo but that is a nice drive right there for the Mustangs a drive that began with 57 seconds to go in the first quarter uh this is as good as the Mustangs offense has looked so far tonight LJ Johnson had four touchdowns last season his first year here at SMU the Colin roders extra point is going to tie the game at 7 1256 to play second quarter 77u in Nevada this ISU football from learfield hey Pony fans this is Becky fry with Becky fry Real Estate Group incompass real estate I'm proud to say I was part of the original Pony Express as an Alum 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neee and some Nevada with 1255 to play in the second quarter we have it at their own 25 yd line let's just say there's been some uh some game One issues all the way around here today okay no we got uh we got ribbon board scoreboard issues here at the stadium we have a note that all the stats are unofficial for some reason that we're unaware of and uh yeah we had a nice little rain shower pregame shot the wheels off some Wireless fun for us and we're ready to go here as we got 1255 to go in the second quarter tied at seven b a pro set look right here by Nevada I guess Pro is shotgun these days right they do have two backs in how's that that's it first down and 10 from the 25 going left to right for the wolf pack and Lewis going to hand this one off and he probably shouldn't have handed that one off although with may be a penalty on Camin Robertson as he makes the tackle just swallowing up Savon red for a two-yard loss but might have had him up a little too high yeah a little bit too high that time to the face Defense number 92 15yd penalty an automatic first down well they didn't even call that on Robertson for the tackle they called it away from the play on Cory Roberson Robertson had an arm around the helmet of Savon red as he took him down but they gave him a free 15 to the 40 yd line and this game has seen what now seven penalties and I think five of them have been 15 yd penalties first down and 10 at the 40 for Nevada two receivers right one left red the running back and now Bellon will motion to the left slot on second down and on first down and 10 looking to throw Lewis pocket collapses and he throws it into the middle of no one at the 45 yd line incomplete it'll be second down he had to get rid of it cuz pressure was coming uh from among others uh Isaiah Smith and I think Cameron Robertson as well both ends he did and you know just watching Lewis I am shocked that he he completed 56% of his passes last year but you see why he only threw for 1,300 yards I mean anytime he has pressure if he doesn't hit that first or second option underneath uh he has little chance of completing it second down and 10 at the 40 and here is red with a handoff left tackle and not much there Isaiah Smith fills the Gap quickly with Cory Roberson a two-yard gain it'll be third down in eight how about Isaiah Smith a guy that came to SMU couple of years ago as a freshman weighed 200 lb he's put on 40 and man he looks like it it's it's not 40 lbs of fat either he is cut and he really looks like a a nice player on the edge right here for the Mustangs he's going to get a lot of time this year third down eight at the 42 for Nevada three receivers right one left on the short side of the field Jafar Harvey has come back in at the Left End spot for SMU and Elijah Roberts playing at a tackle position but standing up on the inside and the pocket collapses quickly Lewis going to take off a run left for a first down across Midfield and finally Isaiah wobo will have him at the 46 yd line and that's going to be a pick up at 12 yeah linebackers had come up and a nice read right there by Lewis who had no intentions of ever throwing that football it was a quarterback draw all the way he saw a little bit of a crease and it just takes maybe two steps he's at full speed and he's able to run for that first down right off that left tackle spot Jonathan Jefferson and um Jared Harrison hunt the defensive tackles for S 11:05 to go second quarter 7 all our score with a first down and 10 at the S 46 yd line Brendan Lewis out of the shotgun and he has Savon red with him play action he'll roll to his right here comes some pressure from Elijah Roberts he'll run away from him to the 50 40 40 35 30 inside to the 25 yd line and that's going to be a pickup of 21 on the Scramble for Brendan Lewis it's a well-designed play right there you run man coverage and you get a quarterback that rolls out and can run the ball if they run vers wideside look out because he's going to have a lot of room to run Brendan Lewis did he takes advantage of it and already Nevada threatening to regain the lead here early in the second quarter we're tied at seven with 1020 to go in the second first down and 10 at the 20 of SMU for Nevada they'll empty the back field as red is split out wide to the right now Red's going to motion into the back field they play action to him pressure is coming and he's bumped as he throws the ball and it's just dropped Savon red just didn't catch the ball I don't know if he lost it the sun over there but man that was thrown right to him by uh Brendan Lewis in compete looked like he tried to turn up field before he actually had the ball there but I'm I'm a little bit surprised that Lewis did not see the backside post play right there because they had a guy wide open streaking across the field Lewis doesn't read the field that well he didn't that time it really hurt him Duce Haron in at left corner for be the transfer from A&M out of Denton Guy high school second down 10 Nevada is at the 25 of SMU Savon red will be in the back field this time and they looked at a screen for him instead Lewis is going to run it breaks a tackle going left from Kobe Wilson to the 20 he'll be wrapped up by by Ahad Moses down at the 17 yd line a pickup of eight it'll be third down and short if you don't get to the point of attack and you let this guy get loose he can't hurt you the option game has really been their big threat they have most of their their yards on this and they don't even have a 100 yards yet but they've been controlling the line of scrimmage and Brendan Lewis having to do it all by himself it seems when he gets out of the space and he's able to make plays third and two at the SMU 17 a very tight pistol Lewis with red right on his backside now they go with a wildcat red takes the direct snap and he slips on his cut left at the 18 loses a yard it'll be fourth down they're going to settle for a field goal and they've almost got exclusively ground game even on on throwing Downs uh they have what they they've got somehow four completions of the game but they've all been swing passes or little dump passes uh and now Nevada has to settle for the field goal 36 yd try coming up for Matthew kilum he did not attempt any kicks last year to years ago he was only three of five on field goals kilum on a 36-yard attempt just inside of the left hash to try to get Nevada the lead back high snap brought down well kick is low has the distance and it's good and so with 838 to play in the second quarter Nevada's regained the lead 107 over SMU this is SMU football from learfield Central Market is really into food like fish food blown in so fresh it still has jet lag into food our sourdough starter has been around since grunge was a thing into food we're talking more Prime Cuts than a greatest hits album into food Central Market is really into food if you are too then we're the HQ for you whether you're a make every recipe in the 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Kevin uh coming on after the uh uh first two possessions Preston Stone we do know had a bloody nose Kevin's been on since them we think it looks like Preston Stone may come back in on this next possession Matthew kilum just hit a 36- yd field goal to give NADA the lead back 10 nothing he'll kick off Rashard Smith had a really nice return on his first attempt and he'll have a chance at this one to catch it at the one yd line on the right hash coming up the hash 15 there's tackled at the 20 and a flag flies down in the middle of the field that's never good no it maybe on SMU near side maybe a block of the back the return was only out to the 20 for brashard this time Adam seavoy conferring with the center judge now we have a fourman conbo how hard can it be it's a kickoff it's illegal block isn't it always hey usually is during the return illegal Block in the back kicking team number four 10yd penalty first down told you jari Rogers I assume is the four we had on the field for kick return yeah yeah I I agree with them marking it that way don't you well you know they they called it on they called it on the kicking team wait they called it on the kicking team yes that's what he signal that's what he said what are they blocking for I have no idea that's not the that's can't be right yes it was nobody on The Field's arguing it no they're not so it'll be at the 30 for SMU first out and 10 and Preston Stone will be the quarterback guess it was hard to figure that one out here's a pop pass rodri Daniels going right at the 25 turns up at the 30 not much room over there to the boundary he'll go out of Bounds at the 31 again of just one yeah you know that was the play that went for 20 plus it was the only real big explosive play the Mustangs have had so far in this game they tried it again that time they V got there second down and nine SM with their 31 yd line hand off fake to brashard Smith ped across the middle and that one should have been intercepted it was right into the belly of a defensive lineman and a flag is down as well you wonder if this might be an eligible man downfield too it yeah Osborne was definitely downfield ineligible tonaki ma Alona is who should have intercepted that pass come on man did yeah you put some work in Now Rich I do have to thank their Sid he helped me a lot before the game I was wondering what that talk about a long confab our pronunciation rundown was a little longer today than normal I think it has to be an eligible downfield because Justin Osborne was on coverage downi off number 51 has declined it's third down he knocked down uh mat Alona who was attempting to intercept the pass and he was four yards downfield offensive lineman and college can release downfield if you complete the pass behind the line that was not going to be behind the line third down nine SVU at the 31 yd line Knighton is the running back three Re left one right ball on the right hash third down nine Stone has the snap has some time fires left and it's incomplete that was intended for RJ Maryland it covered well on the play as well by Drew watts and the Mustangs will go three and out Watts with great coverage but not great timing on the curl route right there Marilyn coming out of his break Defender was there and stone again struggling to hit guys on time and the Mustangs again will have to punt the football had a bad snap last time that went over Isaac Pearson's head he stands back at his 14 clean snap this time line drive kick Bell's going to have a chance with this one from the 27 makes the first two men Miss to the 35 little stutter step going left 40 45 finally run out of bounds and about the S 48 yd line couple years ago had a big punt return to broke a game open for UTP against Boise State turns one here out to the 48 yd line you know you'd like to be able to use week one as kind of a warm-up going into the Houston Christian and have a couple of warm-up games really uh with BYU TCU on the docket and oh yeah Florida State Louisville so four big games coming you know in a row right there for the Mustangs but this thing is turning into a fight and the last thing you want is for Nevada to feel like they can actually win this game Rich brandan Lewis the quarterback and he'll have Shawn dollar as his running back first down and 10 at their 48 ydd line 754 to go in the second quarter 10-7 Nevada on top tight end Henry splits out wide to the right hand side here comes a late Blitz Lewis is going to run Ahmad Moses breaks down he was on the blitz and he turned in to make the tackle at the 50 a gain of just two could have been a lot more you know in the Mustangs gambling there they send the safety Blitz playside and you know you do that when you you know you're not you're not all that concerned about the Deep ball and you've got a quarterback you you know you know what it gives you an edge in terms of the numbers but Lewis is so slippery he was still able to turn that into a run of two yards to get to Midfield but how about Preston Stone one of seven to start his only completion of Pop pass to rodri Daniels second down eight at Midfield Lewis out of the shotgun play action he'll fire quickly left hand side it'll be caught at the SMU 46 yd line immediately tackle by Isaiah wakia and then Cortez Braham gets up and is nose tose with a Mustang Defender I think it was wakia after the play Maybe Ahad Walker the completion was for four yards it'll make it third down and about four he one of the worst jobs in college football is to be an offensive quarterback offensive coordinator for a quarterback that's not real great throwing the ball and Matt luic has his work cut out for him a first year OC I don't know how in the world he's able to call plays with a guy that can't throw real well third down at four at the 46 of SMU empty backfield for Brendan Lewis Mustangs are showing a blitz now a timeout going to be called by Nevada with 631 to go in the quarter NADA their third and final 30 seconds you know what I don't say that disrespectfully Rich it's just it's very hard to do You' got to get so creative you got to throw so much at an opponent uh they know you can't throw they start gambling sending guys it's just a hard job and uh you know Matt lubic he's got football in his blood though uh yeah son of Sony lubik course right also he's been battling leukemia since October of last year and actually was hired for the job by Jeff Cho in December and first said you got to be kidding me I'm not going to do this because he was undergoing treatment for leukemia he coached remotely through the spring and he said when he came to fall Camp it was the first time he had been outside of his home basically other than doctor's appointments since October and uh doing a nice job here you mentioned his quarterback struggles to throw Brendan Lewis is five of 10 for nine yards in the game is that right and he does have a touchdown gosh this is going to be third down and four at the 46 of SMU Lewis from the shotgun and they motion to empty backfield and Lewis got to run and he is upended at the 43 yd line Amad Moses put him at the 44 Moses knifing in the junior out of Mansfield Summit you know when I uh ran off the other day the