Fresno State cracked The Associated Press’ poll at No. 20 this week and the Amway Coaches Poll at No. 23, the first time since 2013 the Bulldogs appeared in both rankings.
UNLV
UNLV is a 3-point underdog at San Jose State, a situation the Rebels didn’t expect to find themselves in when the season began. The teams meet at 3:30 p.m. Saturday.
Tom Spousta and Mark Anderson discuss UNLV’s loss to Air Force, Tony Sanchez’s future with the team, and the upcoming UNLV Basketball season.
UNLV trailed 41-21 in the third quarter, but rallied to within a possession of Air Force. The Falcons turned back a last-ditch UNLV effort and won 41-35.
The Review-Journal’s Mark Anderson and Tom Spousta look back at UNLV’s loss to Utah State and talk about what’s next for the Rebels.
UNLV took an early 7-0 lead, and then it was all Utah State. The Aggies blew away the Rebels to win 59-28.
UNLV was a roughly three-touchdown underdog last season at Fresno State, but beat the Bulldogs 26-16. Now the Rebels play at Utah State as 27-point underdogs.
UNLV was a run-first offense with Armani Rogers at quarterback. Now with Rogers injured and not playing, the Rebels are trying to figure out exactly what is their offensive identity.
The committee making recommendations to Gov. Brian Sandoval and the Nevada Legislature on attracting events to the new Las Vegas stadium is leaning toward expanding the role of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and Las Vegas Events, rather than forming of a new sports commission.
UNLV was emotionally flat in Saturday’s 50-14 loss to New Mexico at Sam Boyd Stadium. Now the Rebels have to get ready for a demanding road trip to Utah State.
The Rebels’ defense had a major setback after some promising performances. UNLV’s special teams also had a difficult game.
New Mexico routed UNLV 50-14 on Saturday at Sam Boyd Stadium, putting the Rebels’ season in doubt. It was their first game without quarterback Armani Rogers, who is out about another five weeks with an injured toe.
Max Gilliam will start at quarterback for UNLV when the Rebels open Mountain West play against New Mexico at 1 p.m. Saturday at Sam Boyd Stadium. Usual starter Armani Rogers is out with an injured toe.
UNLV hopes to take momentum into the new stadium when the football team moves there in 2020. That makes this season and next crucial for the long-struggling program.
