Texas State kicks off its 2022 season playing in a rematch 10 years in the making against Nevada.
The Bobcats have taken on the Wolf Pack just once before, falling 34-21 at home on Sept. 29, 2012 — the maroon and gold’s first year as an FBS program in the Western Athletic Conference and Nevada’s first season in the Mountain West. The Wolf Pack have earned six bowl nods in the decade since, including four under head coach Jay Norvell over the past five years.
Norvell departed Nevada for Colorado State this offseason, though, and many of the team’s players followed him there via the transfer portal. Three-year starting quarterback Carson Strong also made the leap to the NFL, signing with the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent. As a result, the program has made a near-total reset — per ESPN’s Bill Connelly, the Wolf Pack return just 27% of its production from 2021, the lowest mark in the FBS.
