Freshman quarterback Jayden Maiava replaced starter Doug Brumfield in the first quarter Saturday and led the Rebels to a last-second victory over Vanderbilt.
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Quarterback Doug Brumfield and defensive lineman Naki Fahina spoke during Mountain West media days, reinforcing their belief in new UNLV coach Barry Odom.
UNLV football’s TV schedule has been finalized with five games on Silver State Sports and Entertainment Network and one more on the Mountain West Network.
The Mountain West released its football preseason poll as voted by the media at the conference’s media days Wednesday in Las Vegas.
The Raiders are adding former UNLV defensive coordinator Keith Heyward as their defensive quality control coach. He spent last season with the Rebels.
UNLV recently landed a commitment from a Texas high school quarterback for its 2024 recruiting class. He had offers from Washington State, Texas Tech and Air Force.
All-Mountain West honorable-mention running back Aidan Robbins announced Monday he will transfer to BYU Monday after one season at UNLV.
UNLV’s offense never got going against Hawaii, and the Rebels lost their sixth consecutive game Saturday. UNLV will not be bowl eligible this season.
In the last six quarters of play, UNLV has utilized four quarterbacks as it searches for consistency from its signal callers.
It’s much easier — not to mention cheaper — for UNLV to ditch a mascot than the nickname the university has been known by since the mid-1950s.
Oblad, a Liberty High School product, has three years of eligibility remaining. He said there were a lot of factors that went into his decision to leave the Rebels.
The Rebels figure to have fierce competition at most positions next year as they try to erase the memories of an 0-6 season, the second winless one in program history.
The Rebels are preparing for their opener against San Diego State while hoping to have as many players available as possible amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The UNLV football game against UNR, the Rebels’ first in Allegiant Stadium, will be at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 31 and will be televised on Fox Sports 1.