The college football season is at its midpoint and various publications are handing out midseason awards.

Most notable for the Pack was Monday's release of the CBSSports.com Midseason All-America Team, that featured Nevada junior running back Stefphon Jefferson as a first-team All-America selection.

The Wolf Pack also had 16 selections on the Midseason All-Mountain West Team that was produced by Phil Steele's College Football publication.

Khalid Wooten was selected as the top punt returner and a first-team cornerback on the publication's Midseason All-Mountain West team. Nevada had 10 selections - nine players with Wooten on there twice - on the first team with 16 selections overall.

Five members of the Union were honored, including three on the first team in tackle Jeff Nady, guard Chris Barker and tight end Zach Sudfeld. Tackle Joel Bitonio was on the second team and center Matt Galas was named to the third team.

Wide receiver Brandon Wimberly and Stefphon Jefferson were also represented on the first-team offense. Sophomore Brock Hekking joined Wooten and safety Duke Williams on the first-team defense. And kicker Allen Hardison was also selected to the first team.

Joining Bitonio on the second team were quarterback Cody Fajardo and linebacker Albert Rosette.

On the third team along with Galas were defensive end Lenny Jones and linebacker Jeremiah Green.

The complete list is here.

With men's basketball starting practice today at 5 p.m. College Basketball released a preview of the 2012-13 Mountain West.   To read about the team's in the MW this season click on this link.

Nevada host Oregon Tech in a free exhibition contest on Nov. 6 at 7 p.m.

Men's behind the scene photos

Women's behind the scene photos

The University of Nevada basketball teams spent Thursday afternoon shooting photos for the 2012-13 posters and spots for this season's commercials.  The posters and commercials are scheduled to be finished by the end of the month so check NevadaWolfPack.com at the end of October to view the commercial and see the final poster.

Click the links above to see some of the behind the scene photos of Thursday's shoot.

Media Practice Photos

University of Nevada head coach David Carter and his staff put the local media through a typical Wolf Pack practice on Wednesday afternoon at Lawlor Events Center.  The practice is designed to give the media an idea of what the players go through each day.  Coach Carter continues the media practice tradition started by then Pack head coach Mark Fox.

The media began with a stretching session then moved on to various drills before closing out the day with a full court scrimmage.  One perk the media received following practice was pizza, something not typical of a Pack practice.

Nevada begins practice on Friday in preparation for the 2012-13 season.  The Pack hosts Oregon Tech in a free exhibition game on Nov. 6.  The first game of the season is Nov. 10 at UC Irvine.

The University of Nevada posted this great time lapse video from last week's Homecoming win over Wyoming at Mackay Stadium on its YouTube channel.

Wolf Pack fans have just three more chances to see the football team in action at Mackay Stadium this season, starting with next Saturday's game with San Diego State.

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Don't miss your chance to see the Wolf Pack in action at Mackay Stadium this season.

Photo Gallery

The 2012-13 Nevada basketball teams held media day on Tuesday at Lawlor Events Center in preparation for the upcoming season.  Both teams were interviewed and had photos taken by various media sources during the event.

The women have begun practice while the men get underway on Friday. 

The Pack women host San Francisco State in an exhibition contest on Nov. 4 at 2 p.m.while the men's exhibition game versus Oregon Tech is Nov. 6 at 7 p.m.  Both games are free admission.



 

The University of Nevada men's basketball game with Drake has been moved to Nov. 30 at 7 p.m.  Originally the game was scheduled to be played on Dec. 1, the same date the Wolf Pack football team hosts Boise State.  The basketball game is part of the Mountain West-Missouri Valley Conference Challenge.

Here's some information on this week's Battle for the Fremont Cannon football game, which will be played at noon on Saturday at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas.

The game is being produced and broadcast on the new Time Warner Cable SportsNet, which launched Oct. 1. To find out if your television provider has TWC SportsNet available, visit www.twcsportsnet.com.

Charter Communications in Northern Nevada will carry the exclusive broadcast of the game. It will be on Charter channel 3 in Reno, Fallon, Fernley, Silver Springs and Lake Tahoe. In the Carson City and Gardnerville areas, the game will be carries on Charter 15.

The University of Nevada soccer team had a special guest in the stands of Mackay Stadium Sunday afternoon. 2012 London Olympics Women's Soccer gold medalist Amy LePeilbet was in attendance to cheer on the Pack against New Mexico.

LePeilbet is close friends with Nevada assistant coach Kirk Nelson. Kirk coached Amy during his time on staff with the Arizona State soccer team. LePeilbet was in town visiting her parents who reside in Reno and came out to support the team as they hosted the Lobos. Amy also brought along her gold medal to share with the team.