Wolf Pack Goes Over and Through Dawgs

Tech had hope coming into Mackay Stadium. The week before, much anticipated Hawaii fell before the Dawgs in a bloodbath through the ground and through the air.

Tech was now 1-0 in the WAC after a bad season start with two heartbreaking losses to Auburn and Navy.

The Hawaii win gave Tech its second win of in Joe Aillet Stadium, but the next WAC opponent was far away in Reno, Nevada.

Bring it on.

Tech had crushed Nicholls State the week before the impressive performance against Hawaii, and Nevada had not looked too impressive so far in the season, losing consecutive games against Notre Dame, Colorado State, and Mizzou.

But then Nevada had hosted ULNV for a brutal 63-28 victory over the Rebels. Their season began to show light again.

Tech looked great on the opening drive as Phillip Livas made an excellent punt return to set up good field position.

First blood to Tech. The score was now 7-0.

The game went downhill from there. Kaepernick beat the defense up through the air, and he joined the rest of the Wolf Pack running game to keep the Dawgs whipped on the ground. Kaepernick himself rushed for 2 TD in a performance that Tim Tebow could envy.

On the other side of the ball, Tech had some beautiful moments through the air, and Daniel Porter kept the heart in the Bulldog fans with a total of 2 rushing touchdowns.But the ground game had a tough time being consistent with the physical Nevada defensive line in their faces.

And to add insult to injury, the Wolf Pack wont forget this game.

Not for a long time.

It was Nevada Head Coach Chris Ault's 200th win in his career. He is the 6th active coach in the NCAA to reach this marker.

Credit where credit is due, however. Kaepernick proved that he is an exceptional quarterback. The Wolfpack may go far with him, and the end-of-season match-up against Boise State will be a game to remember.

Tech needs to significantly improve its pass defense and ground game. Porter, Compton, and Jenkins are all very talented, but this is not the Independence Bowl team of 2008. Not yet by far.

Tech faces New Mexico State next week in Joe Aillet Stadium, and you can be assured that they will be looking for a undisputed win to throw off the Reno Blues.

Go Dawgs!