quarterback nate sudfeld -- younger brother of former wolf pack tight end zach sudfeld -- hits geronimo allison, from illinois for the touchdown... allison's 2nd of the west goes on to win 29-9 create gusty winds and heavy snow in the sierra. a mix of rain and snow is expected for the lower valleys. early next week, drier weather returns with near average temperatures. therereis chance wet short term... current radar imagery shows the cold front located near the sierra crest. it will continue to move east, passing across the tahoe basin and sierra foothills over the next couple of hours and across western nv during the rest of the morning. the snow level is currently above 6,000 feet in the tahoe basin but will continue to lower and rain should change to snow at lake level before sunrise. a winter weather advisory remains in effect through 4 pm today for travel impacts above 5000 feet in northeast

wide receiver geronimo allison in high school. >> reporter: wide receiver allison is no different than stars. >> i love the game. i always wanted to play it. i knew i wanted to pursue a career in football. it's nothing i'm not used to. continue to impress. that's the big thing, going out here hard each and every rep. >> reporter: but his career almost never began. he was a stand-out athlete who did not play football until his senior year. >> he struggled from an academic perspective. he didn't struggle from an athletic perspective. >> reporter: the coach took an interest in allison that year, along with wife anne changed his course forever. >> once he focused and put the same amount of emphasis on the academics as he did the athletics, you know, he was okay. >> you can't play this game without academics. really focus and buckle down on. >> reporter: the reward was the tough road. his collegiate career began at iowa western, a junior college. illinois. for all the touchdown catches, accomplishment? years. in saturday's east-west shrine game, allison hauled in two touchdown grabs, and th