Nevada at NIU: What to know as Huskies look to avoid 10th loss to start season

NIU hosts Nevada on Saturday, still looking for its first win of the season and trying to avoid its 10th loss. Kickoff is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. at Huskie Stadium. The Huskies (0-9 overall, 0-5 Mountain West) haven’t lost 10 games in a season since 2007, when they went 2-10 in Hall of Fame coach Joe Novak’s final season. They have three games left to avoid their first winless full season since 1997, Novak’s first, when they went 0-11.The Wolfpack (3-6, 2-3) have lost two straight and three of their last four. Their only win in that stretch came against San Jose State, 28-13. The Spartans beat NIU last week, 30-19.Special teams woes continueNIU outgained its opponent for the fourth time this season in the loss to San Jose State. The Spartans managed 316 yards, the fewest NIU has allowed to an FBS opponent this year. The Huskies’ offense gained at least 400 yards for the second straight game and the third time this season.Two turnovers hurt, but special teams did the most damage. One tu