That was a great play but I'd give the game ball to the Nevada coach. His dumb call on that reverse - you call that at the 50 when all 11 defenders aren't within 5 yards of the line of scrimmage - and his call on 4th down not to go for a field goal. Whether they scored a touchdown or field goal, they stil needed to recover an onside kick and with that quarterback and receiving corps, there's a good chance all of us would have been on the edges of our seats or pacing the floor till the end.

That was a great play by Conrad. I am a big fan of his. Also thought Coleman looked like he was "shot out of a cannon" going after and recovering the fumble.

Jack McCrory also had a good game, and made a lot of plays, and I noticed some plays from Ty Walton (both receiving and blocking) as well. I loved the sack by McCracken, too.

LC, I'm glad you mentioned McCrory too. I've been very impressed with him this season on special teams and when he's gotten the opportunity to see the field on defense. Something that impressed me yesterday was his sack. He aggressively put the quarterback under duress but at the last moment broke down into a balanced position so as not to be "faked out" and miss the QB. Rather than trying to make the big hit he seemed more interested in making the play. Impressive. I like what I've seen from our young LBs.

The play by McCracken was special too. Went through and over the blocker. That play gave me some optimism for next year that maybe there are indeed some more guys ready to step in and make their mark on the d-line.

Fr/So defensive players that saw more and more PT toward the end of the year and give me some hope that there will be improvement on that side of the ball in 2020 include: McCracken, Caesar, Burton, Mitchell, Drake, Coleman, Floyd, Birchette, Thompson and McCrory. Add in Daxon, who sat the year out and I believe has 2 years of eligibility left. I was puzzled, however, with the play of soph DE Ogun-Semore. Seems like I heard his name a lot more during his freshman season in 2018.

A transfer QB with experience could be the difference maker on the other side of the ball. He'll have every running back, TE and receiver returning and most of the offensive line. And as great of a career Rourke had, there is room for improvement with the passing game.

I think we can be very good next year. Even with the loss of Hagan, I believe our defense will improve based on the way the young guys have played.

I'm particularly interested in seeing what Allison can do with another year in the weight room...that plus ball security work, and he can be an absolute sledgehammer.

At a minimum, there should be a Keszei, Rourke, Harris competition at QB. We'll no doubt have a drop off at that position initially, but with all our young guys on that side of the ball returning more experienced and stronger, perhaps Nathan's replacement just needs to be a good game manager at first.

He’s still on the roster....but last words I heard were out of shape and grade problems.