Nevada dropped two of three at Missouri State and fell twice to No. 2 Oregon State (10:10). The guys return to Mountain West play this weekend with SDSU rolling into Peccole — two things to know and predictions (18:29). For slants, the Shoup brothers look at the Nate Cox vs Shane Illingworth QB battle (26:08), discuss traveling alone (32:44), and give out NCAA hoops title picks (42:38).  To stay current everything on The Reno Slant, follow the brothers on Twitter and Instagram, and online at TheRenoSlant.com.