The Nevada football team placed three players on the Mountain West Preseason All-Conference team, and the Wolf Pack was picked fourth in the West Division in the preseason media poll.
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Phil Steele Magazine has announced its All-Mountain West team and the Nevada Wolf Pack football squad is well represented on the list.
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With two first-team selections for the first time since 2013, the Nevada football team landed eight players on the All-Mountain West football teams.
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Baber set a school record with a 100-yard interception return, eclipsing a 96-yard return for a score by Scott Nader from 1972. He also scored on a 39-yard interception return.
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Dameon Baber claimed a spot in the NCAA record book with three touchdowns off returns and Nevada pounded San Jose State 59-14 on Saturday.
Baber returned a blocked punt six yards for the go-ahead score near the end of the first quarter, as Nevada (2-8, 2-4 Mountain West) took a 14-7 lead, then intercepted a pass in the end zone and returned it 100 yards for a score. He added another pick six, from 39 yards, in the third quarter, by which time the Wolf Pack led 52-7.
Dameon Baber claimed a spot in the NCAA record book with three touchdowns off returns and Nevada pounded San Jose State 59-14 on Saturday.
Baber returned a blocked punt six yards for the go-ahead score near the end of the first quarter, as Nevada (2-8, 2-4 Mountain West) took a 14-7 lead, then intercepted a pass in the end zone and returned it 100 yards for a score. He added another pick six, from 39 yards, in the third quarter, by which time the Wolf Pack led 52-7.
Mountain West Football Media Days kicked off with the Nevada football team picked second in the West Division by a panel of selected media members, the conference announced in Las Vegas.
James Butler was named MW Offensive Player of the Week, freshman DB Dameon Baber was named MW Defensive Player of the Week and junior PK Brent Zuzo was named MW Special Teams Player of the Week.
The Pack ends a three-game losing streak with the Bulldogs.
After intercepting two passes and posting 10 tackles in his first collegiate game, true freshman defensive back Dameon Baber has been named Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week.