Chris Murray

Nevada football versus San Diego State: Three keys to victory and a prediction The last time Nevada and SDSU played, the Wolf Pack snapped a school-record 16-game losing skid with a 6-0 win. With Nevada losing 12 straight games against MW

My three keys to victory (🗝️🗝️🗝️) and a prediction (🔮) for the Nevada Wolf Pack (🐺) versus the San Diego State Aztecs (🔴⚫️) on Saturday night at Mackay Stadium (🏟️).

Now a prep coach, Brianne McGowan looks to make new memories after historic playing career Brianne McGowan-Dufree was at the Wooster Hall of Famer ceremony earlier this year being inducted as one of the Colts' all-time greats when she ran into Damonte

The best softball player in Northern Nevada history, Brianne McGowan-Durfee now looks to make new memories as a high school coach. McGowan-Durfee explains why she's returning to the dugout to coach at Damonte Ranch.

Pershing County's powerhouse football program aims for another state championship Pershing County has been a high school football powerhouse with 11 state championships in its history with 14 state tournament appearances in the last 16 season

Our high school prep of the week honoree is the Pershing County football team, which has reached 14 state tournaments in the last 16 seasons with seven Class 2A titles during that period. The Mustangs are once again title favorites.

Morning Download: UNLV's Dan Mullen leads MW in salary; Pack's Jeff Choate second-to-last On weekday mornings, Nevada Sports Net will recap three big headlines of the day in its Morning Download. Read below for today's topics.

Today's Morning Download with the top headlines entering the day:

1⃣UNLV's Dan Mullen leads MW in coaching salary
2⃣Gabby Williams makes WNBA All-Defensive first team
3⃣Nevada football game to feature halftime drone show

Position preview for Nevada football vs. San Diego State: Who has the edge where? Nevada Sports Net columnist Chris Murray breaks down Nevada's football game against San Diego State on Saturday at Mackay Stadium with a position-by-position an

Nevada hosts San Diego State this weekend as a 7-point underdog. Here is my position preview of the Wolf Pack-Aztecs matchup.

Prep football power rankings: Douglas pushes Manogue while Truckee wins a big 3A tilt The Nevada high school football season is underway, and we'll post our weekly Northern Nevada all-class prep football power rankings each Thursday. Here are thi

Our weekly high school football power rankings with most teams in the region off this week due to fall break.

The most important transfer for every Mountain West men's basketball team this season This afternoon, I submitted my Mountain West men's basketball preseason ballot, which I will reveal a little closer to the conference's media day, which will be

Mountain West men's basketball has only 45 returning letterwinners from last season with 124 newcomers. Here is the most important transfer for every MW school this season.

These nine Nevada men's basketball games were selected for national television At least nine Nevada men's basketball games will air on national television this season, the Mountain West announced Wednesday. The conference revealed its con

These nine Nevada men's basketball games were selected for national television from the Wolf Pack's Mountain West schedule.

Why university president Brian Sandoval has invested so much into Wolf Pack athletics When Brian Sandoval was hired as the University of Nevada, Reno's president in September 2020, he inherited a difficult job. The world was still in the throes

Since being hired as the university's president in 2020, Brian Sandoval has invested more into Nevada Wolf Pack athletics than his predecessors. Despite mixed on-field results, Sandoval explains why he thinks it's a worthwhile investment.

Morning Download: College football moves to one winter transfer-portal window On weekday mornings, Nevada Sports Net will recap three big headlines of the day in its Morning Download. Read below for today's topics.