starting safeties the three starting safeties for you Brett Lashley quickly said we have four starting safeties counting Ahad Moses cuz he plans to play him that much you know Jeff Cho who's a defensive guy the former DC that at Texas CDC he's going to grit his teeth and go for it right here you know he wants to punt fourth down in two at the 46 of SMU what everybody on the line of scrimmage out of a shotgun here for Lewis and he's going to give it to Shawn dollar going left and he is stacked up no gain the Mustang defense hold Kilgore in there along with Cameron Robertson why turnover on Downs the Mustangs hold and I am absolutely shocked I thought nada did the Mustangs an absolute favor by going for it there in a tight game second quarter late you got a 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conventionally for stone tonight threw that one on the money a 20 y first and 10 at the 36 they run into each other LJ Johnson and Preston Stone and somehow Preston after being hit by LJ and being hit by Defender completed a screen right to romelo Brinson it does lose two and I'm I'm sure starting one for seven Preston might take that actually you lose three or four yards but it counts as a completion they lost two on it it'll be second down at 12 at the 38 of Nevada 518 to go in the second 107 the wolf pack leads SMU second down and 12 for the Mustangs by two the wide receivers for stone Preston looking to throw has time cross the middle and that one goes right through the hands of Jake Bailey and probably should have been intercepted too it went into uh Kane Savage one of their safeties it'll be incomplete boy that's two of the last four passes for stone that probably should have been intercepted remember Stone threw a pick on his first pass of the year his first throw right down the middle got picked off first possession of the game tonight third down and 12 for SMU at the 38 yd line Mustangs are one of four on third Downs this evening out of the shotgun Heist net Preston brings it down he's going to take off and run right to the 35 and he is stuck hard he was picked up and driven back by Henry ikahihifo it'll be a gain of about three and this is going to set him up for a long field goal Try by Colin Rodgers he has a career long he made last year of 51 and remember he made both of his kicks over 50 last year love to see it here this is going to be a kick of about 52 I believe he's been fantastic in Fall Camp he makes pretty much every tough kick they throw at him ball on the right hash 52 yd attempt for a career long by Colin roggers you got to hurry up about to have a a delay of game hold is down kick is on its way has enough distance good career long 52 y but wait I think there's a flag down there is there's one of the defensive backfield right here I thought there was a delay of game well that's usually where it comes from that that's where the the flag would come from I thought he got it I thought he snapped it in time now the officials are going to run over to speak with Rhett Lashley on the S of you side and you wonder if if they had too many guys on the field Nevada surely you wouldn't take points off the board here here illegal formation defense covering the Snapper that is deined the field goal is good yeah you don't take points off the board there and yeah you can't line up you can't line up directly over the Snapper anymore in college football in both uh field goals as well as in uh punts but it doesn't matter we got a career-long 52 y for Colin roders that ties the game at 10 and we've got it with 412 to go in the second quarter so Colin Rogers converts from deep and uh yeah he's turned into a pretty good weapon here the last couple of years for S he really has and the kick game for the Mustangs that much improved over years ago and what just seemed like it was such a crapshoot every time the Mustangs would line it for any kind of kick but uh Rogers has solidified that spot you mean the year we missed six extra points the first five weeks one each week yeah that that's what I was referring to actually finished either first or tied for first in the nation that year here and Miss extra point and W 10 games did you ever think we'd be laughing about that hey we were not laughing then not then that's for sure nobody was Rogers to kick off Keaton Crawford awaits this one at the goal line 10 all are scor with 412 to play in the second quarter SVU and Nevada and Crawford's going to catch a two yards deep he'll run this out he comes up the right hash to the 12 slips one man there but doesn't make it past the 19 yd line Ahmad Moses there leading away with 406 to go Nevada will start at their own 19 yd line on this possession 46 to play in the second quarter SMU 106 total yards Nevada has 90 it's mostly running for them 18 carries 81 yards as a team Brendan Lewis their quarterback leads them with eight carries for 54 yards he's five of 10 passing with a touchdown but he only has nine yards on five completions first down and 10 at the 19 yd line for NADA he's got split backs on either side of him now they'll go with just one back as a motion of man out and it's Savon red coming left Cuts back to his left side 25 makes a man miss there to the 27 yd line where Kobe Wilson will tackle him that'll be a pickup of about eight on the play the Mustangs almost overran that playing pack did a little bit I thought nada might get called for a block in the back here to pull up just at the last moment at at about the 25 yd line and did so I kept waiting for one to come out but it didn't but they got to give credit boy the the the ball carriers for NADA they know what they're doing and they've had plenty of practice because uh this NADA team just can't throw second and two at the 27 Lewis out of a shotgun low snap hands it to Savon red spins through a tackle to the 28 that'll be all a Oney gain Isaiah wobe I believe was the man on the stop it'll be third down and one yeah a simple GH counter we'll see what they line up with here because they're going to be running the football on this third down play uh how close will SMU comea this line of scrimmage and what kind of formation will NADA to throw at him here and they're they're going unconventional they are huddling here this is unlike most teams wol pack two of seven on third Downs tonight they're trying to shorten this game they know their only chance is to win this game on the defensive side they break the Huddle and try to hurry to the line but they had made a change so SV makes a ton of changes they stack the middle they're going to throw it that left side wide open caught at the 50 to the 40 making a man miss to the 30 yd line spinning and finally brought down at the 24 yd line it's Cortez Braham for Nevada and they got him burned him with a deep pass down the left side and we knew everybody would stack the line and compact it they had all 11 guys the Mustangs defense did within about four yards of the line of scrimmage nobody expected that and it was just a lob on a go route up the left sideline had to do was pitch and catch and they did that for their first explosive play in the pass game the entire game believe that one went for 48 yards they had nine yards passing before that play first down 10 at the SMU 24 two minutes left here that's going to be hey that's going to be a two-minute warning Scott first time ever this is the two-minute timeout yeah I think they're calling it The two-minute timeout in college for some reason we'll keep it right here during the two-minute timeout by the way as SMU has tied it up at 10 on a career set the game clock to two minutes that makes sense Mustangs tied it at 10 on a career-long 52 yd field goal from Colin roders but man 48 yd pass to Cortez Braham has uh Nevada in business here in SB territory at the 24 ydd line it's a simple blown coverage nobody covered Cortez and you know that's that's what happens occasionally uh especially in a game like this just kind of lull him to sleep you lull the defense to sleep because everybody knows you can't throw and they get a 48 yard pass play it's not like they executed in the pass passing game they just fool everybody uh for Lewis he's now six of 11 for 57 yards with a touchdown on the SMU side Kevin Jennings came on on the third possession for SMU four five for 54 Preston stone three of 10 41 yds and an interception uh nobody has more than the two catches by romelo Brenson uh on the ground brashard Smith leads SMU with five carries for 30 yards Brendan Lewis the quarterback for Nevada leads them with eight carries for 54 yards this evening it has been uh not a thing of beauty either way 147 total yards for Nevada just 106 for SMU in the first uh 28 minutes of play I think from a numbers perspective the most disconcerting part and there's a lot to to to be a little unsettled by on this statute but the mere fact that you played a whole half and you've got 11 rushing yards that just you know red lashly knows and he said it a couple of times if you listen to him intently during his press conferences he'll tell you that you don't win games particularly in late October November December with skill you have to be able to run the football I don't care who you're playing now a little bit of that skewed because of the bad snap on the front so that took out I believe 17 yards right there of their rushing total so but yet still that's still not great it's not great IU trying to uh tighten a few things up offensively defensively they played well until that one play they just got burned on a moment ago and it's going to give a chance to score here potentially before the end of the half they're sitting at the 24 yd line of SVU with two minutes to go in this first half of play 10 all is our score nice evening here after some rain pregame it's really cleared out beautiful sunshine temperature in the upper 50s here in Reno Nevada yeah would like to rub that into those if you back at home first and 10 at the 24 of SMU split backs on either side but really Shawn dollars is the running back here Ram SE uh Seer I think will split out of the back field Lewis from the shotgun and he will give this one going left here to Shawn dollars to the 22 down to the 21 yd line to pick up about three on the play things bringing that safety Blitz in a lot particularly on running Downs kind of a run blitz here for the Mustangs and who wouldn't when they're running the ball you know 90% of the time second down seven that at the 21 yd line of SMU they're in no Hur hurry not wanting to give the ball back to SMU with much if any time in this half and uh again this is a great game plan for Nevada they really playing old school football keeping it on the ground shortening the game second down seven at the 21 of SMU Lewis gives this one to Dollars has a big hole left to the 17 Isaiah wacovia out there to trip him up to keep it from being much worse at 17 he makes the stop pick up a four making it third down and about three trying to take advantage of an overly aggressive front s for the Mustangs they run that GT counter again and that time dollars got to the edge but woia faster than dollars who ran for 527 yards last year it's a nice play by Isaiah wakia to keep him from getting that first down third down and two at the 16 of SMU empty backfield for Brendan Lewis fourman front for seu and Lewis tied end motion across the formation he'll keep it himself bounces it out left to the 15 to the 10 there's about three four flags for holding that will come in that's why he was able to turn the corner and it'll come back everybody saw it I think I heard everybody yell it from the field they did 100% did that was that was about as obvious as they come the only thing to sort out here is who we calling this on and that's a big play here because it will keep them from getting the first down it will bring up third down and 12 rather than third down and two and I can't imagine that they would try to holding offense number one 10yd penalty third down eled to start the clock on the snap James SMI the receiver called for the hold and I can't imagine that they would gamble here it's third down 12 uh they're going to try to get some yards here for their place kicker who already made a 36 yard kick if they make it here they would take a lead into halftime and that's probably more than coach Cho ever could have dreamed of in a position that this program's in winning just two games each of the last two years there's a spot foul of the foul of the so it's a third and 10 it winds up being at the 24 of SMU and Lewis is going to bring it down he'll run it straight up the middle to the 20 coming right 15 he has a first down to the SMU 14 yd line quarterback draw everybody in the house knew what was coming but yet linebackers in safeties late to the point of attack and the Mustangs allow Nevada to control Tempo control the clock they're going to take this thing all the way down and again you got to at least keep them out of the end zone here 45 seconds left first half 10 all or score SMU and Nevada first down and 10 Nevada at the 14 yd line of SCU Lewis out of the shotgun gives this to Shawn dollar running right to the 10 he is stood up by Kobe Wilson a pick up of four on the play Nothing But ball control here from Nevada keep in mind they don't have any timeouts left and they have been really very method I they got a hurry now as we're down to 17 seconds going under Center For the First Time Lewis he's going to spike the ball 13 seconds left it'll be third down and uh six at the SMU 10 I guess they're going to try to maybe throw one in the end zone understand that call really well they're out of timeouts they are out of timeouts but I I number one I can't imagine they would Gamble and put the ball in the air here and number two why would you if well you can't run here you're out of time out that's what I'm saying to throw very odd they're going to have to throw third down and six at the 10 yd line Bryan Lewis with Savon red do his right Mustangs bring five up to the line here they come with some pressure and Lewis is going to lob this right corner to the end zone touchdown boy simple back shoulder and Jaylen Davis Robinson I don't even think realized the ball was coming Cortez Braham who had the big 48 y on this possession has the touchdown catch that puts Nevada back in front and Braham had to fight through a little bit of a a bump there a couple of bumps by Robinson who again seemed to be a little bit surprised from it uh they execute though in the passing game and have extended this lead eight plays 81 yards in 357 for Nevada to regain the lead before halftime we have nine seconds left in the half kill him on for the extra point and that will make it 17-10 Nevada leading with again 9 seconds left in the half well as poorly as