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UNLV
The UNLV football team is fighting to make the Mountain West championship game for the first time, but the Rebels need to defeat Wyoming on Friday at Allegiant Stadium.
Senior defensive back Jerrae Williams was the only player ruled out by coach Barry Odom on Monday, as the Rebels prepare for UNR without their defensive leader.
The changing landscape of college sports could mean a time in the not-too-distant future when programs like UNLV don’t get to play the best teams in the country.
The Rebels got dominated in front of 109,482 fans and a network-television audience at Michigan Stadium on Saturday, falling to the second-ranked Wolverines.
UNLV’s secondary stood out during the spring showcase Saturday at Allegiant Stadium. Rebels fans also got a look at the new offensive and defensive coordinators.
According to the Westgate SuperBook, a $300 wager was placed on UNLV to win the college football national championship at 10,000-1 odds. The payout would be $3 million.
UNLV football coach Marcus Arroyo said Saturday’s game at Cal of the Pac-12 will be a good indicator of where his team is from a talent standpoint.
Roy Shivers, a former UNLV assistant under Tony Knap, spent 32 years knocking down barriers as a Canadian Football League executive.
Despite losing receiver Steve Jenkins to the transfer portal, Ricky White III and Kyle Williams are confident as spring football continues.
UNLV’s former football home expected to idle quietly while decisions about its future are pondered.
First-year football coach Marcus Arroyo will get one more chance this season for his first victory at UNLV when the Rebels play at Hawaii on Saturday.
UNLV is 0-3 for the first time since 2015, but coach Marcus Arroyo is encouraged by some signs of the culture shift he sees within the program.
Charles Williams is one of those show-me football players. Senior running backs not considered a high NFL draft pick, or ones at all by some, need film for scouts to dissect.
Arroyo, Neal and senior running back Charles Williams addressed the program’s fan base during a 50-minute virtual town hall moderated by Fox 5 sports director Kevin Bolinger.