San Jose State battles back, tops Nevada 35-28

Photo by Larry Placido/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesThe San Jose State Spartans picked up a very emotional win over the Nevada Wolf Pack Saturday, battling back from two scores down to earn the 35-28 victory. The Wolf Pack saw old faces in Elijah Cooks and Justin Lockhart. Nevada — who have now lost seven straight, moving to 2-7 — had one of their best performances in Mountain West play this season, posting more than 20 points for the first time (since Sept. 10), but couldn’t close out the multi-score second-half lead.

Here are a few takeaways I had from the game!

1. Pack Defense played its heart out, but it just wasn’t enough

For much of the season, the Nevada defense has been inconsistent.

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