Today's Morning Download with the top headlines entering the day:

1⃣College football moves to one transfer-portal window
2⃣Reno Aces win 'Golden Bobblehead Award'
3⃣Nevada men's golf 13th out of 14 at Marquette Intercollegiate

Murray's Mailbag, TV edition: What will 'GSR Arena' eventually be named? In this week's TV edition of Murray's Mailbag, presented by Laub and Laub, we are answering the following questions:@NVBORN1: How concerned should Nevada fans b

Murray's Mailbag, TV edition (📭📺)

🤷Why so long to start Carter Jones?
🏈Could Chubba Purdy change positions?
🦾A QB away from being decent?
🏟️Future name of "GSR Arena"

Murray: My preseason AP Top 25 college basketball poll and five trends to track this year For the 14th straight season, I will vote in the AP Top 25 men's basketball poll, which is a major responsibility I take seriously. I just wish the deadline to

My preseason AP Top 25 college basketball ballot and five story lines to watch this season. The full AP Top 25 preseason poll will be released Monday.

What Nevada is saying about true freshman QB Carter Jones before his first college start For a team that is 1-4, Nevada football's locker room immediately after its 20-17 loss to Fresno State last Saturday was more upbeat than you'd expect. Not bec

The prospect of true freshman QB Carter Jones making his first college start Saturday for Nevada has the Wolf Pack players excited. Here is what they're saying about Jones' skillset, with details on how Nevada discovered the Lancaster, Texas native.

Mountain West football power rankings: SDSU rises, Boise State drops, CSU falls to bottom Each week, Nevada Sports Net's Chris Murray will rank the Mountain West football teams. Here are this week's rankings, with each team’s overall record, its rank

My weekly Mountain West football (🏈🏔️) power rankings

1⃣UNLV
📈San Diego State
📈San Jose State
📈Hawaii
📉Boise State
📉New Mexico
📉Wyoming
💀Colorado State

Five questions with Nevada women's soccer coach Vanessa Valentine In her third season as Nevada's head coach, Valentine has spent time at several colleges, including assistant roles at Cal, Oregon State, Seattle Pacific, Hope

Five questions with Nevada women's soccer coach Vanessa Valentine

🇺🇸Favorite sports memory
🦈Spirit animal
✨Celebrity she'd like to watch a Nevada game
🐔Favorite meal
⚽️Hidden talent

Morning Download: Cosmic Baseball bringing glow-in-the-dark baseball to Reno in 2026 On weekday mornings, Nevada Sports Net will recap three big headlines of the day in its Morning Download. Read below for today's topics.

Today's Morning Download with the top headlines entering the day:

1⃣Cosmic Baseball bringing glow-in-the-dark baseball to Reno in 2026
2⃣Nevada football game at New Mexico gets kickoff time
3⃣Dogs and strikes at National Bowling Stadium

The Monday Mailbag (📭)

* Carter Jones, starting QB?
* Brew Crew
* GSR Arena naming rights
* 100-yard rushers
* September 1986
* Minnesota State University Screaming Eagles
* "Delirious infatuation"
* Halloween movies

'The future is now.' Nevada football poised to turn team over to freshman QB Carter Jones Nevada football coach Jeff Choate wasn't ready Monday to officially name true freshman Carter Jones the Wolf Pack's starting quarterback Saturday against San Di

"We've known for a while he was the future, and the future is now."

Nevada football is poised to turn its offense over to true freshman QB Carter Jones, although coach Jeff Choate declined to name him the starter for Saturday's game against SDSU.

Locals in the NFL, Week 5: Tory Horton scores another touchdown; Kyle Van Noy records sack Thirteen players with local ties are on NFL rosters this season, including seven on active rosters. Here is a look at how each player fared this week. Players a

Locals in the NFL, Week 5 recap

🏈Tory Horton scores another touchdown
🏈Kyle Van Noy returns from hamstring injury with sack
🏈Kitan Crawford sees more playing time
🏈Daiyan Henley top 20 in NFL in tackles
🏈Nephi Sewell reverts to practice squad

Four takeaways from Nevada's loss at Fresno State.

1⃣Nevada loses games but finds its QB
2⃣Wolf Pack wastes great effort by DEs
3⃣Final-drive issues prevail for Nevada's defense
4⃣Wolf Pack feels like it proved something
🔴⚫️Early San Diego State preview

Morning Download: Amahée Charrier wins MW Fall Qualifier in push for NCAA Tournament spot On weekday mornings, Nevada Sports Net will recap three big headlines of the day in its Morning Download. Read below for today's topics.

