The Nevada Football Moms, Wolf Pack Athletic Association and Nevada Football Alumni Association have partnered to launch the inaugural Hungry Like The Wolf virtual tailgate cook-off event to help raise awareness and funds for the Nevada football team's Eat to Win nutritional program. The event begins Thursday, Dec. 3 and runs through Dec. 12. Judging will be conducted following the event, with the winners announced on Sunday, Dec. 13.
 
Nevada (5-1) plays host to Fresno State on Saturday at Mackay Stadium and will then take on San Jose State on Friday, Dec. 11, to conclude the regular season.
 
Hungry Like The Wolf is a free contest open to all. To enter, simply post photos or videos of your favorite tailgate dish on Facebook or Twitter and use the hashtag #EatToWin and share the following link: https://crowdfund.unr.edu/footballnutrition. Your dish can be a single item or a complete meal, and can be part of your favorite tailgating traditions.
 
If you prefer to not post on social media, please email WolfPack@unr.edu with your video or photo(s) of your tailgate dish and we can post them for you with your permission.
The Nevada Football Alumni Association has generously offered a matching gift of $10,000 for any funds raised during Hungry Like The Wolf cook-off, through Dec. 12. For every dollar donated to the Eat To Win program, the group will match it, up to $10,000.
 
The goal of the Eat to Win nutrition program is to provide nutrition education and quality calories to help our student-athletes reach peak performance in training, competition, and in the classroom. To learn more about the program and to make a gift, please click HERE.
 
The Wolf Pack will award prizes to the top three entrants, in the eyes of the judges.
 
First place will be a VIP Gameday Experience for the winner and three friends to a home game in the 2021 season. The package includes VIP parking, Basin Street Club access, pregame field passes and more, including a gameday experience package with Nevada Football Alumni, an autographed football from head coach Jay Norvell and exclusive Wolf Pack gear.
 
Second place will also receive the football alumni gameday experience, along with a Norvell-autographed football, and Wolf Pack gear.

Third place will receive an autographed football and a Nevada football long-sleeve t-shirt.

Judging Criteria:
All entries must include a photo or video of no more than one minute. Each of the five categories is worth up to ten points for a total of 50 possible points. Judging will be based on:

• Originality of your tailgate dish name
• Description of recipe and quality of ingredients
• Presentation of your dish
• Wolf Pack spirit and overall creativity and presentation of your photo or video entry 
• Inclusion of both the #EatToWin hashtag and the link to the gift page  https://crowdfund.unr.edu/footballnutrition

The judges for the cook-off will be:

• Matt Airoldi, president of Nevada Football Alumni Association
• Mike Edwards, Wolf Pack football radio color commentator, Nevada Athletics Hall of Famer
• Kris Strong, Nevada Football Moms
• Kim Anastassatos, Assistant AD, Special Events and Head Cheer Coach

All entries are encouraged to be as creative as possible with their photo(s) and video to show your Wolf Pack story. 

For more information, call Drake Sacenti at (775) 682-6974 or dsacenti@unr.edu.