The Nevada Wolf Pack<\/strong> found their way back\u00a0to postseason competition in Brian Polian’s second season as the lead man. Now the challenge for the team is\u00a0to carry that momentum into 2015 despite\u00a0uncertainty at quarterback — not to mention the\u00a0offensive line and wide receiver spots.<\/p>\n MWC\u00a02015-2016 College Football Preview – Nevada<\/a><\/b> 5Dimes’\u00a0prediction of seven\u00a0wins for Nevada is the highest of any squad\u00a0in the West Division of the Mountain West Conference.\u00a0It isn’t too crazy\u00a0to surmise that this group\u00a0could be victorious\u00a0in more than seven games, exceeding that prediction.<\/p>\n [dfads params=’groups=63738&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]<\/p>\n With games against UC Davis, Buffalo, UNLV, Fresno State and San Jose State that the team is clearly capable of winning,\u00a0that leaves us with three contests\u00a0against any of New Mexico, Wyoming, Hawai’i, Utah State and San Diego that this group must perform well enough to win. That would equate to an eight-win\u00a0year, and yes,\u00a0a bowl game.<\/p>\n The strongest core unit for the Wolf Pack will be\u00a0the\u00a0front seven. This group\u00a0no longer has Brock Hekking thanks to his pesky graduation, but it still has two excellent pieces on the ends in Ian Seau and Rykeem Yates.<\/p>\n In total, it has five returning starters in that group.<\/p>\n [dfads params=’groups=66501&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]<\/p>\n Three of the Wolf Pack’s\u00a0four starting linebackers have been\u00a0named to a Mountain West\u00a0preseason team by Phil Steele.\u00a0The hope here is that their strength and experience can make up for a secondary that is going to need some help this season.<\/p>\n Speaking of needing help, the quarterback — whoever that ends up being (more on that shortly) will need some serious play out of the running game to take the pressure off of him throughout the entirety of the season.<\/p>\n That’s where Don Jackson and James Butler come into play.<\/p>\n Jackson ran for\u00a0957 yards and seven touchdowns\u00a0last season.\u00a0Butler ran for 635 yards and five touchdowns. Both\u00a0should take pressure off the passing game — assuming, of course, they can work with the offensive line they’re dealt this season.<\/p>\n Quarterback is a huge question mark at this point in the offseason.\u00a0Tyler Stewart is most likely the frontrunner in a three-headed competition. He’s the only quarterback with collegiate\u00a0experience on the Wolf Pack\u00a0roster, yet he has just three touchdowns for his career.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, despite his experience placing him in a slight lead ahead of the competition, he does not have the ability to make plays out of the pocket\u00a0that the Pistol offense calls for.<\/p>\n The secondary is another area this group must look to develop. It’s young and inexperienced, and quite frankly, all four starting spots are up for grabs at this juncture.<\/p>\n Taking into consideration the schedule breakdown up at the top of this analysis, eight wins sounds about right.\u00a0Beating Arizona at home or Texas A&M at College Station are tough tasks, but eight wins pushes Nevada into the ‘over’ when it comes to 5Dimes projection<\/p>\n [dfads params=’groups=63739&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]<\/p>\n At 8-4, the Wolf Pack should have a strong enough record to claim first place in the West division. What the team can do after that will depend on how much momentum they carry into the postseason, and how their starting quarterback has been able to complement the defense.<\/p>\n Check out our Updated College Football Odds<\/a>.<\/b>\n
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\nHead Coach: Brian Polian<\/strong>
\n2014 Record: 7-6<\/strong>
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Nevada Wolf Pack\u00a02015-2016 Prediction: 8-4<\/h3>\n
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