FORT COLLINS — As Saturday became Sunday, the game was not out of reach for either side.
Nevada had failed to regain the lead with a missed field goal. Colorado State squandered a red-zone chance, first failing to corral a touchdown pass, then missing a field goal of its own.
Now the Wolf Pack had the ball and had reached the CSU 33-yard line, needing all of two plays to do so and regrouping with a fresh set of downs. Even on fourth-and-11, the game was nowhere near out of reach for a Nevada passing game that had produced 508 yards.