they've executed in the past game that was a brilliant throw right there to the back shoulder on time single coverage had the match up you wanted and Jaylen Davis Robinson just did not make the play the red shirt sophomore LSU trans uh Brendan Lewis in this first half has matched his touchdown total of a year ago that's unbelievable he made 10 starts last year and he had only two touchdowns against six interceptions he's 7even of 12 for 67 yards with two touchdown pass today yeah he had that first one was a five y to his tight end this a 10 y to his wide out Rashard Smith back to return to kickoff nine seconds left first half for SMU with the ball coming up in a moment moment down 17 to 10 to Nevada and and we knew coming in that cornerback was a little bit of a a question mark for the Mustangs uh they've done everything that they can to try and Shore up that position they've even moved crossly from a nickel over to to that cornerback position he's normally a safety SL nickel kill him to kick off and he's going to squib this one down it's going to be caught on a hop by Robert Daniels running up to the 20 bouncing outside and being tackled at the 21 yd line 3 seconds left in the half well very disappointing half here for the Mustangs no doubt looks like a first game and as good as this be played in the fall I thought as as as good as they looked uh they just have not played well in so many aspects from a uh an offensive standpoint have just 106 total yards uh your star studed quarterback that many of you likees one of the top in the ACC threw a pick on his first possession he's three of 10 for 41 yard stone is uh the backup Jennings has more yards in five passes than Stone has in 10 attempts uh just has not been a great first half of the Mustangs three seconds left they go with a handoff to brashard Smith bouncing it outside to the 25 he'll have about 6 yards to the 27 and that's going to do it first half with about 112 yards I believe after that run for SMU 181 for NADA Brendan Lewis has two touchdown passes and Nevada has a 17-10 lead over SMU at the intermission not exactly what we were expecting to see here in the season opener foru uh Preston stone three of 10 for 41 yards and an interception Kevin Jennings four of five for 54 yards 17-1 devada leads SMU at the half coming up I'll talk some women's volleyball with Sam urer the head coach for the SB women's volleyball team on our women's athletic Spotlight and then Michael Dixon will recap the first half on the halftime show 1710 Nevada leads SMU this is SMU football from learfield hustle makes a difference on the field for SMU football hustle makes a difference in marketing your business too broad ax 21c printers provides HD lithography small and large format digital prints and promotional products for some of the most respected and recognized brands in Dallas broadnax 21c printing that chases down your customers find Us 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here's how the first half unfolded Nevada got the opening kick with three and out SMU took over after a punt and on just the second play of the drive it's an early miscue play action Preston looking deep down the left side of the field he threw that one behind Kon Smith and is going to be intercepted at the 30 yd line of Nevada Nevada with the interception but the wolf pack cannot convert SMU takes back over it didn't take long for the game's first play second down 10 at the 23 for SMU now Daniels will motion across the formation he'll take a pop pass going left 2530 rodri 3540 up the sideline to the 45 yd line he'll be taken out of bounds steps out right at the four 45 that's going to be a pick up of 22 on the play the Mustang stall out and have to punt late in the first quarter SMU once again forced to punt and this leads to another slip up high snap goes over Pearson he goes back to the 17 picks it up he's in trouble he's hit he loses the football it's going to be picked up by Nevada they'll be tackled inside the 10 yd line Nevada with great field position and three plays later the wolf pack open the scoring wants to throw looks left has a tight end wide opener at the two and that'll be a touchdown Jace Henry the P good Nevada LED 7 nothing late in the first quarter 7 nothing to open the second quarter SMU went to back up Kevin Jennings with quarterback Preston Stone sideline from a bloody nose the offense hadn't done much and they face third and 17 at the NADA 39 Jennings looking to throw here comes a blitz Under Pressure steps up dumps it off to Jaylen knon right 35 slips to tackle 30 Jaylen hurdles over a Defender down to the 22 he has the first down that keeps the drive alive the Mustangs get all the way down to the one yd line a personal foul gave the Mustangs a new set of downs near the goal line and they break through on the very next play first and goal inside the one jannings gives LJ Johnson touchdown SMU and P good tied at seven 2 minutes into the 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one week zero game we got three other games involving FPS teams around college football on this week zero Saturday in the ACCC from Dublin Ireland unranked Georgia Tech stuns 10th ranked Florida State 24-21 Florida State the ACC opener for SMU in just a few weeks Georgia Tech kicks a 44 yd field goal As Time expires and the Cals lose to an unranked team as a top 10 team for the first time in nine years in Albuquerque FCS Montana State spoils the head coaching return for Bronco mindenhall been a few years since mindenhall was a coach at the FBS level the Bobcats scored 21 points in the fourth quarter including two touchdowns over the final 5 minutes to beat New Mexico 3531 the Lobos LED 17 nothing and 3114 at different junctures in the game but Montana State escapes with the win later on tonight Way Out West Delaware state in Honolulu to play Hawaii that game kicks at 10:59 in the ACC openers in technically week one so next week on Thursday night 24th ranked NC State host Western 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five 54 yds P passing Preston stone three of 10 for 41 on the Nevada side Brandon Lewis 7 to 12 67 yds two touchdowns Lewis also 10 carries for 67 yards on the ground as Nevada out gains SMU 181 to 112 yards in the first half of play and they lead 1710 and uh since Rett Lashley fooled us all by deferring on the opening toss which he told me Wednesday he never does the Mustangs will have the ball to begin the second half they'll go right to left and brashard Smith and rodri Daniels Jr back to return to kickoff from Matthew kilum I'm kind of glad he did that cuz we need the ball right here let's let's March this thing down the field and get it tied up and take care of business we did not play a a very good first half at all rich low kick but a deep one this time that'll go about seven yards deep bashard Smith will let it go SMU will start this half at their own uh 25 yd line you know when it does start with the ground game we've documented how you know you run for 17 yards and that's very disconcerting but it's not just that it's the fact that you never could really get anything going I don't that we strung three first downs together at all that first half I don't believe we did and it's hard to get a ground game going it's hard to get your offense going when you know you're not able to run the ball consistently even against a team that only won two games last year Rashard Smith will be the running back Preston Stone the quarterback first down 10 SMU from their own 25 yd line to begin the third quarter of play going right to left ball will be on the left hash for SMU Stone will have three receivers to his right one to his left and Preston with a play action has pressure coming throws it quickly caught by RJ Maryland for negligible gain about a yard and a half is all he had as that was quickly bottled up by Kane Savage and I think uh ikaho was out there as well Kane Savage has done a good job today Crawford seal Al's done a great job the quarterbacks have played a good game so far this secondary for Nevada will run to the football second and nine at the 26 for SMU Stone from the shotgun to throw has time de delivers deep down the right side what a great crab up top RJ Maryland and Taps a toe down at the 41 as he goes out of bounds a gain of 15 great execution on a little wheel route that's uh that's Maryland lining up as a wide receiver right there and a great back shoulder off the wheel play great throw by Preston his best of the game first down 10 from the 41 play action again Stone steps up fires deep down the middle of the field and there's got to have to be a pass interference flag is it there Jake Bailey was run into no flag it'll be incomplete you know and I think if bayy had tried to fight through the defender more even though that ball was under thrown if he have fought through him the flag would have come out but I just like the fact that we're stretching the field here it's the first time Stone's been able to take a conventional deep shot and we saw that time and again last year did not see that in the first half just underway third quarter 1710 devada leads Mustang second down 10 at their own 41 yd line two by two the wide receivers here comes a blitz from Nevada they pick it up quick throw right up high great grab kesan Smith at Midfield steps Out of Bounds at the sticks the 49 yd line of Nevada for a first down and this finally looks like the SMU offense now we're starting to get the ball down the field and getting this Nevada defense spread out here uh making some throws and single coverage first down 10 at the Nevada 49 Mustangs down seven playaction Stone fires it deep down the middle caught by RJ bar at the 35 running through tacklers at the 30 down to the 25 yd line RJ with a gain of 24 well got to love that RJ Maryland with two big catches on this drive really using the tight end going with the three wides then four and SMU done a good job of getting downfield first down 10 at the 25 play action got to lob this one down the left sideline for Kean Smith lot of hand fighting down that sideline with Michael coats it's incomplete out of bounds there's no flag there because that was a completely uncatchable ball and kesan Smith hand fighting with coats coats Brown and Meyer have really established physical play from the outset and the officials are letting him get by with a lot of stuff uh this secondary again has been pretty good so far Matthew hibner now comes on a tight end second and 10 at the 25 of Nevada for SMU and the give is this time to brashard Smith coming left to the 20 he is dragged down there by Kaden Johnson a pick up of five it'll be third down and five boy spread him out and you run an inside Zone off a little draw play right there and tongi met to olola the linebacker was there trying to make a play one-on-one in space couldn't do it you get into the third level third down five at the 20 handoff is to brashard Smith and they're all over it he's going to lose five yards maybe six and that was red well and sniffed out by Drew Watts boy we've seen a lot of him they lost six on the play and the Mustangs just trying to run a simple outside Zone to the wide side of the field on a stretch play and they've got backers and safeties just flying in there untouched well the Mustangs just could not get that blocked 43 yd field goal attempt coming up now for Colin Rogers for S boy that is a huge win and a win of a big series for Nevada and that kick has plenty of distance just inside of the right hash and it's inside of the right upright and good Colin Rogers a 43 yd field goal has drawn the SMU Mustangs within four 17713 Nevada leads SMU with 1218 to play Third quarter this is SB football from learfield Herman Marshall whiskey one of North Texas's oldest distilleries that includes a portfolio of age bourbon Ry and single malts build from the grain up with locally sourced Texas ingredients make sure and visit our new Historic downtown Wily tasting room and 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out past the 20 the entire game to this point on the kickoff at the 17 for this one and unfortunately they've had some chances um to do that and here come the Mustangs defensively we'll see what they do Shawn dollars is the running back Brandon Lewis from the shotgun first and 10 from a 17 dollars a handoff going right tries to cut back not much room stacked up at the 18 yd line Looks like Jared Harrison hunt and Isaiah wacovia the bottom in in the pile of again of one interesting when Nevada had it fourth and two from the plus 40 yd line they went for it and I thought that f smu's hands they turned that into points that's been the only bad play call that they've had and they've really tried to shorten this game by taking a lot of time between stamps they're taking the play clock down virtually with each snap here second and nine at the 18 yd line for the wolf pack from the shotgun Lewis looks to throw has some pressure coming now from Jafari Harvey rolls left throws that way and that one is knocked away smoke Robinson in there on the coverage with Cortez Braham at the 32 incomplete well good job right there by Robinson to break that thing up that's who they went after on the touchdown pass on that back shoulder throw and Robinson couldn't make a play made one there just a moment ago now it's third down and nine and anytime this Nevada team gets behind the chains it's always a gamble if they put it in the air we'll see what they decide to do here on third Downs tonight they're five of 11 most of it was on that last possession of the first half this is third down and nine at the 18 yd line it be a big stop right here because you'd switch the field position get a chance to gain the lead next possession Lewis from the shotgun looking to throw has time now pressure comes late as he delivers the ball and smoke Robinson is Tangled Up Down the sideline with Cortez Braham and a flag did come down the pass was incomplete but it's going to be a pi on Jaylen Davis Robinson yeah Jaylen Davis Robinson has been thrown at a bunch in this game and that time Braham was able to incite initiate contact enough Defense number 13 15yd penalty and an automatic first down now I thought it was interference I thought it absolutely could have been called but I didn't think that they would only because they've let so much go on the Nevada side when Nevada's played defense first down and 10 Nevada at the 33 yd line 1124 to play in the third quarter the wolf pack leading SMU 17113 two receivers right one left tied end now will go into a slot left on First and 10 Lewis from the shotgun thought about a pitch out right instead he'll run it to his right and what a terrific play up front to shed a block and make the Tackle by big Jonathan