HERE THE EMBATTLED WOLFPACK SWIRLED.

San Jose State's women's volleyball team have a crosser on the front line, and their opponents, apart from Colorado State, who played them and won, have been taking forfeits.

The administration at Nevada originally intended to have their ladies host San Jose State, and the players said no.

A saga of process worship worthy of Northcote Parkinson followed.

"On Oct. 13, 2024, the majority of members of the University of Nevada, Reno women’s volleyball team sent a statement to the University advising the institution that they were forfeiting its scheduled match with San Jose State University on Oct. 26, 2024," a University of Nevada spokesperson wrote to OutKick in an email on Oct. 14.

"The players’ decision and statement were made independently, and without consultation with the University or the athletic department. The players’ decision also does not represent the position of the University.

"The University intends to move forward with the match as scheduled, and the players may choose not to participate in the match on the day of the contest. No players will be subject to any team disciplinary action for their decision not to participate in the match."

Earlier this week, Nevada and San Jose State announced in a joint statement that the match would be moved from Reno (Nevada's campus) to San Jose State's campus.

That, seemingly, paved the way for Nevada to forfeit the match and for San Jose State to be granted a victory without having to travel to Reno.

That is what came to pass.

According to OutKick sources, Nevada provided two buses for players. One bus was destined for San Jose State, for players who wanted to play against the Spartans and Blaire Fleming.

The other bus was destined for Reno, to take the women home. The players elected to go back to Reno.

Because of that, the school officially announced on Friday that they would not play the match against San Jose State.

"Due to not having enough players to compete, the University of Nevada women's volleyball team will not play its scheduled Mountain West Conference match at San José State on Saturday, Oct. 26," the school said in a statement.

San Jose will next host Air Force on Hallowe'en.  If, as is often the case with college sports, there's trick or treating for the youngsters, including collegians, there might be an unwanted trick played.