How to watch Boise State vs. Nevada: TV channel, live stream

For the first time this season, Boise State will play on over-the-air television.

The Broncos (7-1, 4-0 Mountain West Conference), ranked No. 12 in the College Football Playoff’s inaugural rankings, will face Nevada (3-7, 0-4) on Saturday at Albertsons Stadium. The Fox national broadcast is scheduled to begin at 6:00 p.m. local time.

Boise State and Nevada did not play last season. The Broncos defeated the Wolf Pack 41-3 on the road in 2022.

Nevada finished 2-10 each of the last two seasons but has already won three games this fall under first-year head coach Jeff Choate. Choate, who was an assistant at Boise State under Chris Petersen from 2006 to 2011, took over the Wolf Pack after spending three seasons as Texas’ defensive coordinator.

“We’re looking forward to this weekend,” Boise State head coach Spencer Danielson said during Boise State’s media release on Thursday. “We know we have a really good team coming into the Blue. Coach Choate was here a long time and did a lot of good things at Montana State and Texas. We know they will be very, very well prepared for us.”

The Wolf Pack is a run-first team that likes to protect the football. Nevada ranks 23rd nationally in time of possession at 31 minutes, 50 seconds per game. Boise State is 18th at 32:14.

Danielson expects Saturday’s game to be low-possession for both teams.

“They will have a very good plan against us,” Danielson said. “It will be a very methodical game. I told our team that they were going to slow down the tempo on offense. They will try to run the ball very consistently, keep our offense off the field and limit possession. That’s what some teams did against us and we know we’ll see that.”

When Boise State has the ball, expect Ashton Jeanty to get a lot of touches.

Nevada ranks 80th in rushing defense with 156.4 yards allowed per game, and Jeanty leads the nation in rushing yards (1,525) and touchdowns (20).

WHO: No. 12 Boise State (7-1, 4-0) will face Nevada (3-7, 0-4) in a Mountain West Conference game.

When: 6 p.m. mountain time | Saturday November 9th

Where: Albertsons Stadium | Boise, Idaho

TV: FOX

Our forecast: Boise State 45, Nevada 17

Betting line: -24

Live updates, highlights: Follow the game on Boise State On SI for live updates and highlights of the big plays during Saturday’s matchup

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