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2020 PRESEASON PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST: Toa Taua, Nevada,...Taua, who earned an All-MW honorable mention last season, led Nevada with 807 yards on the ground in 2019. On 196 attempts, he scored six touchdowns while averaging 4.1 yards per rush. Putting together 62.1 yards per game, Taua went over the century mark twice last season with a huge game against San Jose State where he totaled 160. He also put up 135 at Fresno State, where he scored the game-winning touchdown with 12 seconds left in regulation. In addition to his rushing numbers, Taua has made 52 receptions in his career totaling 387 yards. He has one touchdown reception in his 26 games played with a long reception of 41 yards and an average of 7.4 yards per catch. Taua, who is also expected to serve as one of the Pack's kick returners this season, has returned seven kicks in his career, including five last year. - Nevada Football

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RB Toa Taua, Nevada
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07/27/20 - Lawson Hall, rSr/2022, Nevada, 5-11, 227 (DS#60 ILB) + More +

2020 WUERFFEL TROPHY PRESEASON WATCH LIST: Lawson Hall, Nevada, senior, linebacker,...Over the last few years, Hall has been very active with community service. He has served as a mentor for young athletes in Los Angeles, providing them with knowledge, resources and advice on how to become a better student-athlete. He has also worked with kids in Reno, spending time at the Boys & Girls Club and local grade schools to read and interact with them, and to provide them with a positive figure to look up to. Hall has helped package meals for families in need in both Los Angeles and in Boise, Idaho prior to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl early in 2020.

Additionally, Hall has been an active part of the Black Lives Matter movement, helping to organize a team unity video on the subject in June, which led to him being invited to join a conference call with U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto. On the call, Hall discussed racial injustice and provided recommendations to Senator Cortez Masto on what the federal government can do to implement systematic change. - Nevada Football

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ILB Lawson Hall, Nevada
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07/27/20 - Dom Peterson, rSr/2023, Nevada, 6-0, 300 (DS#33 DT) + More +

2020 OUTLAND TROPHY PRESEASON WATCH LIST: DT Dom Peterson, Nevada,...He is one of 98 defensive standouts to be selected to the Bronko Nagurski Trophy watch list from 66 schools and is one of four to make the list from the Mountain West. For the Outland Trophy, he is one of 85 to earn the honor nationally and one of seven from the conference. Peterson is now on three preseason watch lists for 2020 as he was placed on the Bednarik Award watch list last week. Peterson was named first team All-MW for the first time in his career after proving to be the Wolf Pack's most dominant defensive lineman last season. The then-sophomore ranked second in the conference and led Nevada with 15.0 tackles for loss, 14 of them being solo. - Nevada Football

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DT Dom Peterson, Nevada
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07/23/20 - Brandon Talton, rSr/2024, Nevada, 5-09, 191 (DS#23 K) + More +

2020 PRESEASON LOU GROZA COLLEGIATE PLACE-KICKER AWARD WATCH LIST: Brandon Talton, Nevada,...A 2019 Groza semifinalist, Talton walked on as a true freshman and made his first 13 field goal attempts, including a 56-yard game-winner against Purdue that earned him a scholarship. He added a second game-winner with a 40 yard make as time expired to lift Nevada past San Jose State 41-38. He went 4-for-4 with 13 points in a 19-13 win over Weber State. - Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award

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K Brandon Talton, Nevada
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07/21/20 - Dom Peterson, rSr/2023, Nevada, 6-0, 300 (DS#33 DT) + More +

2020 BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY PRESEASON WATCH LIST: DE Dom Peterson, Nevada,...Peterson is one of 98 defensive standouts to be selected to the Bronko Nagurski Trophy watch list from 66 schools and is one of four to make the list from the Mountain West. For the Outland Trophy, he is one of 85 to earn the honor nationally and one of seven from the conference. Peterson is now on three preseason watch lists for 2020 as he was placed on the Bednarik Award watch list last week. He ranked second in the conference and led Nevada with 15.0 tackles for loss, 14 of them being solo. Peterson also led the team and ranked second in the MW with nine sacks. - Nevada Football

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DT Dom Peterson, Nevada
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07/21/20 - Toa Taua, rSr/2023, Nevada, 5-09, 204 (DS#37 RB) + More +