Jefferson just a one-yard gain that's interesting on these first and second down plays on these Choice Downs SMU has been run blitzing a lot with their safeties and it's been very very effective because they've been able to gain a man advantage in the box and it has really stifled some of these big five six seven yards first down plays that Nevada was getting early in this game so it's really wor a lot second down and nine Nevada from their own 34 yd line two by two the wide receivers empty backfield for Brendan Lewis fourman front for the Mustangs Lewis has time he's going to lob this one deep down the left side Mill with a coverage downfield and I think it was just hit him on the backside as it was intended for Marcus bellan and McGill was able to catch up at the last moment it's incomplete simple go route again and that's really all that Nevada has done recently in the passing game off number 15 yeny second down whoa that was a play at the line of scrimmage Isaiah world the left tackle wow that's going to put him way behind the chains with a 15 yard putting him back at the 19 and what is that I think that's the third or fourth hands of the face penalty we've seen in this game between the two teams I mean as far as the penalties go each team's been flagged six times and and it seems like we've had at least seven 15yd penalties in this game that's second down and 24 now at the 19 yd line not a good down position here for this offense and they've not been executing in the passing game they've just been throwing it deep in single coverage Le going to throw underneath on a little drag route this one's caught by Jaden Smith in traffic to the 30 finally brought down at the 33 yd line by Kobe Wilson that's going to be a pickup of about nine and give them now a manageable third down and 10 it will really A variation of a tunnel screen first time they've run that tonight uh he had three blockers that in front of him pretty well executed I'm surprised they haven't done more in the screen game particularly as overly aggressive as SMU sometimes has gotten in this game third down 10 at the 33 yd line for Nevada dollars is the running back Lewis on the right hash Mustangs bringing some pressure he's going to bounce this one outside Kilgore gets Chase and brings him down at the 38 5 yds short of the first down what a great recovery by Alexander Kilgore it was Kilgore such a great player but I really thought the Mustangs played that one well they didn't overp pursue they they played the Gap pretty well didn't give up the edge and they forced the quarterback Lewis to try to run through three guys couldn't do it that time and they have forced the Nevada punt 922 to play third quarter Mustangs are down four rodri Daniels standing back at the SMU 18 yd line awaiting the punt from guy galesby SMU defense able to overcome the pass interference that thwarted a previous stop a lot of calling going on at the line of scrimmage here for Nevada as if they were lining up uh on red 5y peny downon red was lined up quite close to the Snapper shouting instructions and then they don't snap it and back up five more week one penalty right there I mean I know that Nevada wants to take as much time off the clock as they can given their uh struggles in the passing game but don't want to do that there I thought guy Gillespie in the first half was really really good again both of these two teams have new punters again Savon red comes right up to the line right tackle moved early boy full start offense number 16 5yd penalty fourth down you look back even last year at week one in the Louisiana Tech game and as I look back those two teams SMU and L tech only combined for 10 penalties we've had over 12 between the two teams here we've only played a half so this will back it up to the 28 of Nevada and allows Daniels to move up to the SMU 27 awaiting the PT now they wanted to bring Savon red out the Nevada staff did he didn't appear to want to leave no and I and he's now walked back onto the field and has a coach pulling him back to the sideline there's also a flag away from the ball over there in the The Back Field see that de on Sportsman like conduct number one spinning on an opponent 15yd penalty and an automatic first down that is number one is ejected that's Brandon Crosley oh and there's not much other way to put this SC but that's unacceptable it is and we've already seen what was that Jordan Hudson earlier in the game get an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for SMU but he didn't get ejected no he didn't this is your starting corner and it's not freebie for Nevada they they were fourth and 20 absolutely it's not like you've got a two touchdown lead here in this game no down four 1713 to battle leads it with 9 minutes to play third quarter and the personal foul on a punt that hadn't happened because they'd had two procedure penalties now gives Nevada the ball back at their own 43 first down and 10 bo boy you talk about a mental mistake there we've seen a couple of those and red lashley's talked about that and so has Jeff Cho they were concerned about that coming into week one first down 10 at the 43 yd line for Nevada 9 minutes to go third quarter they lead by four pistol formation and out of it they run play action rolling left all kinds of pressure coming and he throws this one away as CJ Sanders was in there to deliver a big head on Brendan Lewis who's holding his right arm at his side closely after taking the shot it's incomplete on the play and Lewis showing some inexperience right there the Richard Jr the Colorado transfer the quarterback retreated there amidst pressure and should have stepped up against it and he really put himself in jail and he's lucky to get that football back second down and 10 Nevada from their 43 yd line split backs on either side now one motion's out they'll hand this one off coming right this is saon red to the 45 dragged down by Harrison hunt at the 46 to pick up a three s's missing a tackle at the point of attack and we've seen that a couple of times tonight but now a third down at seven and if I to really you know make or miss on this third down uh they're very fortunate because they're going to be able to flip the field and they're going to or at least keep the field position in their favor because of that penalty of second so on third down and seven Elijah Roberts will play tackle alongside Jared Harrison hunt to fari Harvey and Isaiah Smith of the ends third down seven nada from their 46 yd line two by two the wide receivers for Brendan Lewis in standing everybody standing up big Lewis pressure from Roberts flushes him out to the left throws it on the left hash it's caught at the SMU 42 for a Nevada first down and still struggling down to the ground finally that catch was made by Jaden Smith boy that's the first time that we have seen Lewis execute over the middle on a deep dig on an intermediate throw in this game I can't remember the last time I saw that maybe he did it one time earlier early in the first half but most of his passes have been just lobs up to the edges but that's one where he extends the play and he actually made a throw in a tight window we don't see him do that very often rich Midway through the third quarter 17713 to B's SMU and the Wolfpack now into the into the field first and 10 at the 43 yd line of the mustach you can expect another run play here on first down they've been running pretty much every first down just to try to chew clog work methodically and it is a handoff to Dollars waiting behind the line of scrimmage picks his spot finds a hold of the 40 right side 35 before he's finally tripped up there that'll be a pickup of eight well you just don't like how this game's unfolding and a lot of it is to Nevada's credit at one point early in that second quarter they decided hey they've got a chance not only to compete in this game but win this game and they're playing like it for second down and two at the 35 of SMU and the handoff again is to Shawn dollars coming right not much room maybe a yard before he is driven back at the 34 yd line Alexander Kilgore in there uh along with Elijah Roberts to be third down and short and again just a simple power play on an RPO we'll see what they do on this third down but there there's no doubt uh this is four down territory for them they are well inside the 40 yd line they're down to the 34 and 618 clock just keeps ticking tick tock tick tock and they're just shortening this game with a drive like this third down and a yard at the SMU 34 yd line 11th play coming up Savon red is the running back they'll motion him out of the back field Lewis is the lone back there throws a swing P the red for a first down to the 30 up the sideline 25 steps Out of Bounds at about the staying 20 yd line he'll have a first down a play of 14 on the swing pass he will just a simple swing out of the left flat and Kobe Wilson took a tough angle not a good angle right there and the pass catcher was just able to bounce it to the outside shed that first man in the linebacker Wilson and is able to get down to the 20 yd line first down 10 at the 20 yd line of SMU 540 to go third quarter 1714 Nevada has the lead Lewis in the shotgun with dollar and RAM seur and they fake it to Ram seur because Jafari Harvey was waiting there Harvey quickly broke off of the back and tackled the quarterback on the keep for a loss of one must thingss have been doing a lot of run blitzing in this game and it has paid off on these Choice Downs these particularly on these first down plays because Nevada will generally run the football on a first down uh but again this is about time management for Nevada they're trying to let their defense win theame game and put up enough points to hold on Mustang's offense has struggled second down and 11 at the SMU 22 yd line and the hand off is to Dollars going left breaks through the first tackler to the 20 down to the 19 yd line that'll be a pick up at just two and it'll be third down and nine simple inside Zone run right there they just keep the the clock moving that's third down and eight interesting call here they let Lewis be an athlete last time and he was able to thread the needle on a pass over the middle but the only thing really here that could make this a negative is a turnover even if they don't pick this third down up if they get a field goal it's a huge win for the wolf pack we'll see if they Gamble and throw empty backfield for Brendan Lewis on third down and nine he may just be trying to spread him out and run with it at the 19 of SMU Lewis does want to throw lobs this one right side and CJ Sanders has flags flying all over the place as he's T Tangled Up In The End Zone with Cortez Bram boy and Bram just held from the word go right there Sanders just grabbed on it would not let go yeah he had his left arm totally pinned I mean totally pinned it was an easy call for the official pass interference Defense number 22 15yd penalty automatic first down boy and the cornerback play tonight just has not been great and that's that's your nickel there in coverage the penalties really piling up had the UN Sportsman line conduct with the ejection on Crosley on a punt yes that kept this drive alive and it's a drive now that's seen the woolpack snap it 13 times Rich they have uh taken more than 8 minutes off of the clock first and goal at the four yd line 412 left third quarter Nevada is trying to extend a four-point lead and it'll be a keeper for Lewis going left to the two down to the one and he's stopped by wakia there and Lewis is a quarterback he's simply a power running back that throws the ball occasionally that's what he is he's 2 209 the Colorado transfer the Melissa Texas native right in the Metroplex red Lashley knows him well watched him on the recruiting Trail uh and right now Nevada poised to dare I say it take a twos score lead late in this third quarter 340 to play in the third second down and goal at the one Savon red the running back he's in a pistol formation actually red ready for for a direct snap takes it faked like he was going to throw he's going to run left slips one tackle touchdown Savon red on a 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of Nevada that was a drive too that was kept alive on a punt play that never was snapped because of a a procedure penalty and Brandon Crosley for SMU was called for a personal foul and ejected for spitting on a player and it kept the drive going yeah and now you've got about 18 and a half minutes to go in the game that's it and you're down two scores and it's time to quit messing around here you have got to do something and do it quickly against the NADA team that's got big time momentum at home Rashard Smith at the goal line awaiting the kick from Matthew kilum and he'll let that one bounce about seven yards deep SMU with 323 to play third quarter will be at their own 25 trailing 2413 boy and this Wolfpack team with every one of these kickoffs they're going over to the student section they're getting that student section riled up and we said it early that you might not have a capacity crowd here this Stadium maybe what half full maybe a little more than half but they are noisy and they are into it that student section in the end zone was full that's for sure he still is Preston Stone remains a quarterback the Mustangs had to settle for a field goal on the opening possession of the third quarter and then watched uh Nevada burn eight minutes and 50 seconds off the clock on their touchdown Drive first and 10 SMU from their 25 yd line and a whistle before the play delay of game delay of game offense 5yd penalty first down well you hate to see that you hate to see it anytime it's a week one game that's a week one penalty but you're coming off a commercial break where you had four minutes to talk about it penalty number nine on SMU for 100 yds that's pretty unlike what we've seen here in recent years on First and 15 play action Stone rolls right throws a outright wow bouncing off a tackle brashard Smith that oo from Scot was cuz he got nailed at the 30 bounced back three yards and then took off and picks up a first down to the 36 sure did what a great job by Smith showing the toughness right there getting it re accelerated not sure he knew where he was but he was going the right way and the Mustangs pick up that first down give him the 37 yd line on that first down and 10 for SMU with 255 left to the third Mustangs down 11 first and 10 from the 37 Stone to throw again rolling out to his right under pressure he's going to take off and run 40 45 slips one by to the 48 out of bounds first down SMU be a run of 12 to the 49 nice scramble by Stone Preston Stone getting to the edge and I the best part about that he didn't take a hit scrambling gets to the