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Fremont Cannon 101: History behind college football's coolest trophy

Chris Murray, Jim Krajewski and Duke Ritenhouse discuss sports, but more importantly, their favorite Thanksgiving side dishes and pies.

Wolf Pack football coach Jay Norvell has played or coached for a bronze pig (Iowa vs. Minnesota's Floyd of Rosedale), a 6-foot long axe (Wisconsin vs. Minnesota's Paul Bunyan's Axe), a 295-pound brass bell (USC vs. UCLA's Victory Bell) and a metal cowboy hat (Oklahoma vs. Texas' Golden Hat), but Saturday will mark the first time he coaches for a cannon.

The Nevada and UNLV football teams play annually for one of the coolest trophies in college sports, the Fremont Cannon.