Wide receiver Elijah Cooks threw a 50-yard pass on a trick play to set up Devonte Lee's go-ahead, 1-yard run with 10:31 to go that lifted Nevada to a 17-13 victory against No. 24 San Diego State on Saturday night.
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Xazavian Valladay rushed for a career-high 206 yards, Sean Chambers threw for 158 yards and two touchdowns, and Wyoming defeated Nevada 31-3 on Saturday.
Gerold Bright had 126 yards rushing and two scores on 15 carries, Savon Scarver had a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, and Utah State beat Nevada 36-10 in the snow on Saturday night.
Ohio State's Chase Young was an easy pick on defense, but Joe Burrow and CeeDee Lamb had to beat out fierce competition to earn their spots. Who else made it?
Brandon Talton kicked a 40-yard field goal on the final play of the game, lifting Nevada to a 41-38 victory over San Jose State on Saturday after the Spartans rallied from a 21-point deficit.
Cole McDonald threw four touchdown passes, including three to Cedric Byrd II, and Hawaii beat Nevada 54-3 on Saturday night in the Mountain West Conference opener for both teams.
Cristian Solano threw two touchdown passes to Elijah Cooks, Kelton Moore ran for two fourth-quarter scores, and Nevada beat UTEP 37-21 on Saturday night.
Jaxson Kincaide had 11 carries for 75 yards and a score, Brandon Talton made four field goals, and Nevada beat Weber State 19-13 on Saturday.
Justin Herbert threw for 310 yards and five touchdowns before heading to the sideline in the third quarter, and No. 16 Oregon rebounded from its season-opening loss to Auburn with a 77-6 rout of Nevada on Saturday night.
The SEC West has a chance to show it's more than just Alabama when No. 6 LSU travels to No. 9 Texas and No. 12 Texas A&M visits to No. 1 Clemson in Week 2.
Freshman kicker Brandon Talton, who was told Friday morning he was the starter, capped Nevada's comeback against Purdue with a 56-yard field goal as time expired and after the win was awarded a formal scholarship.
| MOUNTAIN | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Boise State | 5-0 | 8-1 |
| Air Force | 4-1 | 7-2 |
| Utah State | 4-1 | 5-4 |
| Wyoming | 3-2 | 6-3 |
| Colorado State | 3-2 | 4-5 |
| New Mexico | 0-5 | 2-7 |
| WEST | CONF | OVR |
| San Diego State | 4-2 | 7-2 |
| Hawai'i | 3-3 | 6-4 |
| Nevada | 3-3 | 6-4 |
| Fresno State | 2-3 | 4-5 |
| San Jose State | 1-5 | 4-6 |
| UNLV | 0-5 | 2-7 |
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vai Kaho | OLB | Committed | 75 |
| Grant Starck | OT | Committed | 74 |
| Charlie Pollack | K | Committed | 74 |
| Isaac Jernigan | CB | Committed | 73 |
| Frank Poso | OG | Committed | 73 |
