When Nevada, winners of nine of the last 10 games against UNLV, hosts the Rebels on Saturday afternoon, it will be looking to extend one of the most lopsided rivalry series in the nation.
The Wolf Pack is one of just five teams in the nation that has defeated an official rival in at least nine out of the past 10 meetings. But that one loss came two years ago at a sold-out Mackay Stadium, the site of Saturday’s game. With UNLV possessing a new energy under first-year coach Tony Sanchez and coming off an 80-8 rout of Idaho State last week, the Wolf Pack is girding for a tooth-and-nail battle to the end.