2020 PRESEASON DOAK WALKER AWARD WATCH LIST: Toa Taua (Jr.), Nevada,...This marks the second consecutive year that Taua has earned a spot on the Doak Walker Award preseason watch list. Taua also has received preseason recognition from Athlon Sports and Phil Steele Magazine, being placed on their preseason All-Mountain West teams. He is one of seven to earn the distinction from around the Mountain West. Taua, who earned an All-MW honorable mention last season, led Nevada with 807 yards on the ground in 2019. On 196 attempts, he scored six touchdowns while averaging 4.1 yards per rush. Putting together 62.1 yards per game, Taua went over the century mark twice last season with a huge game against San Jose State where he totaled 160. He also put up 135 at Fresno State, where he scored the game-winning touchdown with 12 seconds left in regulation. He played in all 13 games last season, totaling double-digit carries in all but two contests. - Nevada Football

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RB Toa Taua, Nevada
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07/21/20 - Dom Peterson, rSr/2023, Nevada, 6-0, 300 (DS#33 DT) + More +

2020 PRESEASON BEDNARIK AWARD WATCH LIST: DE Dom Peterson, Nevada,...Peterson, who is one of five from around the Mountain West to earn a spot on the watch list, was named first team All-MW for the first time in his career after proving to be the Wolf Pack's most dominant defensive lineman last season. The then-sophomore ranked second in the conference and led Nevada with 15.0 tackles for loss, 14 of them being solo. Peterson also led the team and ranked second in the MW with nine sacks. He recorded at least one tackle for loss in all but one game in 2019 and had his best performance of the year in a 21-10 win over New Mexico, where he recorded four solo tackles, three for loss and two sacks. - Nevada Football

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DT Dom Peterson, Nevada
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06/23/20 - Colin Kaepernick, rSr/2011, Nevada, 6-5, 233 (DS#7 QB) + More +

Jim Harbaugh, who former president Barack Obama declared last month "on the right side" of race relations and social justice reform in the United States, is now saying the same thing about Colin Kaepernick. In a recent podcast interview with Jed Hughes, vice chairman and head of global sports practice at national consulting firm Korn Ferry, the head football coach at Michigan praised Kaepernick - the former NFL quarterback who was blackballed from the league - for being one of the first sports figures to lead the charge on reform.

"You got to listen to people and really hear what they're saying," Harbaugh said. "Colin's been on the right side of this for a long time. I remember some very early conversations, when Colin decided to take a knee during the national anthem, and the person that's first gets so much backlash. So, just for Colin, like 'I love you, man.' Then to listen to him explain (it)." At the time, in 2016, Harbaugh said he supported Kaepernick in his motivation but took exception to him kneeling for the "The Star Spangled Banner," a ritual before all sporting events in the U.S. Harbaugh reversed course on his stance a year later, when some of his players at Michigan showed support for Kaepernick by raising their fists before games. He later called Kaepernick, who played quarterback on his San Francisco 49ers teams from 2011 to 2014, "a special person and a hero." He echoed those same sentiments in the interview with Hughes. - Ann Arbor News

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QB Colin Kaepernick, Nevada
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06/18/20 - Colin Kaepernick, rSr/2011, Nevada, 6-5, 233 (DS#7 QB) + More +

A push is underway at UNR to erect a statue of quarterback Colin Kaepernick. A Facebook group made up of more than 500 members has launched the campaign. Kaepernick, a star quarterback for the Wolf Pack in 2007-10, made national news for kneeling during the national anthem while with the San Francisco 49ers in 2016. He took the action to protest police brutality toward African-Americans, an action that was highly controversial at the time but is now more widely supported. The statue would be of Kaepernick kneeling in front of Mackay Stadium. "This is a win-win for the school, especially if the statue is largely funded by alumni," the group posted. "It would make a very powerful statement to future students, especially black ones." - Las Vegas Review Journal

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QB Colin Kaepernick, Nevada
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05/20/20 - Adrian Jackson, rSr/2024, Nevada, 6-2, 230 (DS#999 OLB) + More +

Adrian Jackson was in line to compete for playing time on the edge last season until a preseason foot injury ended his true sophomore season. With La'Mar Winston Jr. completing his eligibility, the strong-side linebacker spot is open for the taking and even coming off injury, Jackson is the clear front runner. The depth chart is thin though so preseason camp competition will be intriguing, though the position is not utilized heavily. Jackson returned to the field for the shorted spring practice and is the obvious choice to take over at Sam linebacker.

