“Their safeties were where I wanted to throw the ball and coach was telling me you’ve got to have a quick reaction and get through progressions quickly and if it’s not there, you can take off,” said Spartan QB Nick Nash on his winning 15-yard TD rush. “I literally thought of my coach’s voice at that moment, so I’m thinking ‘I have to take off right now.’ “
Nash’s decisive 15-yard TD gallop was right up the gut of the Rebel defense, as the Spartan’s slowly powered up to a 27-20 win over a deceivingly good winless UNLV team, who’s been losing one-score games.