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Nevada 1. Take pressure off Kap: Quarterback Colin Kaepernick is the remaining 1,000-yard rusher in the Wolf Pack backfield, which means a lot of the pressure of the offense will fall on his shoulders.

Hindsight being what it is -- like sitting on the couch and watching a big-screen HD TV through binoculars -- maybe Thursday's Hawaii Bowl massacre shouldn't have been that surprising.

HONOLULU -- The commander of the U.S.S. Tucson, a nuclear-powered attack submarine that is moored at Pearl Harbor, read about how the Wolf Pack was dedicating the Hawaii Bowl to the U.S.S. Nevada and decided to call and invite the team.

With the Pistol muzzled, Nevada had no answer for SMU's firepower Thursday. While the Mustangs' Run and Shoot attack zipped along the Aloha Stadium turf, the Wolf Pack - owner of the nation's top rushing offense during the regular season - sputtered.

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Kyle Padron threw for a school-record 460 yards and SMU coach June Jones made a triumphant return to Aloha Stadium as the Mustangs blew out Nevada, 45-10, in the Hawaii Bowl.

Alonzo Durham joined his Nevada football teammates in celebration on this day four years ago at Aloha Stadium.

Radio: KTCK-AM , ESPN-FM Line: Nevada by 12 1 2 The Mustangs will win if... They take a deep breath, forget that this is their first bowl in 25 years, and maintain their focus in early minutes.

Tuesday 5:00 pm Las Vegas Bowl Oregon State -2.5 vs. BYU: Offensive attack and speed of Beavers will be too much for BYU to match up against.

In a tradition-breaking move, the Hawai'i football team has secured a commitment from a breakout defensive player.

Nevada running back Vai Taua has been ruled academically ineligible for the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl, the school announced today.

So far, Nevada is not off to the start it hoped for. The Wolf Pack gave up a 95-yard kickoff return for a touchdown on the first play of the game then ran three running plays to go three-and-out. It looks like Boise State's offensive gameplan is to take advantage of the Wolf Pack's poor secondary.

Colin Kaepernick ran for 115 yards and three touchdowns to lead Nevada to a 62-7 victory over San Jose State on Sunday night.

Nevada quarterback Colin Kapernick rushes for a touchdown during the Wolf Pack's win over Idaho Saturday.

Nevada defensive end Kevin Basped came out of Saturday's game against Idaho in the third quarter with what appeared to be a knee injury.

Colin Kaepernick erupted for six total touchdowns, four rushing and two passing, as he and the Nevada Wolf Pack exploded to a 70-45 win over the Idaho Vandals in Western Athletic Conference play at Mackay Stadium.

Nobody has to remind the Nevada Wolf Pack football team of the importance of Saturday's game at Mackay Stadium against the UNLV Rebels.

Posession of the Fremont Cannon is on the line as Nevada battles UNLV on Saturday at Mackay Stadium in Reno.

Posted by ESPN.com's Graham Watson Sixth-year senior running back Luke Lippincott will start for Nevada against UNLV this weekend.

For the second straight game, one of the bright spots in a Nevada loss was the team's kick return team.