BOISE (Idaho Statesman) — With 3:49 left in the third quarter, after a Boise State punt hit Nevada’s DJ Warnell and became a loose ball, there was the typical pileup on the recovery. Wolf Pack players pointed that they had it. The Broncos pointed the other direction. And the officials … just stood there.

They talked. And stood. And talked some more. They looked down at Boise State’s Mana Tuoiti, who was still on the ground with a Wolf Pack player, each laying claim to the recovery. After considerable time, referee Cal McNeill announced that the ruling on the field — even though there had not been any indication of one — was that the ball indeed hit a Nevada player and was recovered by the Broncos.

It was a fitting bit of silliness and intrigue Friday night at Mackay Stadium in Reno. Gett

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