Nevada opens its season Saturday against Western Kentucky at Mackay Stadium, with kickoff set for 7:30 p.m. Pacific time and the game carrying straight onto CBS Sports Network. For a team trying to put together its first bowl berth since 2001, the first snap of the year arrives with more weight than a normal opener.
That is why John Ramey will be a familiar voice for local listeners on 105.7 FM, where the radio call starts with a 60-minute pre-game show at 6:30 p.m. The broadcast also includes Rich Waltz on play-by-play, Adam Treneman as color commentator and Jordan Giorgio on the sideline, while the game streams on CBS Sports' website with a cable log-in and on the CBS Sports app with a cable service required. It will not stream on Paramount Plus.
The matchup is drawing attention because Western Kentucky comes in as a 1-point favorite with the total set at 52.5 points, a narrow edge that usually says the teams are being treated as close to even. Nevada is trying to start the year by toppling a Western Kentucky side that is chasing a sixth straight postseason berth, which helps explain why this opener feels less like a tune-up and more like a measuring stick.
Tickets were available starting at $25, giving Nevada fans a chance to see where the season begins in person before the long climb through the rest of the schedule. Nevada is entering the new-look Mountain West, but the immediate question is simpler than conference framing: can the Wolf Pack turn a season opener at home into the kind of result that changes the mood around the program from the first night?
