The Rebels rallied from a 17-0 deficit to defeat the New Mexico Lobos 31-20 on Friday night at Allegiant Stadium. UNLV is 4-1 for the first time since 2003.
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UNLV football coach Marcus Arroyo hopes the Las Vegas community will rally behind the 3-1 Rebels, who are off to their best start since 2008 and host New Mexico on Friday.
UNLV hopes to make an early statement against reigning conference champion Utah State on Saturday after a loss to the Aggies in the final minute last season.
It has been awhile since UNLV featured a quarterback-running back duo with the talent of Doug Brumfield and Aidan Robbins, whose skills were on full display Saturday.
Liberty senior offensive tackle Ed Haynes is eighth in Nevada’s 247Sports’ composite rankings, a combination of various recruiting rating services.
Sophomore quarterback Doug Brumfield and junior running back Aidan Robbins accounted for seven touchdowns as UNLV whipped North Texas on Saturday at Allegiant Stadium.
Through two games this season, the UNLV defense has held both opponents to under 100 rushing yards and 1.9 yards per carry.
UNLV, a 12½-point underdog, had its chances but couldn’t capitalize in a loss to Cal on Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California.
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.
The Rebels senior kicker and former walk-on Daniel Gutierrez is rewriting the school record books and redrawing what it means to be a scholarship athlete.
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