UNLV improved the best college football record against the spread in the country Saturday, and New Mexico State didn’t play the part of pushover at Auburn.
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Far from perfect, UNLV’s football team overcame a 24-7 deficit Saturday to defeat Air Force and climb within one victory of playing for a conference title.
The UNLV football team made a late goal-line stand to defeat Air Force in a showdown of the teams tied for first place in the Mountain West.
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Senior linebacker Fred Thompkins played 88 snaps in UNLV’s wild win against Vanderbilt, leading the Rebels’ short-handed defense.
UNLV President Keith Whitfield said that for the schools remaining in the Pac-12, it may come down to a move to either the Mountain West or the American Athletic Conference.
Harrison Bailey, who led UNLV to a rivalry win against UNR during the past season, is heading back to the transfer portal after a season with the Rebels.
Conference realignment and expansion are not over, so it’s the charge of UNLV to be prepared if and when a Power Five league comes calling.
UNLV must win out to achieve bowl eligibilty, starting Saturday night against Hawaii in Honolulu. The Rebels have lost five straight games after a 4-1 start.
Tate Martell, who was most recently a quarterback at UNLV, is retiring from football, an official UNLV spokesperson confirmed to the Review-Journal.
A four-star recruit out of Marietta High School in Georgia, Harrison Bailey was ranked as the No. 3 pro-style passer in the country by 247Sports and a top-100 recruit in the nation.
The Rebels (2-8, 2-4 Mountain West) will honor their seniors Friday against No. 19 San Diego State (9-1, 5-1) at Allegiant Stadium.
The Rebels have utilized multiple quarterbacks in all six of their games this season, with injuries disrupting their rhythm before they’re able to find it.
Starting a different quarterback for the third consecutive game, UNLV managed only 130 yards of offense against Iowa State on Saturday night at Allegiant Stadium.
The Rebels will return to Michigan on Sept. 9, 2023, and receive a school-record $1.5 million guarantee for the trip. They also played at Michigan in 2015.