sideline now timeout going to be called you got an injury for Nevada timeout for an injury to a defensive player and I think we're going to take that timeout with them here as we have 237 left to play in the third quarter it's 2413 Nevada leads SMU this is SMU football from lafield when you need Meal Time inspiration it's worth shopping Kroger where you'll find over 30,000 mouthwatering choices that 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fine fashion 15 yard pass from Stone then Stone scrambles for 12 and I thought in timely fashion Nevada got a cramp which kind of slowed the Mustangs down it's probably he look like he was struggling to walk he did it was unintentional but it came at the right time for him I thought did it did yeah I don't think it was one of those convenient in so no 237 go third quarter 24 13 to V leads first down 10 SMU from their 49 yd line going right to left on the right hash Stone to throw has time right side that's caught romelo Brinson easy pitch and catch to the 42 he'll spin out of Bounds at the 40 of Dada with a gain of 11 and another first down and I don't know if you tuned into our broadcast the first half these easy pitch and catches for 12 yds uh they didn't exist in the first 30 minutes first down and 10 at the 40 yd line here's a handoff up the middle to I believe that's Jaylen Knighton for a gain of just a couple down to the 38 yd line little change up right there you know you talked about the penalties the Mustangs have nine penalties for 100 yards and an ejection the most we had in any one game last year was eight against Charlotte the whole year second down eight at the 38 of Nevada on the shotgun Stone wants to throw Blitz is picked up by Knighton Preston left side coming back to the ball sliding down for the grab rodri Daniels at the 30 yd line that'll be another first down brought to you by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas always standing by you with you for you through it all well that is a great pass and a sinking fast ball thrown at a sprinting Daniels going to the ground to get it first down 10 at the 30 yd line of Nevada and a handoff coming left Jaylen Knight to the 30 tries to hurdle over a man he is tripped up down to about the 30 the 26 yd line flag did come in that might be on jakai Clark PJ williamsen first PJ Williams tried to reach that defensive end who tried to fight through it Williams held on a little bit too long a pretty easy call for the official I was wondering if the flag would come out and it did just can't do that 122 to play third quarter 2413 Nevada leads SMU spot foul makes it about an8 yd penalty well it's a 10 yard penalty but it makes it first down and 18 for SMU at the 38 yd line of Nevada two by two the receivers High snap Stone brings it down acts like he's going to run now he's going to fire it across the middle that is tipped away nearly intercepted it was intended for Jaylen knon and I believe that was Drew Watts who battled the ball in the air it's incomplete like a little suit Circle right out of the backfield to his running back and that is dangerous cuz that ball was behind knon who volleyball that thing up into the air trying to catch it and anytime that ball is flittering over the middle you start to hold your breath second and 18 at the 38 of Nevada and pop pass rodri Daniels makes a cut inside to avoid a four ydd loss he'll lose one at the 39 it'll be third down and 19 it's a third time they've run that pop pass the first time they went for 20 plus the last two times for two and that one for minus two uh they have figured that play out third down 19 at the 39 of Nevada for SMU with 40 seconds to go third quarter trailing by 11 boy and this is a spot on the field where you know you're probably going to be going for it on fourth down if you don't get it get it even close three right one left Stone from the shotgun third down 19 Nevada showing a blitz but they rush just four stone firing right side that's caught by RJ Marland at about the 33 they'll spot him at the 34 it's only a gain of five makes it fourth down and 14 yeah and 14 maybe a little bit too long but you're not in a good spot here to kick a field goal it'll be 51 yeah but thir you're down by 11 you've at least got the quarter break here to talk about it and it is headed to the fourth here with NADA surprising SMU 2413 the wolf pack leads at this is SMU football from learfield need inspiration shop Kroger for 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media.com careers the SMU ponies play here on the ticket ticket Michael Dixon back in the ticket Studios with a Schoolboard update week's hero in college football four games involving FBS teams from Ireland earlier today unranked Georgia Tech upsets 10th ranked Florida State 24-21 on a last second field goal Bronco mindenhall back in the FBS his New Mexico Lobo below a 3114 fourth quarter lead against FCS power Montana State the Bobcats scor with 10 seconds left and wi 3531 and Way Out West Hawaii host Delaware State at 1059 tonight let's go back to Reno here's rich and Scott we're ready to start the fourth quarter with SMU trailing Nevada 24-13 the Mustangs 217 total yards through three quarters of play they're facing a fourth down at 14 at the Nevada 34 yd line and by what everything has looked like during this timeout we're going to see Colin roders attempt a 51 or 52 yd field goal here he already has made a career long 52 y today uh and in the third quarter he made a 43 y those two field goals by the way give him 38 makes in his career he passes Thomas morstead for third all time in SMU history and he is only six behind Eddie Garcia and Chase hover for the alltime record and let me remind you he's only playing his 28th game today well this is a big kick too because if you make it you can make it a one-score game you'd have to have a touchdown and a two-point conversion this is huge early in the season 51 y a little bit left of center wind really not a factor here hold is down kick is on its way that one is hooked left no good well he had made three straight from 50 plus going back to last year but he just wrapped it that time almost like a a pulled shot off the T boox well your defense has got to get him off the field here fast I mean you had to have turnover cuz the last time Nevada had the ball let me just say restate that the only time Nevada has had the ball in the third quarter they ran a 15-play drive that took took 8 minutes and 50 seconds off the clock and they scored a touchdown they've been brilliant in terms of their play calling in terms of their methodical way of going about their business you know Jim bayam always said playing you know six minutes deeper into the ball game than the start and you know it's it's ridiculous they've done a good job of executing on the Fly first and 10 at the 34 for Nevada handoff given to Savon red up the middle for maybe a yard as Harrison hunt was in there to stack things up look like Brandon myano in on that tackle with Elijah Roberts one yd gain you still have time this game is certainly not over by any stretch but you're going to have to execute when you get the ball back a three and out is almost imperative at this point yeah cuz they will be in absolutely no hurry as they have been all day second down and nine at the 35 yd line for Nevada You' got 17 on the play clock here let's see when they snap it and out of the shotgun Lewis is already going to snap it he'll throw a swing pass left today and tripped up at the 40 but he goes forward all the way to the 43 yd line that's a pickup of eight and it's third down and one big third down coming up I'm shocked they snapped the ball with 14 on the play clock third down and uh they got that at the 43 yd line third down and a yard at the 43 one thing's for sure their skill guys know how to get downhill they have running backs their quarterback and they're wide receivers they're not afraid to go through contact they make you tackle them third and a yard from the 43 and Lewis out of the shotgun going to keep it himself and tripped up nope he keeps going out of the back field comes left to the 45 and he'll have a first down to the 48 yd line of SM 47 of SMU yeah and a bad bad Miss tackle right there for the Mustangs right uh in the back field maano just missed that tackle so they will keep the clock running 13 16 to go 2413 is the NADA lead first down 10 at the 47 yd line for the wol pack Brendan Lewis out of a shotgun and he'll hand this one off coming left cutting back up the middle across Midfield and down to the 46 yd line a gain of about six on the play and that's Patrick gar W their fourth running back you know and they're gashing us here on some of these first down plays and it's not that they're gashing is it's not that you're giving it four five six yards on some of these first down plays it's that you know they're running the ball and you're not able to stop him here that'll be a gain of six they had there it's second down and four at the 47 of SMU out of a shotgun and they're going to go on a re verse Smith going to pass it on the reverse down the right side it's caught at the 35 of SMU to the 30 before dece Harmon is finally going to wrap up Jace Henry and they'll have a first down deep in SV territory with 12 minutes to go reverse pass a wide receiver that was not covered SMU did not stay home again that's a gamble that you don't expect at this point Nevada not afraid to take it they've gambled a couple of times tonight they've sprinkled a couple of these gambles in they've hit big on all of them them that'll be a first down and 10 at the SMU 29 yd line with 1138 left in the game 2413 Nevada has the lead in the football from the shotgun Lewis going to throw a swing pass left this one is caught but immediately tripped up Amad Moses making a stop on Shawn dollars he'll go for nothing on that play you'll notice that time you saw is take the play clock down inside of five I think the message has been sent to him to take the play clock down which works to smu's disadvantage but what is an advantage is that you're able to make that play at the line of scrimmage they've been trying to work in some swing passes because smu's been gambling on run blitzes on first downs to clog it up on first second and 10 at theu 29 under 11 minutes to playu Trails by 11 dollars is the running back he'll shift over to the left of Brandon Lewis on second down and 10 Lewis looking to throw does right side if the receiver falls down no flag thrown over there on Duce Haron who had the coverage down the right sideline and at the goal line on Cortez Braham it'll be third down and 10 good no call right there because the legs just got tangled up that should not have been a penalty flag even though contact was made early in the wide receiver fell down good no call third down and 10 at the 29 yd line of s you but the good news is uh that unnecessary gamble that time where they didn't hit big stops the clock for the Mustangs 1040 left third down and 10 I can't imagine you throw the ball here three receivers are to the right hand side Lewis out of the shotgun dollars is his running back he's going to throw he's under pressure and he'll just fling this one out of bounds flag goes down probably going to be a hold based on the way uh I world was reacting to the flag that was at his feet and I'm not sure you don't take it just simply because field field goal position this year at about a 46 y right here hard to know their kicker's range since he didn't play last year didn't kick last year uh Adam seavoy going over to ret lashy to see what he wants to do what did Daryl Royal always say only three things can happen on a pass play and two of them are bad I thought that was SL that said that I'm sure he I'm sure he ripped that off wouldn't put it past him Aggie personal foul tripping offense number four 15yd penalty third down well they called that on the running back Shawn dollers and by the way since it's 15 you got to take that got to take that they will completely take some out of field goal range 10 I'm I'm I'm wondering but 15 absolutely I'm taking that this is going to make it third down and 25 from the 44 of SMU and again it's important to remember you still have 10 and A2 minutes to go they've stopped the clock a couple of times here this is still a winnable game I know it doesn't seem like it out of the shotgun they going to throw incomplete oh that was dangerous right in the middle of the field it went off the hand of Jaden Smith and Amad Walker had a chance at it they're they're going to have to punt this ball now they were down at the 29 a moment ago they have to kick it away they tried to get cute try to get fancy and we'll take it no doubt we'll take it let's see what happens here uh Mustangs have been moving the ball in the second half just not consistently and we'll see if they can make some plays here the last 10 minutes G glesby to punt Daniels will stand at his 10 yd Line This Will to be a short kick line of scrimmage is at the plus 44 for Nevada 1031 left of the game Mustangs down 11 and Gillespie high end over end and it's going to bounce wow what a great kick it bounces at the 11 turns left goes out of Bounds at the seven and there is a flag on the far side of the field at the line of scrimmage I'm going say this his yardage doesn't look that impressive but he has pinned SMU deep three times inside the 20 that's a great kick there it is discussion on that flag it's at the line of scrimmage the legal formation offense five players in the back field five yard penalty fourth down yeah I'd definitely make him punt it again since he turned it out of Bounds at the eight that's only the 20th penalty we've seen between the two teams yeah we still got 1022 to go hang on 24-13 our score devada leading SMU Wolfpack outgaining SMU wow 281 to 217 yards ouch again this game's not over I'll be shocked if we don't have well over 300 by the end of this ball game you still have 10 and A2 minutes to go uh this is doable very very doable for this mustang offense Gillespie has a little more field to work with 49 now the plus 49 is the line of SC time outu first they must have had a Personnel issue I only count 11 out there so a timeout was called by SMU with 1022 left in the game 24 to 13 Nevada has the lead wolf pack to previous possession was just a thing of beauty 15 plays 83 yards 850 and taking an 11-point lead on a touchdown they kind of flipped control of the game right there SMU took him a little bit of time but not too much here to force them to punt this ball away this possession Gillespie Now set to kick NADA has an awful lot of gyrations and motions on their punt team don't they boy this you nearly block that thing gesic does kick it away it's going to bounce at the 10 and