STORYLINES

For the first time, a Big 12 Conference school will come to Mackay Stadium as Texas Tech travels

to Reno to face the Wolf Pack ... Both schools are unbeaten in 2008 as each topped an FCS

opponent on the opening weekend ... Nevada ended a four-year skid in season openers with its

49-13 victory over Grambling State ... Nevada has never beaten a team from the Big 12

Conference and has only played two members of the league – Nebraska in 2007 and Texas A&M

in 1950 ... Saturday’s game marks the first of consecutive games against Big 12 schools as the

Wolf Pack travels to Missouri next week ... Nevada will travel to Lubbock to face the Red Raiders

in 2001 to complete the home-and-home agreement ... Nevada has won three straight non-conference

games (vs. Grambling State in 2008 and against Nicholls State and UNLV in 2007) ... Texas

Tech was preseason No. 12 (AP) and No. 14 (USA Today). The highest ranked team to play in

Mackay Stadium was Boise State (No. 10/10) in 2004.

LAST GAME

RENO, Nev. (AP) – Quarterback Colin Kaepernick rushed for three touchdowns to lead the

Nevada Wolf Pack to a 49-13 season-opening victory over the Grambling State Tigers in front of

22,772 fans at Mackay Stadium. The victory was the Wolf Pack’s first in its season opener since it beat Southern Utah, 24-23, in 2003.

Grambling State (0-1), which was out gained 629-230, was led by quarterback Greg Dillon, who

completed 13-of-25 passes for 225 yards. Dillon connected with running back Kenneth Batiste

on a 21-yard touchdown pass to close out the scoring with 4:38 to play.

Kaepernick, who also completed 10-of-17 passes for 122 yards, scored on runs of 7 and 19 yards

to open the scoring. The sophomore quarterback, who also scored on a 28-yard run in the third

quarter, finished with 69 yards rushing on just six carries.

Nevada running back Vai Taua had a game-high 103 yards rushing on 12 carries. The sophomore

scored on a 1-yard run in the second quarter as Nevada took a 21-0 halftime lead and also added

a 4-yard score in the third quarter. The Nevada defense held Grambling State to minus 11 yards rushing in the first half and just 5 total yards on the ground for the game on 40 carries. Nevada’s offense rushed for 426 yards on

53 carries. Four Wolf Pack quarterbacks combined to complete 18-of-32 passes for 203 yards.