The Wolf Pack also had an ineligible receiver downfield, wiping out a 16-yard gain. Two more Pack holds were declined by Incarnate Word. Isaiah World was called for a hold and a false start. One of the sacks resulted in a fumble and an Incarnate Word touchdown. It’s a work in progress that will likely struggle at times all year. The offensive line, so far, has been exactly what we thought it would be this year. On Saturday, the Wolf Pack could not protect the quarterback against Incarnate Word. Casteel and Campbell showed on Saturday that the Pack just might have at least two explosive, dynamic receivers that can hurt defenses.Ī week ago, the Wolf Pack couldn’t run the ball against Texas State. Tight end Jacob Munro also had a 12-yard catch. He would have had another 16-yard catch but an ineligible receiver downfield penalty wiped it out. Jamaal Bell caught five passes for just 26 yards, but also fumbled the ball away on one of his catches.
Dalevon Campbell, an Illinois transfer, had three catches for 64 yards, including two 14-yard gains. Casteel also had gains of 23 and 37 yards in his Wolf Pack breakout game. Casteel, an Arizona transfer, grabbed five passes for 85 yards, including a 7-yard touchdown. The Wolf Pack’s Power Five receivers finally emerged on Saturday. He had a 26-yard gain and a 20-yard gain (and lost four on his third catch). Taua had three catches for 65 yards, including a 26-yard touchdown catch and run. Taua and Lee were also instrumental in the passing game. The two combined for 160 yards, a number that might have surpassed 250 had Incarnate Word not exploded out to a 38-17 lead. They each scored a touchdown and averaged more than four yards a carry. Taua had 101 yards on 24 carries (60 on 13 in the first half) while Lee picked up 59 yards on 13 carries. They physically dominated a Division I-AA defense, just like they do against most I-A defenses. Toa Taua and Devonte Less did what was expected on Saturday. If nothing else, Cox showed that he can hurt defenses through the air, something we had not seen much of so far this season before Saturday. Cox, though, also fumbled the ball away on a sack, resulting in an Incarnate Word touchdown and a 31-17 Pack deficit. He completed 15-of-24 passes for 244 yards in the second half with 11 of the completions going for 12 or more yards. A 16-yard completion to Jamaal Bell was wiped out by an ineligible receiver downfield and another 12-yard completion to Bell ended in disaster when Bell fumbled the ball away.Ĭox, however, was much better in the second half, though most of his success came after Incarnate Word built a 38-17 lead. And the results weren’t all positive when he did complete a pass. His last five passes of the half fell incomplete. Cox completed just 7-of-19 passes in the first half for 58 yards. And, surprise, he looked like a rusty sixth-year senior who had never started a regular season game before. Cox, who played roughly half of the Pack’s first two games and completed just 12-of-18 passes for 70 yards, came out throwing on Saturday. He actually had 51 yards rushing on six runs and lost 38 yards on six sacks, so he was able to move the ball with his legs when the defense wasn’t overwhelming him.Ĭox’s afternoon, though, was a rollercoaster ride of ups and downs (22 completions, 21 incompletions). Cox also scrambled 12 times for a net of 13 yards and another score. Cox gave the Wolf Pack its first true hint of a downfield passing game this season, averaging nearly 14 yards on each completion.
He completed 22-of-43 passes for 302 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions. Nate Cox started and played the whole game, finishing with relatively impressive numbers. Grading the Nevada Wolf Pack’s 55-41 loss to the Incarnate Word Cardinals at Mackay Stadium last Saturday:
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