Nevada (2-3, 0-0 MW) at San José State (3-1, 1-0 MW)
Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024 - 4:30 p.m.
San Jose, Calif. - CEFCU Stadium

TV: truTV/Max app (PxP: Ari Wolfe; Analyst: Darius Walker; Sideline: Bridget Howard)
Radio: KOZZ 105.7 FM (PxP: John Ramey; Analyst: Mike Edwards)

RENO, Nev. - Nevada opens its 2024 Mountain West slate this Saturday, Oct. 5, at San José State. Saturday's contest against the Spartans is set for a 4:30 p.m. kick and will be broadcast on truTV and the Max app, with Ari Wolfe (play-by-play), Darius Walker (analyst), and Bridget Howard (sideline) on the call.

The Wolf Pack Radio Network will call the game on KOZZ 105.7 FM in Northern Nevada, 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 3:30 p.m.

SERIES HISTORY
Nevada leads the all-time series against San José State, 23-11-2, and is 9-8 in meetings in San Jose.

The teams have met 10 times since San José State joined the Mountain West in 2013, with Nevada holding a 7-3 edge in those matchups. However, the Spartans have won two of the last three, including a 35-28 come-from-behind victory in the most recent meeting, Oct. 29, 2022, in San Jose.

ABOUT SAN JOSÉ STATE
San José State is 3-1 under new head coach Ken Niumatalolo, including an early conference win over Air Force.

Wide receiver Nick Nash is off to a blazing start, already with 50 catches for 637 yards and eight touchdowns through four games, while quarterback Emmett Brown has completed 62 percent of his passes for 1,290 yards and 13 touchdowns. The Spartans average 329.0 passing yards per game, while rushing for just 72.8 yards a game.

ON TO MOUNTAIN WEST SEASON
Nevada is 6-6 in Mountain West openers heading into its 2024 lidlifter at San José State.

Even so, the Pack will play one final non-conference game Oct. 12, against Oregon State, before turning full-time to its Mountain West slate with Oct. 18's home date with Fresno State.

B-LEW AMONG THE MOUNTAIN WEST'S TOP QBs
Wolf Pack quarterback Brendon Lewis is five games into a solid 2024 campaign, ranking among the top of the Mountain West signal-callers in numerous statistical categories.

Heading into Saturday's game, Lewis leads the Mountain West in completion percentage (68.0 percent), and ranks third in both touchdown passes (seven) and passing efficiency (138.4). And, as a dual-threat QB, Lewis is currently sixth in the conference with 272 rushing yards.

A POWER RUSH GAME
Nevada had one of its best rushing games in nearly a decade in its 49-16 win over Eastern Washington, going for a season-high 320 yards and five touchdowns. It was the Pack's first 300-yard rushing game since running for 318 at UNLV on Nov. 26, 2016.

And, true to its nickname, the Wolf Pack has had multiple players do damage on the ground. Savion Red, the junior transfer from Texas, leads the way with 394 yards and ranks second in the Mountain West (behind only Ashton Jeanty) at 7.3 yards per carry. Patrick Garwo III, a sixth-year transfer from Boston College, has powered his way to a team-best five rushing scores (third-best in the MW and 23rd in the country), and quarterback Brendon Lewis is sixth in the conference with 272 rushing yards.