it's caught by a guy running with it at the two and you would have thought after the penalty we' have got much better field position but they bettered it now we're 99 yds away it looks like 1013 left to play Nevada 24u 13 this ISU football from learfield UT Southwestern Medical Center for the eighth consecutive of year ranked the number one Hospital in Dallas Fort Worth by US News and World Report 11 of UT Southwestern Specialties are nationally ranked including cancer heart and vascular and neurological care that's UT Southwestern dedicated to Discovery committed to care the official healthc care system of SMU athletics go [Music] 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effective especially here at the two first down 10 SMU down 2413 with 1013 to play Preston Stone the quarterback he'll be about four yds deep in the shotgun formation handing this one off up the middle and LJ Johnson slips through the first tackle at the eight and he's up to the 10 yd line give him an eight- yd gain and he had to that one guy to beat two and I thought it might have been Hershel Walker all or Tony dor said all over again second down two at the 10 yd line foru they go hurry up LJ again tries to cut back and runs into a huge wall and is driven back I think that's makavelli momal who makes the stop it'll be third down and two melat Toma unproven coming in he's got good size and they have liked I'm sure they've seen from it means a Utah Tech transfer third down two SMU at their own 10 yd line they got to pick this thing up they're one of seven tonight on third [Applause] Downs two by two the wide receivers Stone faing a fourman front from the Nevada defense wants to throw has some pressure coming Bobs this one down the right side RJ Maryland at the 40 tripped at the 50 and he's down into Nevada territory at the 41 yd line an absolute mismatch right there RJ Maryland trying to get a got linebacker all over him and just a l pass on a go and he just dumped it right in the bucket 49 yards first down and 10 at the 41 of Nevada 910 to play Mustangs down 11 stone from the shotgun spins away from Su pressure running left waiting looking now he's going to bring it down and run makes a man miss to the 35 Dives forward nice run down to the 32 a gain of nine boy it was a nice run he got a about three or four yards extra to at the end of that thing when I thought he might go down just to not take a hit time out for an injury to a defensive player it is our old favorite who is down there on the field Henry ikaho is down for Nevada I've had his name more than anybody tonight I think you have you've nailed it every time L it I've L it every time Timeout on the field 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defensive player yeah they got somebody who ran into an advertising sign over on the sideline hey you and I were talking about RJ Maryland five catches tonight leads your way leads the way 95 yards along long of 49 just a moment ago he's been targeted seven times yeah big one there a moment ago that's got them into plus territory we'll take the timeout with 838 to go 24 13 Nevada leads SMU this is SMU football from learfield sometimes the most valuable go-to partner is the one that comes to you with customized solutions to strengthen your business at Bank of Texas that's the kind of highlevel service we bring our business customers every day helping businesses Blaze Trails for tomorrow while staying on course today and we can help you strike the right balance so you can seize the moment without losing focus on the future and at Bank of Texas you'll work with experienced professionals who understand where you're coming from and where you want to go so here's the planning for the 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running back he'll be to the right of Preston Stone on this third down and one at the 32 of Nevada and high snap brought down here's bashard Smith up the middle 25 slipping through to the 20 bucks through a tackle to the f 15 bashard all the way down to the 12 yd line now bashard Smith very much like Jaylen Knight in his determination after he gets hit he stays up and gets all the way down inside the 15 yd line at 20 yd gain first down and 10 at the 12 yd line brashard bouncing it out left to the 10 can he turn the corner at the five he stumbles Out of Bounds at about the three yd line what a block by Matthew hibner he almost pancak a guy on a reach block for goodness sake on that edge second down and about one SMU at the four yd line they go hurry up again Stone going to give it to brashard Smith touchdown SMU flag came in maybe for a hold rich Rashard Smith did have a foury touchdown run right up the gut 801 left and Preston walks away from the officials signaling touchdown and here comes Adams over to talk to Rett Lashley it's going to be great news here and that's going to be the first touchdown as a Mustang for brashard Smith personal foul illegal he of hands to the face Defense number eight that penalty will divorced half the distance to the goal in the try result of the play is a touchdown they'll go for two now they get half the distance at the goal on the try they'll go for two right here might do it go for two make it a two-point game rather than a three-point game it's 24-19 no you're trying to make it a three-point game here not big part yeah trying to make it a three-point game here 24 to 19 is the current score LJ Johnson is the running back two-point try here for SMU LJ has the hand off and scores the Mustangs Mak it a three-point game a huge penalty and a great job of the Mustangs taking advantage of it and that did not take very long all they marched the length of the field make it a three-point game all the momentum on the SMU side and uh this is not as necessarily unfolded like you wanted to exactly but man to have a chance to win this game when man it just did not feel very good when you were down 11 about uh 15 minutes ago Rich that drive how about eight plays 98 yards 2 minutes and 12 seconds now you got 49 of it on one shot y to RJ Maryland and then the last what is it 293 uh 33 yards from Bashar Smith to run it in for the touchdown and then I don't know if they would have gone for two there they may have gone for two to try to make it three instead of four but when you got the penalty 100% you go half the distance at the goal they went for the two-point try and are making it a three-point game and I know your kicker just missed a few minutes ago but you still feel pretty confident I think in Colin Rogers if it comes down to that 801 left to play it's 2421 Nevada has the lead on what has been uh pretty unusual day in the ACC I would it started off with 10th ranked Florida State losing on a last second field goal to Georgia teack over in Ireland Georgia Tech's first win over a top 10 team in about 10 years and it was Florida State that'd be last time they beat a top 10 team and I don't know about you but when Florida state scored early in the game on that first possession uh I thought oh man they're just going to run away with this thing Georgia Tech came back they popped him right in the mouth and Florida State showed a little softness inside against the Run no question and for Georgia Tech to have won that game was an amazing victory for them and it just goes to show you the kind of parity you've got in the ACC we we talked about this even the bottom third of the league uh they can they can beat tough opponents this is this is a power four League this is a this is not your regular run-of-the-mill opponent in schedule that you got a lot of folks say Hey you know after the Louisville game for the Mustangs you got a softer schedule well maybe by the numbers but when you look at it when you really get down and watch film uh I don't think it's going to materialize like a lot of people think and uh yeah along the ACC lines too I don't think anybody expected s to come in here tonight and have these kinds of problems with Nevada but they have had problems all night uh just did go over the 300 yd Mark 315 yds I'll say this total offense thanks to 98 on that last possession this second half has been a breath of fresh air for the Mustangs because it looked Bleak I mean it just you had a bad taste in your mouth we weren't executing I think Stone was one of one of seven at the half wasn't he one of seven throwing at the half uh so you know you were just you were you were really worried about it you weren't running the ball you were giv up a lot on the ground things have changed here in the second half Ashton Hayes back to return the kickoff Colin Rogers will Boot It Away with 811 to play 2421 Nevada leads over SMU and the Rogers kick fair catch signal for bobbled dropped it down and then he ran with it what are you doing he bobbled that thing he Fair he signal a fair catch dropped it and ran with it that's a penalty I think that's a penal isn't it no he just muffed it right there but you can't run after you signal fair catch signal for air catch mu the ball and then recovered at the one yd line mark it down at the one whoops yep hey every time they tried to run the ball tried to return the ball it's worked against them they've not been able to get to the 20 and now they have this and he if he hadn't caught it it was a Touchback it was going to hit in the endzone it would have they' had it at the 25 if he' just caught the ball if he just let it go they have it at the 25 that too they got it at the one well we had it at the two well I'm hoping for a different result well I think it's going to be the Mustangs have not really created a turnover tonight and it would be nice to see one of those right now Brendan Lewis is going to go under Center dollars is the running back and Lewis he is hammered by CJ Sanders they drive him back they're going to Mark him at about the half yd line oh he shot hey he is a big hitting nickel back in fact Rett Lashley has called him maybe the best Nickel in college football he's such a big hitter this n team's got a problem and they're not leading and it feels like the Mustangs are leading and they're about to be if Nevada doesn't get a first down here second down and 10 they're inside their own one they're going to go shotgun now Savon red the running back Lewis in a shotgun Sanders crowding the line of scrimage Dre High snap and they have him in the end zone I think it's going to be a safety it is safety Mustangs how about that what a huge stand by the SMU defas they've drawn within a point the field is the ball carrier did not get the ball out of the end zone which results in a safy they handed it off a high snap he had to bring it down he gave it to Sav On red and the Mustangs just drove the pocket back there and it was tank Booker that drove the pocket back and he's in there along with Jafar I Harvey and Ahad walker and a Mustang's come up with a massive safety it's now 25423 they're going to get the ball back you know we've not called tank Booker's name a lot but what a pickup for the Mustangs the Arkansas transfer out of Cincinnati Ohio 64 348 he's a guy that's drawn a lot of double teams tonight but that's a guy that can make plays he's got great lateral quickness and he is tough to move and he makes the play getting a great ball get off right there well and he's in a position where we may not call his name a lot but that doesn't mean he's not playing well absolutely but he collapsed the pocket there and allowed his teammates to come in and come up with a safety it's 2423 Nevada with 719 to go and smu's about to get the football back on the free kick I love how the Mustangs have fought through this you talk about adversity they had about three quarters of sheer adversity uh we had we had a a a momentum shift early in the game and and we were up at one point but this mustang team uh had the game tied this mustang team has continued to fight kill him on the free kick he'll do it off the T and bashard Smith and rodri Daniels are back for it rodri going to catch it at the 25 middle of the field 30 coming right 35 slips the guy to the 40 Daniels breaks a tackle 45 up the sideline out of bounds right at Midfield great field position for SAU a tremendous field position right here and now all you got to do is execute uh now you got 712 to go we said hey you got plenty of time at 10 and A2 well I didn't expect us to be within one couple of minutes down the road but here you are uh this has been such a uh different second half than the first half and it's great to see too because uh it was s such a a poor start to the season the first 30 minutes that's 10 points SMU has just scored yes in a span of about three minutes first and 10 at Midfield 712 to go stone hands this off LJ Johnson dancing through the line of scrimmage and now just burrowing in behind Logan par down to the 45 46 yd line of Nevada pick up of four well the Mustangs such a game of momentum they've got a little extra pep in their step uh staying on blocks a little longer LJ Johnson driving through the second third hit a little bit more second down six at the 46 of Nevada Stone giving it again LJ Johnson can't find much room up the middle to about the 44 is all a 2yd gain it'll be third down and four simple W play right there you'd like to get a little bit more than that but still third down it's third down and four here you're at the Nevada 44 yd line it's 6 and 1/2 clock moving here you're down by one third down and four from the 44 RJ Maryland will go with a slot right two by two receivers for Preston Stone like to just make a simple intermediate throw here and to pick up this first down and Preston looking to throw right side does coming back for the football it's knocked away from Jordan Hudson defended well by Michael coach this is fourth down and four at the 44 yd line it is that's Michael coach too making a really good play these Corners have been physical the safety's done a good job in coverage tonight as well I would suspect I'm sure they're going for it here on fourth down I think so sure even if you don't get it you still have time 609 face mask offense number 16 15 yd penalty it's third down well you're going to get third down again but you had a face mask on Nate Anderson so it's going be third to Bunch hey you're going to get third down again and this might actually work to your advantage a little bit so this is a situation I think where the helmet communication is something that Rett Lashley really likes that he could do right here because he could tell Preston right now we got two downs right here so you don't have to get 19 it's third and 19 from the 41 the SMU 41 Stone out of the shotgun 2 by two the wide receivers fourman front for the wolf pack and everybody else in drop coverage Preston fires this one underneath caught by Jaylen Knighton at the 45 