I have never been one of those anti-bowl game guys. Never been one to care much about how many postseason college football affairs are played. But when the Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl kicks off today in Tucson, the perception of Mountain West football will endure a devastating punch to the gut.
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Our annual version of the top 10 year-end local sports stories as 2015 comes to a close …
This is the last weekend before the early signing period, so UNLV continues to go hard after junior college football players.
Junior college defensive back Robert Jackson will visit UNLV this weekend, but he decided to choose the Rebels sight unseen.
The battle to become UNLV’s next starting quarterback just became more intense. Johnny Stanton of Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, Calif., said Sunday night he had committed to the Rebels.
One of the big questions toward the end of UNLV’s football season was whether coach Tony Sanchez would remove the redshirt from quarterback Dalton Sneed.
UNLV is working hard to recruit a quarterback, with offers out to at least two junior college QBs and one in high school.
UNLV senior quarterback Blake Decker needed a moment. He was asked following Saturday’s 35-28 loss to Wyoming about this being the end to his college career.
It’s a season that began with promise, but ended with more questions than a game of Jeopardy after the Rebels lost 35-28 to Wyoming at War Memorial Stadium.
The Rebels are 2-point favorites as they finish out their first season under head coach Tony Sanchez today in Laramie, Wyo.
Both football teams appear to be in similar situations, playing the final game of a disappointing season, the outcome having little effect on the Mountain West landscape. The situations, though, are not as similar as they appear.
Cameron Coffman has put up good numbers for Wyoming, but UNLV getting back Blake Decker is a potential game-changer.
Five things to look for when UNLV’s football team plays at Wyoming at 11 a.m. PST Saturday.
Wyoming received a unusual late-season bye, but coach Craig Bohl was happy to get it.
UNLV is nearing the finish line, and coach Tony Sanchez touched on several topics at Tuesday’s news conference.