The long-awaited reboot of EA Sports’ college football video game series is expected to be released this summer, and UNLV will be among the schools included.
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UNLV freshman quarterback Jayden Maiava capped his season with two straight games of growing pains, including those he experienced Tuesday in a loss to Kansas.
UNLV rallied from an 18-point halftime deficit, but the Rebels’ defense was torched in a loss to the Kansas Jayhawks on Tuesday in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl.
UNLV is down to 8½-point underdogs at the Westgate SuperBook and Station Casinos for the Guaranteed Rate Bowl on Tuesday night after the spread was as high as 13.
UNLV will play in the Mountain West championship game Saturday after composite computer rankings broke a three-way tie with Boise State and San Jose State.
UNLV defensive lineman Ryan Keeler was found dead in a bed in a studio apartment Feb. 20 in Las Vegas, according to the Clark County coroner’s office.
“He won’t always light things on fire,” former Missouri quarterback Drew Lock said about new UNLV coach Barry Odom, “but he knows how to motivate players.”
UNLV sophomore defensive back Johnathan Baldwin had a fumble return for a touchdown, an interception and a key pass breakup in a victory Saturday over rival UNR.
The UNLV football team stopped UNR on fourth-and-goal in the final seconds to win the Battle for the Fremont Cannon on Saturday at Allegiant Stadium.
The Rebels are off to their best start since 2008, sitting at 3-1, 1-0 in the Mountain West. With their recent success comes an expectation the program is starting to embrace.
UNLV football opens Saturday against Idaho State at Allegiant Stadium. Coach Marcus Arroyo is confident the Rebels can have a turnaround from last season’s 2-10 finish.
TV information for four UNLV football games will ne announced later. UNLV opens its season Aug. 27 against Idaho State at Allegiant Stadium.
UNLV fell flat in its season finale Friday and fell 48-14 to Air Force in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Friel played the most complete game of his true freshman season Thursday in a 27-20 loss to San Jose State, flashing the kind of growth and progression that Arroyo didn’t necessarily anticipate when the season began.
The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada plans to operate a Game Day Express bus route for UNLV football games at Allegiant Stadium, mainly catered to students.