drives through a tackle to about Midfield and that sets up fourth down and 10 it does and you know you've got two timeouts and the they're they're looking like they to I was going to say and the two-minute warning you could punt here uh you've got enough time to pin him 5:46 to go clock is moving and they do bring on Isaac Pearson yeah it' be fourth and 11 here if they would go for it that'd be a tough one still 535 to play if you're Nevada you've got to watch for a fig this would not be a bad time to do it you don't want to show things obviously early in the season will Benton to snap it goes back to Pearson who will kick it high end over end fair catch is going to be made by uh Marcus bellan at about the 16 yard line so that was a little disappointing they had to settle for they had to wind up punting here the defense will have to come up again with 517 left to play in the game 24-23 Nevada leads this and they are at their own 16 yd line yeah usually with two timeouts it might change things a little bit you might go for it there but remember with the two-minute warning you have three timeouts essentially the two-minute two-minute timeout there go than first down and 10 Nevada at their own 16 517 to play they lead s 24-23 Savon day the running back and they're going to go Wildcat snap it right to him and he is going to go well he broke one tackle coming out to his left at the 17 finally out of Bounds at about the 18 and by the way not a good thing there to go out of bounds I was going to say you I didn't like the fact that he was getting to the edge but then he got a little bit more to the edge clock now does run here as they set the play clock they got about two yards on that play this will be second down and eight at the 18 clock did start 450 in counting SMU with the two timeouts remaining down one 2423 red Remains the running back Lewis is the quarterback second down and eight red has the snap rather I'm sorry Lewis has the snap he's got to run up the middle on a keep to about the 23 yd line that'll be a pick up of five it'll be third down at about four four and a half to go you can ill afford to give up this first down right here this clock is moving if you can hold him here you're going to get the ball with about three minutes to go and two timeouts third down and three from the 23 for Nevada they lead 24-23 over SMU with four minutes to play got to have a stop and I think you know if you hold him short here I think you can use one of the two timeouts here Lewis in the shotgun with red to his right Lewis looking to throw does right side goes through receivers hands Jonathan Mill broke it up wow incomplete complete they went for it they've gambled at times tonight especially in the second half they were fortuitous in the first half with their gambles not so much here in the second half that keeps the Mustangs from having to use one of their two timeouts remaining still 346 to go clock has stopped you're pretty much in the same spot you were the second uh the last possession yeah after the safety yeah just a little less time 346 left guy Gillespie to punt Mustangs down 2423 Gillespie in over in this a short kick but it's going to take a great roll cuz uh Daniels had no chance at it and it's going to roll all the way inside the SB 20 yd line and be down around the 18 it's a m hit of a punt that turns into a great result here for this NADA team for the fourth time pinning the Mustangs inside their own 20 they have no business pinning the Mustangs inside their own 20 there they'll be at the 17 yard line now remember they did have uh a 98 yd drive for a touchdown earlier in this quarter and uh they only need a kick here Scott with 331 to go down a point 2423 Preston Stone on the night 14 of 25 187 yards he was picked off on his first pass of the day time's not an issue here it's just a matter of execution yeah two SMU timeouts plus the two-minute timeout first and 10 from the SMU 17 Knighton is the running back Stone to throw pressure's coming he lobs it right RJ bar to get at the 28 step in at the 30 up the right sideline 35 Maryland to the 37 a gain of 20 more what a welld designed play right there it was a pump and go and you had a guy running deep that was Brinson then you had Maryland in the intermediate and a guy short Stone had three options that time first down 10 at the 37 for S with 308 to play they'll run this time jayen Knighton trying to bounce it out right spins through one tackle and he'll be upended at the 40 on a gain of three like the fact that you get three yards right there again you just got to get down to around the 2520 yd line and you've got a great shot for Kyer Rogers to win this game for you by the way RJ Maryland now six catches for 115 yards second down seven at the 40 yd line for SMU Stone has time throws left side that ball is knocked away Defender making contact right as the ball arrived there with Jake Bailey and that was well defended by uh uh KK Meyer out of wolforth Texas it'll be third down and seven so frustrating to see a guy running the curl route and then get hit early and the official not throw the flag they usually don't throw the flag when the defender gets there just a little bit early uh they certainly could could have but they have not been doing that tonight three of 10 on third Downs tonight but two of the last three have been converted by SMU third down and and seven at their own 40 LJ Johnson the running back Preston Stone to throw pressure flushes him out to the right and he's going to throw on the run to a safety blanket it is RJ Maryland at the 50 down to the 46 yd line a pick up of 14 more for RJ Maryland was covered and then the defender covering Maryland came off to try to tackle Stone and stone just threw it to Maryland they'll spot it at the 47 of Nevada Nevada their first 30 seconds RJ having a whale of a game seven catches 128 yards and he has the Mustangs in plus territory with 223 to go trailing Nevada 2423 and for RJ again over 100 yards this evening and he has the Mustangs at the 43 yd line of Nevada and he has three times as many targets as anybody else I mean well with good reason with good reason and I love how they can line him up at a slot you know generally as Rett mentioned you know he'll play wide receivers 70% of the time but really only tied in 30% of the time but it's just his big body being such a tough matchup and that ball gets anywhere close to that catch radius he's going to reel that thing in I loved how Stone played that perfectly drew the defender made him think that he was going to run with it and as soon as the defender came up he just threw it to Maryland the guy that the defender came off of first and 10 at the 47 of Dada with 223 to play Mustangs down one stone from the shotgun Blitz is coming he'll throw this one left on a swing to bashard Smith at the 50 spins into a hard tackle loses the ball and covers it as he goes down at the 45 that'll be a gain of two you mentioned they brought the blitz they blitzed two linebackers that time but I love how Preston Stone never gets sped up with the blitz you notice that in Camp early in Camp this year they would Blitz and Blitz and Blitz Preston but he never got sped up the two-minute timeout all right the two-minute timeout is here 2423 Nevada leads SMU Mustangs with a football second and eight at the 45 of Nevada this is SV football from lafield Gordo and Georgio here let's talk about velvet tacos everything on the menu is scratch made full of flavor and globally inspired try the slow roasted Angus brisket Taco their brisket is marinated and slow roasted inhouse for 22 hours and comes with queso blanco avocado roasted corn Pico all in a cheesec crusted flour tortilla and the Mexicali shrimp taco the spicy and tangy flavors in this Taco are delicious 14 DFW restaurants check them out now at velvet taco.com hi everybody 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middle Preston Stone to the 40 drive it through a tackle he'll nearly have the first down may have it at the 37 yd line that is a heck of a run right there they fake the fly sweep freeze the linebackers and Stone just ran Straight Ahead through the a gap and pushed and pushed at the end of it to get the first minute 50 to go it's third down and short hand off Jen Knight and that'll be a first out across the 35 to the 34 yd line inside of 140 here we go and the Mustangs again time not much of a concern they'd like to get down at least close to the 20 yd line here have two timeouts remaining first and 10 at the 34 of Dada with a minute 30 to go down by one stone play action dropping back a lot of pressure coming up he lobs this one deep down the left side that's got to be a pass interference kidding me Smith was tackled I thought contact came early I thought he came back for the ball I thought the contact displaced him I like you really thought that that should have been pass interference second down coming up for SMU second down and 10 down boxes read third but uh yeah so so wait a minute that was not a third and short a minute ago when Jaylen ran it that was second that was first and 10 I guess it was first so it is third down and eight at the 34 yd line with a minute 23 to play Stone to throw does down the left side and RJ Maryland touchdown the Mustangs go back to their roots with the explosive plays and they do it with RJ Maryland who had had two games last year where he caught five balls but he's got eight big catches tonight and that a huge touchdown for the Mustangs they'll go for two with a score at 2924 boy how about an outside release to RJ Maryland he gets behind the defender and a beautiful throw by Stone just dropped it right in the bucket 35 yd touchdown pass to RJ Maryland and that was a gorgeous throw with RJ laying out for it in the end zone as bad as things were in that first half Preston Stone has come up and made some muddy throws tonight he and Maryland were said to be the real big combination this year and they have delivered here in the second half RJ tonight eight catches 163 yards and a touchdown and for RJ Maryland by the way career-wise that is going to be already 14 touchdowns which ties kylin granson for the record by a tight end in SMU history and he's played 28 games man he he has been such a weapon for the Mustangs not just tonight but really uh all last year but again he had five catches against latch last year came back with five against toan in the AC AAC title game and this has been some second half all right it's 2924 with 118 left they're going to go for two Stone had an empty back field now he has rodri Daniels in the back field with him two-point try Preston looking to throw does right side and it's caught as he inbounds no it was RJ or rather uh rodri Daniels they were looking for a right corner front side of the end zone incomplete and so 29 24 that drive by the way Scott how about nine plays 83 yards 2 13 off the clock to take the lead on a 35 yd strike to RJ Maryland boy really impressive by SMU this second half again we we talked about it two drives ago uh they end up eight plays 98 yards how about nine plays 83 as you mentioned the last three drives they've gotten they produced about half their offense uh in the last three drives has this mustang team and it's been a thing of beauty and the key is it's a five-point game still yeah and uh Nevada does have two timeouts remaining they still got to have a touchdown you know makeer missed on that extra point just then they still forc Nevada to score a touchdown but boy have things changed here in Reno Colin Rogers to kick off and I was worried about you with the coaches show coming up R me too all right they're going to take a knee a yard Deep In The End Zone and by the way they went back to Keaton Crawford I think too so he could catch the ball and Nevada with 118 left they're going to have it at their own 25 yd line they must score a touchdown and Brendan Lewis tonight is 12 of 22 for 144 yards his two touchdowns tonight matches total in 10 starts from a year ago first and 10 from the deat 25 118 to play they have two timeouts left down five dollars is the running back Mustangs were down 24-13 to start this quarter yep and here Lewis to throw out of the shotgun pocket is collapsing he'll dump it off across the middle Shawn dollar at the 30 slips one tackle to the 35 he'll be down at the 36 and that's an 11 yard gain of the first down first down and 10 at the 36 yd line 107 in counting Lewis out of a shotgun with an empty Back Field left tackle I thought FAL started now he's under all kinds of pressure and they're going to throw him down for a sack Isaiah Smith back at the 27 not only a sack but what a smart angle right there by Smith Smith what a smart play right there instead of going inside he not only rushed the quarterback but protected the edge as well and the quarterback trying to roll left found Isaiah Smith what great technique by Smith so he not only uses the athleticism but the brains to make that play happen can you believe that is the first sack of the game for smu's defense they had 47 last season that is hard to believe turbo Isaiah Smith coming up with the first one here tonight and turbo had five of those last year only three and a half tackles for a loss but remember Isaiah Smith had two and a half sacks in the championship game against to Lane last year he's really grown up but hey all that weight he's put on he's not quite as quick but man he has become quite a weapon uh on Choice Downs in addition to the third Downs second down 17 Nevada at their 29 yd line with a a 58 seconds left in the game Brendan Lewis out of the shotgun has time he'll dump it off for dollars and he just flat out missed him threw it about three yards wide of him incomplete it's going to be third down and and 17 by the way for RJ Maryland tonight the eight catches for 16 62 yards his most in both categories and the 162 yards the most since Rashid rice had 1802 years ago most for any SMU player cuz last year nobody had any big numbers on this team receiving third down and 17 at the 29 with 54 seconds left Lewis dumping this one across the middle of the field short and they're going to run it up to the $ 35 dollars I believe on the catch to the 37 Harrison hunt will make the tackle there they've got one last gasp here they've going to call their last time out here for a fourth down that they must convert Rich this SMU team at halftime looked absolutely dead in the water I mean we we were down what was it 1710 at the end of two two quarters down down by a touchdown it felt like we were down by three touchdowns as poorly as we were playing and we had 112 total yards at halftime I'm looking at the stat sheet I can't believe it rich we've had 3002 half yards and only 112 in the first half I asked you during a