It was a tale of two games Saturday night in Berkeley.
Cal basically played keep-away with the ball in the first quarter, scoring twice for a 14-0 lead and looking as if it would dominate visiting Nevada. The Wolf Pack, though, stormed back in a big way, scoring the game’s next 22 points and holding on for a 22-17 win in the season-opener for both teams.
The takeaways from Nevada’s big win at Memorial Stadium, its third straight over the Bears:
Strong with the save
With Nevada’s run game struggling to find much traction for most of the night, it was up to quarterback Carson Strong and the Pack receiving group to find a way to move the chains.