TAUA LEADS NEVADA
VAI TAUA was Nevada’s leading rusher Saturday night as he led the Wolfpack to a crushing 49-13 victory over Grambling in College Football's debut weekend.
Taua scored Nevada’s third and fourth TD’s on a run of one yard in the second quarter and of four yards in the third. He carried the ball 12 times for 103 yards and included in his efforts was one spectacular run of 62 yards, all this despite not being in the starting lineup and not carrying the ball until the second quarter. In that quarter his 62-yarder took the Pack to the Grambling five. Three plays later he plunged across from the one.
“Our running backs are a tough, tough group,” cheered coach Chris Ault.
The 62-yard run in the second quarter was the longest of Taua’s college career. His previous long was 20 yards (vs. Nicholls State 2007). His two-touchdown performance was the first of his career and his 103 yards marked the first 100-yard rushing game of his Wolf Pack career.
Nevada next faces Texas Tech on Saturday.
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SARGEANT STARTS
LYDELL SARGEANT was the starter at right corner back as Penn State trampled Coastal Carolina Saturday afternoon 66-10. Sargeant contributed two solo tackles to the defensive effort in front of 110,000 at Penn State. It was CCU’s first-ever contest against a Bowl Division (formerly Division I) opponent. The Nittany Lions host Oregon State next Saturday.
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JACKSON SEES SPOT DUTY
BOO JACKSON mostly watched as the Wyoming Cowboys stormed from behind with a 13-play 84- yard drive with six minutes remaining to nip visiting Ohio 21-20. Starting Ohio quarterback Theo Scott connected on 26 of 35 passes for 224 yards and one touchdown but gave up an interception which ended the Bobcats’ drive to move into field goal range to retake the lead.
Jackson saw action in one critical sequence. With the Bobcats trying to expand a 17-14 lead and Scott having been sacked the starter threw incomplete. Boo replaced him for a crucial 3rd-and-15 play. He connected for 12-yarder, then on 4th-and-three he passed for eight yards and a first down. He opened the fourth quarter by passing for four more yards taking his team to the Wyoming 19, but then a two-yard running play and incompletion forced a field goal which was good making the score 20-14. Scott was reinserted after Wyoming took the lead.
Scott, billed as a dual threat for his running acumen, carried six times for 14 yards but fumbled twice. Ohio threw 42 passes compared to just 20 running plays. The Bobcats visit Ohio State next Saturday.
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SLAUGHTER IN ACTION
Linebacker MIKE SLAUGHTER contributed an assist as Upper Iowa fell to Drake Thursday night 17-13.
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