commercial break a few minutes ago when me had the ball if they were going to get to 400 and we were like 412 CU they scored a touchdown on that position that was when they were out near Midfield hey I I I made the Bold statement that oh we'd have well over 300 yards you know but by the end of this over 400 now as you mentioned all right here we go 48 seconds left fourth down 10 Nevada at their 36 yd line they just burned their last timeout Brandon Lewis from the shotgun Mustangs have five up on the line of scrimmage they're going to bring just four and they have pressure Lewis hit as he releases the ball and that one is along the sideline broke it up out of bounds the Mustangs are going to win this one a what a great play Jaylen Davis Robinson the guy that broke it up they've gone it him time and again it was Robinson that was in cover on that touchdown in the shallow right corner on that back shoulder throw he had given up some balls earlier tonight but that's a real good play by Davis Robinson who got in position and then made a play at the end yeah he just forced the receiver out of bounds with the ball so he couldn't come down in bounds and SMU with a 16-point fourth quarter is going to escape Reno with a win boy Escape is the absolute word and hey sometimes when you go to places like Reno you need an escape you need to be able to escape it's always better when you come out ahead and reeno yes it is it's sure it's it's hard to do that it is Preston stone g to take a knee here he'll have to do it one more time depending on when they yeah they started the play clock already so one more time for Preston Stone who was intercepted on his first pass of the year will finish 17 of 30 for 254 yards and the game winning touchdown to RJ Maryland in the final minute and a half and I'm fully expecting r flashy to say hey this thing ended just like we grew it up I'm not Preston takes a knee that is going to do it not what we were expecting here for the SMU Mustangs but they gut it up here in the fourth quarter with 16 points including a safety on defense couple of touchdowns the big throw to RJ Maryland for the game-winning touchdown with uh actually it was with 213 left uh with 118 left in the game and SMU wins this one by a final of 2924 over Nevada huge win Great Character shown by the Mustangs after they were down by seven with nothing going right offensively Preston Stone began the game one of seven and his only completion at that point was a pot pass to I believe rodri Daniels at that time of the game but Preston Stone in the second half looked like Preston Stone the offense did too I don't know what Rett told him at halftime I'm sure it was I'm sure he was very kind at times but whatever he said he needs to bottle this thing up because the Mustangs came out ready to go I don't think SMU was ready for Nevada to be as physical as they were defensively to start the game rid they uh had the answer in the second half though win it 2924 here in Reno tonight the postgame show is next this is SMU football 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the Wolfpack didn't take long to cash in wants to throw looks left has a tight end wide open at the two and that'll be a touchdown Jace Henry P good 7 nothing Nevada late in the first 7 nothing into the second quarter SMU took the ball down the field with backup quarterback Kevin Jennings in for Preston Stone he was dealing with a bloody nose Jennings kept the drive alive with a completion on Third and 17 a few plays later the Mustangs have first and goal from the one first and goal inside the one Jennings gives LJ Johnson touchdown SM P good that made it 77 early in the second the scoring Drive goes seven plays and 51 yards in exactly 3 minutes Nevada responds with field goal SMU answers with one of its own later in the second the game tied at 10 with just over four minutes left in a half the wolf pack then take the ball 81 yards in 10 plays over 3 minutes and 57 seconds and with 10 ticks left in the first half they take the lead in Reno well things bring five up to the line here they come with some pressure and Lewis is going to lob this right corner for the End Zone touchdown 17-10 a halftime school on to the second half SMU got the kick and drove into Nevada territory the drive stalls at the plus 26 and SMU settles for another field goal and that kick has plenty of distance just inside of the right hash and it's inside of the right upright and good Colin Rogers a 43 yd field goal has drawn the SMU Mustangs within four that makes at 1713 early in the second half Nevada then put together its best Drive of the game The Pack go 15 plays and 83 yards in almost 9 minutes down on the goal line they go to former Texas Longhorn seon red red ready for a direct snap takes it faked like he was going to throw he's going to run left slips one tackle touchdown Savon red on a wildcat formation with a Oney touchdown run it's 23- 13 NADA leite P good 2413 NADA late in the third SMU needed a response the Mustangs driving atada territory but stall out at the 34 the first play of the fourth quar then was another long field goal try little bit left of center wind really not a factor here hold is down kick is on its way that one is hook left no good Nevada then burned four minutes over eight plays but had to punt the Mustangs pinned down at their own two yd line they needed a spark and they got just that from RJ Maryland Stone facing a fourman front from the Nevada defense wants to throw has some pressure coming wobs this one down the right side RJ Maryland at the 40 tripped at the 50 and he's down into Nevada territory at the 41 yd line that kept the drive alive later in the drive Rashard Smith ran for 20 yards down to the NADA 12 and two plays later it was Smith again second down and about one SMU at the 4yd line they go hurry up again Stone going to give it to brashard Smith touchdown SMU SMU with life a personal foul let SMU then go for two and that was good 24-21 after a seven play a 94 yd Drive in just over 2 minutes that's when things got weird a fair catch misc on the ensuing kickoff put Nevada back at its own one yd line trying to create some space the SMU defense comes up with a big play Sanders crowding the line of scage high snap and they have him in the end zone I think it's going to be a safety it is safety Mustangs that safety made it 2423 and the Mustangs got the ball after the free kick that drive stalls but the Defense Forces an a punt the Mustangs take over inside their own 20 Preston Stone trying to lead the offense down the field he and Maryland had quite the connection especially in the second half Maryland with eight catches and 162 yards both of those career highs and one of those on Third and seven extended the Drive Preston Stone to throw pressure flushes him out to the right and he's going to throw on the run to his safety blanket it is RJ Maryland at the 50 down to the 46 yd line a pick up of 14 more for RJ the drive continues all SMU needed was a field goal but on another third down it's another Stone to Maryland hookup Stone to throw does down the left side and RJ Maryland touchdown two-point conversion no good but the Mustangs with a 29-24 lead not long after they Trail by 11 one last chance for Nevada Fourth and long to try and keep the game alive Mustangs have five up on the line of scrimmage they're going to bring just four and they have pressure Lewis hit as he releases the ball and that one is along the sideline broke it up out of bounds the Mustangs are going to win this one SMU holds on to win 2924 the Mustangs outscore the wolf pack 16- nothing in the fourth and they escape with a win in Reno we've got scores and more from week Z after this this is SMU football from learfield get game day ready at Cowboys fit claim your complimentary 3-day guest has and experience the state-of-the-art fitness facility in partnership with the Dallas Cowboys to train and recover like a pro visit cowboysfit decom to learn more that's cowboysfit docomo [Applause] [Music] now it's finally time for some Mustangs football y'all Ozona Grill and Bar on Greenville Avenue has the perfect spot and best patio in town featuring a 14t LED wall perect for all the game day action head over to Ozona and y'all at the TVs while enjoying some great West Texas favorites and drinking some ice cold drinks don't forget about happy hour from 4:00 to 7:00 Sunday through Friday with a dollar off all bar drinks and complimentary chips and salsa Ozona Grill and Bar on gville Avenue and online at Ozona grill.com SMU Mustangs football on the ticket ticket final score tonight 2924 SMU a comeback win over Nevada Rich Phillips SC Garner here in the Press Box at Macky Stadium uh due to some logistical issues we're going to wait for Coach Rett Lashley to call in here on our postgame show and certainly looking forward to talking to him after uh Preston Stone helps engineer a 16o fourth quarter defense did have two of that on a safety uh they had the big touchdown run by brashard Smith with the uh two-point conversion after that that got them within three then the safety and then the 35 yard touchdown pass you just heard a moment ago to RJ Maryland that gave SMU the winning margin of 29- 24 and uh there's no doubt about it RJ's player the game here tonight he had career highs across the board with eight catches in 162 yards he's now tied for the uh SMU career record in touchdown receptions by a tight end with 14 in his career and he's only played one game of his Junior season yeah he he he was such a great force in the second half they couldn't cover him he's such a mismatch I mean they were trying to get keep linebackers on him and that's just an impossible task but he's got great hands and what great speed for a guy his size no doubt be in the league it's just you know uh how much money will he get you know coming out of SMU but uh the reality is Rich I know things didn't go well in the in the first half and everybody was kind of down about that we were down at halftime but give credit to Nevada I thought they came out and played one heck of a first half I thought they executed on the ground game the pass their passing game will never be there but uh that they fight and their defense was a lot better I think than anybody thought it would be much more improved than I thought it would be and Jeff Cho has to be excited about what his team did tonight they had a chance to win they had a leak going to the fourth quarter I thought the Mustangs won this game I didn't think Nevada lost it I thought SMU was about to uh do themselves in though and it was on that possession in the third quarter when they had Nevada stopped and then Nevada got two procedure penalties while attempting to punt and on the second one Brandon Crosley was called for an unsportsmanlike conduct and was ejected on the play and that gave them an automatic first down and they wound up with a touchdown on an a drive that took 8 minutes and 50 seconds off the clock and it stretched it lead out to 24-13 and I thought man we were just our own undoing in this with just just an unacceptable penalty at that point of the game we were and I'm telling you I I was a little bit surprised at how the game was actually called on the NADA side I thought they got a little cute I thought they threw the ball when they should have run it uh probably four or five times I thought that cost them at times I thought it gave SMU some new life we had to take advantage of it no question and we did we executed down the stretch I love that 98 yard Drive Rich where we got our uh you know backs against the wall as they say and I don't know about you I just knew we were going to score uh we were just executing it looked like SMU football it looked like so many of the Great drives we had last year uh they did a great job all right joining us now by phone here at Mackey stadium is SMU head coach Rhett Lashley uh little sigh of relief I would imagine from you on the sideline and man what a finish by your guys in the four fourth quarter what can you tell us about the work of Preston Stone and RJ Maryland in that fourth quarter yeah well I mean the way we played the first three quarters we we uh we had to do something special to to pull that one out and redeem ourselves so you know not proud of how we played at all um the the penalties and the discipline and those things but given have out of credit um they were ready to play and did a great job but what I am proud of is you know with the ball on our own two yard line with 10 minutes to go down two scores uh our guys just decided enough enough they dug deep I think I heard y'all say it as I came on we started playing SMU football again and went on a 98 yard touchdown drive then the defense gets a safety and then the defense gets another stop for us to go down and scored the winning touchdown and obviously Preston and RJ made a lot of plays a lot of other guys made a lot of plays too so um it wasn't pretty it's not always how you win but as long as you win we got a chance to get better Preston was intercepted on his first pass he was only three of 10 at halftime I guess he had a bloody nose that maybe you went to Kevin a little earlier than planned how do you account for the way he responded I mean what what was done that got him to respond like that in the second half no I mean we always were I know I didn't tell y'all before the game because I didn't want no battle to know we were always going to put Kevin in the third and fourth Series so that had nothing to do with the way the first two series went or or anything you know we were going to play Preston the first two Kevin the next two go back to Preston and just kind of play it from there the rest of the way and uh I thought Kevin gave us a spark because you know he let us on that first touchdown drive with a big third down uh play to get the first down and so um honestly intended to try to play Kevin more um the way the game went it was tight um you know Preston has that experience and I thought in the second half you saw he settled in you know we hadn't played since November and probably knocked some rust off early but it wasn't him or Kevin we just weren't we weren't executing offensively a lot of penalties a lot of undisciplined things going backwards um you know we gifted him one when our punter let the snap go through his hands and just a lot of things that usually get you beat we we found a way to to pull out a win the drive that got you within three uh brashard Smith I believe had the final 33 yards on the last three plays of that possession what kind of dynamic is he adding to your offense out there there already yeah I think you saw he's a big time player whether it's a kick return handing in the ball throwing in the ball um he's got to