Nevada (1-7, 0-4 MW) at Utah State (4-4, 2-2 MW)
Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025 - 4:30 p.m. PT
Logan, Utah - Maverik Stadium

TV: CBS Sports Network (PxP: Chris Lewis; Analyst: Randy Cross)
Radio: Wolf Pack Radio Network (PxP: John Ramey, Analyst: Mike Edwards)

RENO, Nev. - Nevada comes off of its final bye and begins the November stretch Saturday with a 4:30 p.m. PT kickoff at Utah State. The game will air on CBS Sports Network, with Chris Lewis (play-by-play) and Randy Cross (analyst).

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 on the call, with the 60-minute pregame show to begin at 3:30 p.m. PT.

SERIES HISTORY
Nevada leads the all-time series with Utah State, 19-8, and the teams have split the past four meetings. Saturday's meeting is just the sixth between the teams since Nevada joined the Mountain West in 2012-13, and the second since 2020. The Aggies defeated the Wolf Pack, 41-24, in Logan in the most recent meeting on Nov. 11, 2023.

ABOUT UTAH STATE
Utah State, like Nevada, is coming off of a bye last weekend. The Aggies were defeated, 33-14, at New Mexico in its most recent action.

The Aggies average 31.5 points per game while giving up a nearly-equal 31.8 points per game, with its and its opponent's total yardage numbers also close: 413.1 yards per game for Utah State to 444.0 per game for its opponents. The Aggies rush for 160.3 yards per game and have pushed 15 touchdowns by ground, while quarterback Bryson Barnes has accounted for 21 touchdowns (14 passing, seven rushing) while throwing for 1,808 yards and rushing for 367.

Defensively, the Aggies yield 185.8 rushing yards per game and have forced eight turnovers on the season. John Miller paces the defense in most major categories including tackles (72), tackles-for-loss (7.0), and sacks (5.5). Noah Avinger leads the Aggies with three interceptions while D'angelo Mayes has picked off a pair of passes. Overall, the Aggies have registered 16 sacks along with 32 tackles-for-loss this season.

ETTRIDGE NAMED TO RAY GUY AWARD WATCH LIST; RAY'S 8
Punter Bailey Ettridge was added to the Ray Guy Award Watch List and named to the Ray's 8 list on Oct. 26. The Ray Guy Award - named for football's premier punter - honors the nation's best collegiate punter in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).

Ettridge, in his first season with the Wolf Pack from Lara, Australia, has had just one of 31 punts go for a touchback this season, all while averaging 44.2 yards per punt. Nine of his kick have gone for over 50 yards while 17 have landed inside opponents' 20-yard lines.

His 17 punts landing inside the opponent's 20 leads the Mountain West, while he also paces the conference's eligible punters with just the one touchback.

Ettridge earned his spot on the weekly "Ray's 8" list for his performance Oct. 24 against Boise State. Against the Broncos, he averaged 45.8 yards over four punts, with three landing inside the 20 and no touchbacks.

LABARBARA CHASING NEVADA, MOUNTAIN WEST RECORDS
Junior defensive lineman Dylan LaBarbara bounced back with 1.5 tackles-for-loss and a sack Oct. 24 against Boise State after being shutout of both categories for the first time all season Oct. 18 at New Mexico. Over these final four games of the season, LaBarbera, at 15.5 TFLs this year, is well within striking distance of both Nevada's and the Mountain West's single-season records. He is just 6.5 back of Dontay Moch's Nevada benchmark of 22.0 TFL (2010), and 5.0 back of the MW mark of 20.5, shared by three different players.

LaBarbera remains the national leader in total TFLs (14.0) and tackles-for-loss per game (2.14) while ranking 16th in the nation with 5.5 sacks.