The Fresno State Bulldogs open Mountain West play at Nevada on Saturday, and are well ahead of the Wolf Pack on the program rebuild scale.
Jeff Tedford inherited a team that was 1-11 and 10-28 over three seasons, and the Bulldogs last season improved to 10-4. Jay Norvell took over a team that was 5-7 and 19-19 over three seasons and took a step back in his first year, the Wolf Pack going 3-9.
But Nevada is 3-2 and 1-0 in conference play having won on the road at Air Force last week and the Wolf Pack can present some challenges for the Bulldogs.