Nevada
Brock Purdy’s QB brother flips from San Jose State to Mountain West rival
The brother of Brock Purdy is still coming west, but not far enough to be in the same area code as the 49ers’ quarterback.
Chubba Purdy, an occasional starter at Nebraska who entered the transfer portal and initially committed to San Jose State, will instead continue his college career at Nevada. Purdy made the announcement on Twitter/X Monday.
The younger Purdy made a similar announcement on Jan. 14 about coming to San Jose State, but that was before Spartans’ head coach Brent Brennan left to become the coach at Arizona.
Following the 49ers’ 24-21 win over Green Bay in a divisional playoff game Saturday night, Brock Purdy hinted a change was in the air regarding the initial commitment to San Jose State.
“Obviously there was a lot of the whole coaching turnover thing that just happened with the head coach going to Arizona,” Purdy said. “I don’t know. He’s feeling it out still. He’s got some decisions to make. I’m really excited for him and happy for him either way. But yeah, if he can be in the Bay, that’d be pretty sweet to have my brother here.”
Blessed to be committing to The University of Nevada! pic.twitter.com/uH5IL7V3iO
— Chubba Purdy (@chubbapurdy) January 22, 2024
Chubba Purdy’s initial post announcing he was coming to San Jose State has been deleted.
Purdy spent two seasons at Nebraska after initially playing at Florida State. He has two years of eligibility remaining after completing 53 of 105 passes for 529 yards in 12 games in 2022-23 for the Cornhuskers.
After succeeding his brother as the quarterback at Perry High in Gilbert, Arizona, Chubba Purdy was highly recruited and initially committed to Louisville before switching to Florida State.
At Nevada, Chubba Purdy joins a Mountain West Conference team that was 2-10 under second-year coach Ken Wilson and 2-6 in conference play.
San Jose State has hired Ken Niumatalolo as its head coach. Niumatalolo was previously the head coach at Navy, where he was 108-83 in 15 seasons. Although he ran a triple option running attack at Navy, Niumatalolo reportedly is hiring an offensive coordinator who will install a passing-running offense with more balance.
Police body camera from alleged Nevada road rage incident that left child dead
Newly released body camera video shows the moments after a deadly shooting in Nevada that killed an 11-year-old boy in the back of a car during an alleged road rage incident.
November 21, 2025
Tesla just got one step closer to deploying its robotaxis commercially in Nevada.
Tesla completed the self-certification process for the robotaxi in Nevada, a DMV representative told Business Insider.
This step means the company can deploy an autonomous car on Nevada roads, but it still needs approval from the Nevada Transportation Authority to operate commercially. The NTA has not responded to requests for comment from Business Insider.
Clearing self-certification in Nevada comes as CEO Elon Musk aims to expand ride-hailing in up to 10 metropolitan areas by the end of the year, with a fleet of more than 1,000 vehicles.
“We expect to be operating in Nevada and Florida and Arizona by the end of the year,” Musk said on an October earnings call.
Tesla’s robotaxis are operating commercially in San Francisco and Austin. The company is hiring in cities such as Las Vegas, Dallas, Houston, Tampa, and Orlando, as it ramps up the robotaxi deployment process.
On Monday, Tesla received approval from the Arizona Department of Transportation to operate ride-hailing services in the state. It also submitted a “self-certification” to test its robotaxis in the state with safety drivers, a spokesperson for the department told Business Insider.
Meanwhile, in California, a robotaxi war is breaking out. Uber, Tesla, and Waymo are fighting to shape robotaxi regulations in the state.
Waymo, which operates self-driving taxis in San Francisco and Los Angeles, said in November that companies offering autonomous ride-hailing services should submit quarterly reports about the rides. Tesla opposed this suggestion.
This week, Amazon launched its Zoox robotaxi service in San Francisco, offering select members of the public free rides.
Tesla’s stock price dropped about 2% on Thursday. It’s up more than 15% in the past year.
Florida vs. Tennessee prediction: Who wins, and why?
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s 14th Georgia district remains solidly GOP
US, China held maritime security talks in Hawaii, Chinese navy says
Boise’s North End pushes for safer streets after death of 8-year-old
Coastal Carolina wins 84-64 over Western Illinois
Florida High School Football Rankings: Top 25 teams – Oct. 21
Cleary's 21 help Le Moyne down Central Connecticut State 69-64 in OT
How old is Bo Nix? What to know about Oregon quarterback ahead of 2024 NFL Draft
99th annual Pony Swim held in Virginia
Video: ‘It Didn’t Have to Happen This Way:’ U.Va. Faculty Call for Review of Police Response to Protests
Sen. John Fetterman accuses Trump of ‘dangerous rhetoric’
Nathan Gill’s sentencing raises fresh questions over European lawmakers’ Kremlin ties
Rare earths: Federal backing and tech advances aim to help the U.S. catch up to China
Missouri attorney general takes new legal aim at mail-order abortion pills over safety concerns
US judge orders end to Trump’s deployment of troops in Washington, DC
-
Business1 week agoDeveloper plans to add a hotel and hundreds of residences to L.A. Live
-
Business5 days agoFire survivors can use this new portal to rebuild faster and save money
-
Southwest1 week agoFury erupts after accused teen sex predator dodges prison; families swarm courthouse demanding judge’s head
-
World1 week agoVideo: Russia’s First A.I. Humanoid Robot Crashes Into the Tech Scene
-
Politics1 week agoMajor Pentagon contractor executive caught in child sex sting operation
-
World4 days agoFrance and Germany support simplification push for digital rules
-
Technology1 week agoAI-powered scams target kids while parents stay silent
-
World7 days ago2% of Russian global oil supply affected following Ukrainian attack