2021/05/01 13:10 FILE - National Team offensive lineman Dillon Radunz of North Dakota State is shown during the second half of the NCAA college football Senior Bowl in. FILE - National Team offensive lineman Dillon Radunz of North Dakota State is shown during the second half of the NCAA college football Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala, in this Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021, file photo. There’s a common thread linking most of the Football Championship Subdivision players who expect to hear their name called in this month’s NFL draft. They didn’t participate in their schools’ pandemic-delayed spring season. (AP Photo/Rusty Costanza, File)
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Three storylines ahead of Nevada’s Silver & Blue Game
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We are 24 hours away from the Nevada Wolf Pack’s 15th-and-final practice of the spring football season, which is wrapped up with the Silver and Blue game Saturday. It will be televised on Nevada Sports Net.
Here are three storylines I am looking out for ahead of the contest:
1. Which signal caller steps up behind Strong?
Starting quarterback and reigning Mountain West Player of the Year Carson Strong will not be play in Saturday’s scrimmage because he is still recovering from offseason knee surgery.
SDSU vs Southern Illinois in FCS Quarterfinals
Follow up the NFL Draft with the Pride of the Dakotas as #1 South Dakota State University (6-1) will host #8 Southern Illinois (6-3) in the second round of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. The game will be under the lights as the kickoff is set for 8:00 PM. If you don t have tickets for the game watch on ESPN2.
The Jacks are riding a 5-game win streak, last winning round one of the FCS Playoffs against Holy Cross. Meanwhile, the Salukis eliminated #3 Weber State to punch their ticket with a date against SDSU.
While SDSU and SI have a history, it s the Jackrabbits getting the nod for a win on their home field this Sunday holding an 8-3 series advantage.