Dan Hinxman

RGJ

The Nevada football team (6-4, 3-3 Mountain West) lost to Air Force (8-2, 4-2) 45-38 in overtime at Falcon Stadium at Air Force Academy, Colo., on Saturday. The Wolf Pack hosts Fresno State on senior day Saturday at Mackay Stadium (4-6, 3-3).

3-3 and in control

Even with a loss that put its conference record at 3-3, Nevada is still in the driver's seat to win the West Division. Every West team has two games left and five of them are separated by one game. The only team mathematically out of a possible tiebreaker is UNLV. Here's what it looks like, with each team's record vs. the West so far: Nevada 3-3 (3-0); San Diego State 3-3 (2-2); Fresno State 3-3 (2-1); Hawaii 2-4 (1-2); San Jose State 2-4 (1-3). The Wolf Pack could still potentially lose one of its last two and win the West, the Mountain West's NFC South.

In the training room

Sophomore wide receiver Hasaan Henderson, who needed to be carted off the field in the fourth quarter Saturday at Air Force, remained at a hospital in the Colorado Springs area Sunday with concussion-like symptoms and was expected to come home Monday or Tuesday. On Sunday morning he tweeted, "Long night but im good. Thanks for everyones prayers for a speedy return. And thank the Air Force head coach (Troy Calhoun) for coming to check on me." Coach Brian Polian did not want to comment on his medical status, but said he would not play against Fresno State. There were 11 other players who did not take part in the team run at Sunday's practice, including LB Matt Lyons, who did not play Saturday. The others were DE Brock Hekking, DL Lenny Jones, RB James Butler, TE Jarred Gipson, TE Matt Moen, WR Jerico Richardson, S Teré Calloway, WR Richy Turner, OL Adam Khouri and OL Austin Corbett. CB Charles Garrett ran at about 50-60 percent. Polian said he could not speculate as to the availability of any of the players, but several of them finished the Air Force game.

Inside the stat book

Air Force scored touchdowns on five of its six red-zone opportunities (and a field goal on the other). Coach Brian Polian was not happy with some of the breakdowns that occurred on defense, mostly in the pass game but also on containment against the dive off tackle, which produced several mid-range runs for the Falcons. Had the Wolf Pack been able to force one more field goal attempt ... well, the game went into overtime, so you get the drift. The ability to force a field goal has been huge for the Wolf Pack this season. In its four losses, all by seven points or less, opponents have scored touchdowns on 13-of-16 red zone opportunities. In the six victories, that number is 8-of-18 (which includes BYU's 5-of-5).

The early look ahead

Nevada opened as a 6½-point favorite, according to VegasInsider.com, and the first consensus line came in at minus-7.