Nevada Sports Net

28/07/2025

Today's Morning Download with the top headlines entering the day:

1⃣Nevada football alum Toa Taua signs with Cleveland Browns
2⃣Wolf Pack softball coach Victoria Hayward wins AUSL championship
3⃣ACC mandates injury reports for conference games

On weekday mornings, Nevada Sports Net will recap three big headlines of the day in its Morning Download. Read below for today's topics.

28/07/2025

Former Wolf Pack star Toa Taua is headed to the NFL!

The Browns have signed the Nevada alum after he led the UFL in rushing TDs last season. He’ll wear No. 35 in Cleveland 🐺➡️🐶

28/07/2025

People are being asked to stay out of the Grand Sierra Resort area this morning after a shooting at the resort/casino.

Tragically, lives have been lost this morning in Reno in yet another act of senseless gun violence. Media staging is on the west side of GSR.

My heart breaks for the victims, their families, and our entire community. Reno is strong — but we are not immune to the epidemic of gun violence gripping this nation.

We cannot accept this as normal. Not here. Not anywhere.

🕯️🖤

28/07/2025

We’re counting down to Nevada Football’s season opener by highlighting the Pack’s most important players for 2025.

At No. 25: Australian punter Bailey Ettridge, who brings a big leg and valuable experience to the Wolf Pack’s special teams unit 🦵🇦🇺

26/07/2025

Colin Kaepernick starred at Nevada from 2007–2010, becoming the only player in NCAA history with 10,000+ passing and 4,000+ rushing yards. A two-time WAC Offensive Player of the Year, he led the Pack to a 13–1 season and a top-15 finish in 2010, highlighted by a legendary win over No. 3 Boise State.

Drafted by the 49ers in 2011, Kaepernick took over at QB for an injured Alex Smith midway through 2012 and made an immediate impact. He led San Francisco to the Super Bowl that season, breaking the NFL single-game rushing record for a quarterback in the playoffs with 181 yards vs. Green Bay. With a rocket arm and unmatched mobility, he became one of the league’s most dangerous QBs.

Kaepernick threw for over 12,000 yards and 72 touchdowns in his six NFL seasons, while adding 2,300+ rushing yards and 13 scores on the ground. Off the field, he made a lasting impact through activism and advocacy, becoming a global figure in the fight for racial justice. 🏈

26/07/2025

Chris Murray's Week in 1,000 Words column: Nevada football's goal this season is to reach a bowl game. The even more important goal is to spark its apathetic fan base.

Nevada Sports Net columnist Chris Murray is known to be a bit wordy, so we're giving him 1,000 words (but no more than that) every Friday to share his thoughts

26/07/2025

Here’s who we think will be the first-ever artist to take the stage at the GSR Arena 👀🎶

Who do you think is going to kick things off in Reno’s newest venue?

(📷: Getty)

25/07/2025

The Northern Nevada-based Gabby Williams Elite won this week's Nike Tournament of Champions in Chicago U15 title. The Wolf Pack has already offered three of the team's eight players, two of whom haven't even started high school.

An unprecedented wave of talent is coming through the girls basketball ranks in Northern Nevada, as evidenced by a recent run of locals on the AAU circuit. The

25/07/2025

With fall camp practices starting next week, Chris Murray's annual ranking of the top-35 football players in the Mountain West. Only 12 from Boise State this year.

College football fall camps begin next week with the Week 0 games just 29 days away (three Mountain West teams will play in Week 0). This year's MW rosters feat

25/07/2025

At 6’9”, former Nevada QB Nate Cox set the bar as the tallest quarterback in college football history 🏈📏

(📷: Getty, Nevada Athletics
🎥: ESPN, CBS Sports)

25/07/2025

Seven takeaways from the media sessions Chubba Purdy and Thomas Witte had at Mountain West football media days.

The Mountain West held its annual football media days last week in Las Vegas with Nevada football head coach Jeff Choate, quarterback Chubba Purdy and defensive

25/07/2025

Bishop Manogue alum Ben Scolari, now at San Diego State, will miss the season with a torn left ACL. A wideout, Scolari redshirted with the Aztecs last year.

Bishop Manogue High graduate Ben Scolari, now at San Diego State, tore his left ACL and will miss the 2025 season, Aztecs head coach Sean Lewis confirmed to NSN