Each week, Reno Gazette-Journal sports writer Chris Murray will take a look at Nevada’s opponent. Here’s a look at Utah State, which the Wolf Pack plays at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Romney Stadium.
Utah State
Location: Logan, Utah
Coach: Matt Wells (24-14 overall, 17-6 MW in three seasons at SJSU)
Conference: Mountain West
Record: 5-5, 4-3 MW
Series history: Nevada leads, 17-5
Last game: Utah State won, 21-17, on Nov. 26, 2011 (in Logan)
Utah State on offense: Utah State is a big-play offense that doesn’t churn out a lot of first downs (19 per game, which ranks 89th in the nation) but can strike at any time.