Here’s the key part: No one is denying it.
UNLV Football
Scoring and statistics summary for the UNLV-UNR football game.
Bobby Hauck timed the announcement he was resigning as UNLV’s football coach the day before his Rebels played UNR for the Fremont Cannon. But UNR had all the firepower in the second half, sending the Rebels to a 49-20 loss.
An emotional Devante Davis said the impact Bobby Hauck had on him in his four years at UNLV extends well beyond the football field.
The negatives outweighed the positives on Saturday night, and as the game wore on it was clear that emotion wasn’t going to carry the Rebels to a win over rival UNR.
UNR capitalized on mistakes, scoring 21 points on turnovers and dominating UNLV in the second half. The Wolfpack crushed the Rebels 49-27 in coach Bobby Hauck’s final game at UNLV, and captured the Fremont Cannon.
A couple of hours after Bobby Hauck resigned as UNLV football coach on Friday, Gonzaga beat St. John’s in one of those sort-of-attractive early season college basketball matchups on TV.
Prediction: If there isn’t a fundamental change in assistance and vision, if facilities and salaries aren’t upgraded and academic support strengthened, you’re going to read this exact same column five years from now, minus a few name changes.
Bobby Hauck will resign Monday as the Rebels’ football coach after five seasons, and he said in a text message that timing the announcement for late afternoon Friday was a way to further fire up his team for today’s game at Sam Boyd Stadium, where UNLV will attempt to keep the Fremont Cannon.
UNLV captured the Fremont Cannon in Reno last season, ending eight years of misery. Not UNR wants it back, but the Rebels are in no hurry to relinquish the trophy.
Five things to look for when UNLV’s football team plays UNR at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Sam Boyd Stadium.
Taylor Barnhill is one of 25 seniors preparing for his final UNLV football game. He has moved around the lineup without complaint, and this season he has been valuable at H-back.
I would think fairness should matter to all athletic conferences across the country when it comes to membership and ensuring everyone within the framework has an equal opportunity at success. In this sense, the Mountain West and its TV contract for football has failed miserably for many schools, particularly UNLV.
UNR quarterback Cody Fajardo is exactly the type of quarterback the Rebels don’t want to see. They will try to keep him from making big plays on the ground and in the air when the teams meet Saturday at Sam Boyd Stadium.
Five players to watch when UNLV’s football team plays UNR at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Sam Boyd Stadium.
