The Nevada football team should feel like it’s the team to beat in the Mountain West’s West Division.
So, too, should San Jose State. And Hawaii. Fresno State and San Diego State, too. And while we’re at it, UNLV should feel like it’s the team to beat as well. That’s just how the division stacks up this season.
The headline from this week’s Nevada-UNLV game is over the Fremont Cannon and what color it will be after Saturday’s game at Mackay Stadium. It’s easy to overlook an equally large story. The Wolf Pack kicks off conference play Saturday as it hunts for its first MW divisional or conference title.