Editor's note: With the 2020 Nevada football season postponed until the spring semester, NevadaWolfPack.com is taking a look at the Wolf Pack program on a position-by-position basis this fall. This week's focus: offensive line.

Over the course of Wolf Pack football history, there is one position group in particular that fans distinguish from others simply by hearing the name: The Union. The Union, the nickname given to Nevada's offensive line, is more than just a name though, it's an identity. Driven by hard work, grit, and determination, The Union has been a staple to the Wolf Pack for decades.

In 2019 the offensive line was mixed with a lot of young talent but also included the veteran presence of senior Jake Nelson, a preseason All-Mountain West selection. When Nelson suffered a season-ending injury in week five of the 2019 campaign, The Union relied on then-juniors Nate Brown and Miles Beach to anchor an otherwise young offensive line. During the course of the season, the offensive line once again created space for then-sophomore running back Toa Taua, who garnered an All-Mountain West honorable mention at season's end, and allowed then-redshirt freshman quarterback Carson Strong to throw for more than 2,300 yards in his first full season.

The Union will once again undergo changes in 2020 with a new leader at the helm in first-year offensive line coach Bill Best. Best spent the last two seasons coaching the tight ends at Rice, but previously had a successful four-year stint with the offensive line at Stephen F. Austin. While at SFA, the Lumberjacks averaged 435 yards per game in 2016 and 2017, including a rushing offense that put up more than 200 yards a game in 2017.

As the team gears up for the potential of a spring 2021 season, The Union brings a lot of starting experience to the new campaign. Both Brown and Beach return for their senior seasons, along with junior Aaron Frost, all of whom started in all 13 games in 2019. Also returning this season are seniors Nathan Edwards and Tyler Orsini, who split starting duties at center last year, and junior Gray Davis, who took over for Nelson and started the second half of the year. Among those who are making a splash in fall practices and could find their way into the starting lineup are sophomore Trey Hamilton and newcomers Andrew Cannon and Jacob Gardner.