With six Mountain West teams — and potentially more — eligible for six conference-affiliated bowl slots, UNLV would make itself more attractive to a bowl with a win over an aggressive San Diego State team that has won seven of its past eight games and has had plenty of previous success against the Rebels.
The most successful Rebels football team in 13 years could be ending the season the way so many others have if not for a key play Sept. 14 at Sam Boyd Stadium against Central Michigan.
Tim Hough didn’t get as many touches as the other top wide receivers in the area. But the senior at Desert Pines still caught the eye of UNLV’s coaching staff.
The bowl pairings throughout the country will be announced Dec. 8, and a lot still can happen with one week left in the regular season, but the Bowl Championship Series standings could bring Fresno State to the Las Vegas Bowl.
The last time UNLV came off an emotional victory, it didn’t go so well for the Rebels.
UNLV football fans should memorize the words to the Fresno State fight song and sing them loudly the next three weekends.
UNLV scored the first 27 points Thursday and then rolled behind running back Tim Cornett’s 220 yards and four touchdowns and beat Air Force 41-21 to become bowl eligible for the first time in 13 years.
UNLV is now bowl eligible after beating Air Force. Here are some of the top performers of the game.
Considering UNLV is on the verge of making offensive history, it’s difficult to say that side of the football has struggled. It hasn’t.
Air Force Coach Troy Calhoun never had any intention of going away from the triple option when he talked about opening up the playbook.
The Rebels have been stuck on five wins since Oct. 26. Almost everybody believes it has been a fine season. Another way to look at it is that it has taken Bobby Hauck nearly four years to get the program to where Mike Sanford left it.
The last time UNLV ventured to Colorado, the Rebels were greeted with a kickoff temperature of 28 degrees and snow during the game.
If UNLV had a twin brother in the Mountain Division, it would be Colorado State.
If a mirror is in the football coaching offices at UNLV, and I have to believe there is given the egos of men who choose such a profession, those paid to instruct the Rebels should spend this day looking into it.
