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Wolf Pack Football preview & prediction: Nevada squares off with Wyoming in season-opener

After a long offseason due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mountain West football is finally back!

The Wyoming Cowboys (0-0) travels to Reno, Nev., for the first time since 2016 to take on the Nevada Wolf Pack (0-0) in Mackay Stadium. There will be no fans or tailgating allowed, though a maximum of 250 combined family members from the players and coaches are allowed.

Nevada is coming off a season where they placed third in the West Division with a 4-4 conference record, finishing 7-6 overall. The Pack made a bowl game for the second straight season, falling 31-20 to the Ohio Bobcats in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.