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Nevada at Air Force: Three keys and a prediction

Nevada defensive end Korey Rush discusses defending against the Air Force triple-option. Duke Ritenhouse, dritenhouse@rgj.com

Everyone knows what’s going to happen. But it’s a testament to Air Force’s skill and execution that very few teams can really do anything about it.

The Falcons like to run the ball. Then run it some more. And, operating out of a base triple-option scheme, they do it quite well.

Nevada’s primary task in Saturday’s Mountain West opener at Falcon Stadium is to find ways to slow down one of the nation’s top running teams.