The wave of COVID-19 infections continued to impact the sports world, including in Las Vegas. The Raiders and a headline college basketball doubleheader are experiencing the effects.
UNLV Football
UNLV announced an initial football recruiting class of 10 members, but the average player grade was the best in the Mountain West, according to 247Sports.
Now that the American Athletic Conference’s attempt to woo four Mountain West schools has failed, the MW is positioned to take a long, hard look at its options.
UNLV has created a program called The Vegas Effect to assist its athletes as they become eligible next year to profit off their name, image and likeness.
With the ability of college athletes to make money outside of scholarships, the gap between the UNLVs and Alabamas of the world is about to widen.
Only three UNLV football games have not announced TV and times.
ESPN2 will televise UNLV’s game at Arizona State at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 11. It’s the eighth nationally televised game announced for the Rebels for the 2021 season.
Three of UNLV’s football games next season were to moved to Fridays. Time and TV information for five games will be announced later.
Kenny Mayne, a former UNLV backup quarterback, ended his 27-year run at ESPN on Tuesday in memorable fashion.
Kenny Mayne, a former UNLV quarterback, will soon end his 27-year run at ESPN. He wrote about the departure in the Los Angeles Times.
UNLV hired Jonathan Krause, a graduate assistant at Oregon the past three seasons, as its wide receivers coach.
Wayne Nunnely also was the first UNLV alumnus to become the head football coach. He coached the Rebels from 1986 to 1989.
Nate Hawkins was a star wide receiver at UNLV from 1968 to 1971, playing on the Rebels’ first football teams.