Seau ‘quite impactful’

RENO, Nev. >> University of Nevada defensive end Ian Seau was sitting down in the interview room, just beginning his postgame news conference when teammate Lenny Jones came bursting in.

"One of the greatest defensive ends, right here," Jones said with his arm around Seau. "Ian Seau."

Seau tried to redirect the compliment, saying that he and Jones are the best duo. But on Saturday, Seau was dominant, recording four sacks, including a sack/forced fumble/recovery in the fourth quarter that ended any thoughts of a Hawaii comeback in a 30-20 loss to the Wolf Pack at Mackay Stadium.

Nevada coach Brian Polian was asked how he would describe Seau’s impact on the game.

"I would call it ‘quite impactful,’ " Polian said. "He was great. Obviously, a lot of production, but a lot of pressures, too. He was in their backfield tonight.

"I don’t think there will be a lot of thought process for us for who we’ll want to nominate for Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week. He was great."

Seau said that Hawaii’s drop-back style attack, along with good coverage by the Wolf Pack defensive backs, gave him time to operate.

"Getting pressure has a lot to do with coverages and getting help from the rest of the D-line," he said. "Typically, we’ll play teams that get the ball out quick. Hike, one second, maybe two and the ball’s out. When I’m getting back there or Lenny’s getting back or anyone’s getting back there, I’ve noticed the quarterback kind of freaking out because our DBs took away the first read."

Seau is the nephew of former NFL star Junior Seau. The 6-foot-3, 250-pound senior now has seven sacks for the season and 15