Game 10
Nevada (2-7, 2-3 MW) at Utah State (4-5, 2-3 MW)
Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023 - 12 p.m. PT
Logan, Utah - Merlin Olsen Field at Maverik Stadium

TV/Stream: Nevada Sports Net/Mountain West Network (PxP: Dave Fox; Analyst: Alema Harrington; Reporter: Frank Dolce)
Radio: 105.7 KOZZ / The Varsity Network App (PxP: John Ramey; Analyst: Mike Edwards)

RENO, Nev. - Nevada (2-7, 2-3 MW) plays the first of two road games in as many weeks Saturday as it visits Utah State. Saturday's contest against the Aggies is set for a 12 p.m. PT kick and will be streamed on the Mountain West Network (www.themw.com/watch), and locally in Northern Nevada on NSN, with Dave Fox (play-by-play), Alema Harrington (analyst), and Frank Dolce (reporter) on the call.

The Wolf Pack Radio Network will call the game on KOZZ 105.7 FM in Northern Nevada, and online at www.thevarsitynetwork.com and on the Varsity Network app. John Ramey (play-by-play) and Mike Edwards (analyst) will be in the booth, with the 60-minute pregame show to begin at 11 a.m. PT.

SERIES HISTORY
Nevada leads the all-time series against Utah State, 19-7. The Wolf Pack is 9-5 against the Aggies in Logan, and Saturday's meeting will be the Pack's first trip to Logan since 2019. Nevada and Utah State have only played each other four times as members of the Mountain West--the bulk of the matchups came when the teams were in the Big Sky and WAC.

ABOUT UTAH STATE
Utah State (4-5, 2-3 MW) came off of a bye week to defeat San Diego State, 32-24, in double overtime to stop a small skid of two games. The Aggie offense averages 34.9 points per game, while on defense Ike Larsen has picked off four passes and was named Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week Monday.


LAST TIME OUT
Nevada had its modest two-game winning streak snapped Saturday, as the Wolf Pack dropped a 27-14 home decision to Hawai'i.

Running back Sean Dollars returned to action and promptly scored a pair of rushing touchdowns, highlighting his 55-yard day. Wide receiver Dalevon Campbell also made big plays, hauling in four passes for 88 yards.

Defensively, the Pack got a pair of sacks, with defensive lineman James Hansen racking up two tackles-for-loss. Nevada's secondary helped hold Hawai'i's passing offense to just 203 yards, with Caine Savage and KK Meier each breaking up a pair of passes.

BACK ON THE ROAD
The Wolf Pack hits the road for the first time in three weeks, and for just the second time in six weeks, with the upcoming trip to Utah State.

After its Sept. 30 Mountain West opener at Fresno State, the Pack has had a bye (Oct. 6) and three home dates (Oct. 14, Oct. 28, Nov. 4) with just one trip, that coming Oct. 21 to San Diego State. Nevada will wrap up its road slate with two trips in a row, traveling to Colorado State (Nov. 18) following this weekend's trip to Utah State.

SOME RARITY IN THE TRIP TO LOGAN
Nevada's upcoming trip to Utah State marks not only a rare visit, of late, but also a rare matchup with the Aggies. As members of the Big Sky, then the WAC, the two programs faced off annually from 1992-99, and again from 2005-11. Since Utah State joined the Mountain West in 2013, a move which reunited the two schools (Nevada joined in 2012), the teams have played just four times heading into Saturday's meeting. The trip is also just Nevada's third to Logan (2015, 2019, 2023) since joining the Mountain West.

WOLF PACK DEFENSE OFF TO GOOD STARTS
Nevada's defense has rebounded well to start games over the past month. After giving up opening-drive touchdowns in five of the first six games, the Wolf Pack defense has held each of its last three opponents (San Diego State, New Mexico, Hawai'i) scoreless not just on the opening drive, but in the opening quarter.