Today's Morning Download with the top headlines entering the day:

1⃣Amahée Charrier wins MW Fall Qualifier in push for NCAA Tournament
2⃣Wolf Pack soccer, volleyball fall in Mountain West matches
3⃣Robby Snelling finishes season as a top-50 prospect

Murray's AP Top 25: A new No. 1 rises to the top while an old No. 1 falls off the ballot Nevada Sports Net columnist Chris Murray is one of 63 voters in the college football AP Top 25 poll. Here is a look at his ballot this week.

My AP Top 25 ballot this week includes a new No. 1 while a former No. 1 falls off my ballot. Here's the Top 25 after a wild weekend that featured some major upsets.

RSCVA president weighs in on NIL deal with Wolf Pack, GSR Arena, hosting NCAA events In May 2024, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority agreed to pay every member of the WNBA's Las Vegas Aces a $100,000 sponsorship deal.That same month

The Reno-Sparks Convention & Visitors Authority is leaning in on sports as it tries to woo tourists to Northern Nevada, including a recent NIL deal with the Wolf Pack. RSCVA president Mike Larragueta explains why.

Grand Sierra Resort expects 'Splash Golf' facility to be completed before arena in 2027 While many Northern Nevadans are excited for the opening of Grand Sierra Resort's arena project in summer 2027, an attraction that has drawn an equal amount of

The Grand Sierra Resort expects its "Splash Golf" facility to be completed before the arena in 2027. Here are more details on that project and other elements of the $1 billion redevelopment.

See Nevada men's basketball's full list of commitments in its 2026 recruiting class The Nevada men's basletball team is building its 2026 recruiting class. We'll track all of the Wolf Pack's verbal commitments here until national signing day in

With yesterday's two verbal commitments, Nevada men's basketball is up to three pledges in its 2026 recruiting class. Here's our landing page that will track the Wolf Pack's commits.

Nevada football at Fresno State: Three keys to victory and a prediction Given the state of both offenses, this could be a “first to 20 points wins” kind of game. While Nevada is almost a two-touchdown underdog, there’s a decent path

My three keys to victory (🗝️🗝️🗝️) and a prediction (🔮) for the Nevada Wolf Pack (🐺) versus the Fresno State Bulldogs (🐶) tomorrow night at Valley Children's Stadium (🏟️).

Morning Download: Nevada basketball lands two recruits, including four-star SJ Madison On weekday mornings, Nevada Sports Net will recap three big headlines of the day in its Morning Download. Read below for today's topics.

Today's Morning Download with the top headlines entering the day:

1⃣Nevada basketball lands two recruits, including four-star SJ Madison
2⃣Wolf Pack soccer wins while Nevada volleyball loses
3⃣Nevada swim and dive kicks off 2025-26 season

Could TJ Friedl surpass Lyle Overbay as having the best MLB career among Nevada alums? A pair of Nevada baseball alums were on primetime television last night as the Los Angeles Dodgers battled the Cincinnati Reds in an MLB wild-card matchup.One m

Could TJ Friedl surpass Lyle Overbay as having the best MLB career among Nevada baseball alums? With Friedl's season ending last night, we assess that question.

Prep football power rankings: Spanish Springs flexes on Reed as Truckee's slide continues The Nevada high school football season is underway, and we'll post our weekly Northern Nevada all-class prep football power rankings each Thursday. Here are thi

Spanish Springs flexed on rival Reed, McQueen upset Reno in overtime and Truckee's slide continued in last week's high school football results. Here are this week's Northern Nevada prep power rankings.

Position preview for Nevada football vs. Fresno State: Who has the edge where? Nevada Sports Net columnist Chris Murray breaks down Nevada's football game at Fresno State on Saturday at Valley Children's Stadium with a position-by-position

Our position preview for the Nevada-Fresno State football game with the Bulldogs a 13.5-point favorite but several of these positions not separated by much.