He's got the speed to bring a presence off the edge and has enough size to matchup with receivers or running backs in coverage. "He's explosive," defensive coordinator Andy Avalos said. "He's well on his way to getting back and doing his thing out there and we're excited about that because that gives us another guy off the edge that can absolutely get off the ball and go. We're extremely excited about his progress and where he's going." - The Oregonian

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OLB Adrian Jackson, Nevada
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05/02/20 - Brendan OLeary-Orange, rSr/2020, Nevada, 6-4, 210 (DS#999 WR) + More +

The Wolf Pack football team had a player drafted, after all. Nevada receiver Brendan O'Leary-Orange was selected in the fourth round of the Canadian Football League draft on Thursday. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers selected O'Leary-Orange with the 37th pick of the eight-round draft. O'Leary-Orange was recruited out of Toronto, joining the Wolf Pack for the 2015 season. He played in 35 career games for Nevada, finishing with 61 receptions for 941 yards and eight touchdowns. His long reception came as a sophomore, a 55-yard score at Colorado State. A total of 73 players were selected in the 2020 CFL draft. The league drafts only from Canadian universities and Canadians who played at NCAA schools in the U.S. - Reno Gazette Journal

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WR Brendan OLeary-Orange, Nevada
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03/03/20 - Dom Peterson, rSr/2023, Nevada, 6-0, 300 (DS#33 DT) + More +

Nevada coach Jay Norvell has a received a new five-year contract that runs through the 2024 season, the school said Tuesday. Norvell, who is 18-20 overall in three seasons, is coming off back-to-back winning seasons and consecutive bowl appearances after going 3-9 in his first year at Nevada in 2017. The new contract includes a guaranteed base salary and compensation totaling $625,000 per season plus supplemental bonuses based on athletic and academic success, athletic director Doug Knuth said. Knuth said they also agreed to boost the total salary pool available for Norvell's assistants by $250,000 beginning this fall, something Norvell said is important to growing the program. Norvell went 8-5 with a victory over Arkansas State in the Arizona Bowl in 2018. Nevada was 7-5 last season and played in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. - AP College Football

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DT Dom Peterson, Nevada
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01/12/20 - Harry Ballard III, rSr/2022, Nevada, 6-2, 204 (DS#184 WR) + More +

2019 ALL-SWAC FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM (COACHES): WR Harry Ballard III, Junior, UAPB,...Ballard III (6-3, 205; Jr, St. Louis, Mo.) was fourth in the conference in both receptions (52) and receiving yards (938), and was fifth in touchdown receptions. He posted five 100-yard receiving games, and caught touchdowns in six games, including three multi-TD games. Ballard caught five passes for a season-high 147 yards and two touchdowns against Langston, and had a season-high nine receptions for 144 yards and two touchdowns against Grambling. - Arkansas-Pine Bluff Football

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WR Harry Ballard III, Nevada
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12/14/19 - Dom Peterson, rSr/2023, Nevada, 6-0, 300 (DS#33 DT) + More +

2019 ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST FIRST TEAM (COACHES): DL - Dom Peterson, So., Nevada,...Peterson was named first-team All-MW for the first time in his career after proving to be the Wolf Pack's most dominant defensive lineman this season. The sophomore ranked second in the conference and led Nevada with 13.5 tackles for loss, 13 of them being solo. Peterson also ranks second in the MW with eight sacks, averaging .73 per game which is good for 28th in the nation. He recorded at least one tackle for loss in all but one game this season, and had his best performance of the year in a 21-10 win over New Mexico where he recorded four solo tackles, three for loss and two sacks. - Nevada Football

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DT Dom Peterson, Nevada
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12/14/19 - Toa Taua, rSr/2023, Nevada, 5-09, 204 (DS#37 RB) + More +

2019 ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Toa Taua, So., RB,...The reigning MW Freshman of the Year continued his dominant play into his sophomore campaign, as Taua led Nevada with 759 yards on the ground in 2019. On 190 attempts, he scored six touchdowns while averaging four yards per rush. Putting together 63.25 yards per game, Taua went over the century mark twice this season with a huge game against San Jose State where he totaled 160. He also put up 135 at Fresno State, where he scored the game-winning touchdown with 12 seconds left in regulation. He played in all 12 games this season, totaling double-digit carries in all but one contest. - Nevada Football

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RB Toa Taua, Nevada
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