UNLV will make its fifth bowl appearance in program history and its first since the 2013 season. The Rebels lost in the Mountain West title game Saturday.
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UNLV and coach Barry Odom are in the thick of the Mountain West championship race with four games to play, starting Saturday against New Mexico.
Redshirt freshman quarterback Jayden Maiava has helped lead UNLV to bowl eligibility since taking over for injured Doug Brumfield in the third game this season.
The Raiders gave UNLV athletics a million reasons to smile Tuesday with a donation earmarked for the football program.
The UNLV football team is going win the six games required to reach the postseason for the first time since 2013, Saturday’s matchup with No. 2 Michigan notwithstanding.
Increased revenue from football ticket sales at Allegiant and the renting of training facilities to the teams in the Shrine Bowl boosted the net revenue.
Senior Nick Williams, a transfer wide receiver from Division II CSU Pueblo, is taking advantage of his only season with the Rebels, providing consistent play at wide receiver.
Las Vegas handicapper Bruce Marshall is editor of The Gold Sheet (Goldsheet.com). He provides the Review-Journal with college football tech notes and trends.
After quarterback Doug Brumfield took a late hit from a New Mexico defender, UNLV stayed composed and let its chemistry carry them to a comeback win.
The Rebels senior kicker and former walk-on Daniel Gutierrez is rewriting the school record books and redrawing what it means to be a scholarship athlete.
The university remained in-house when replacing Desiree Reed-Francois, hiring interim athletic director Erick Harper in the full-time role.
UNLV formalized the hiring of athletic director Erick Harper on Monday, effective Jan. 1, university president Keith E. Whitfield announced in a statement.
The Rebels flashed promise in all three phases of the game before falling 35-33 in double overtime to Eastern Washington on Thursday night at Allegiant Stadium.
The Rebels will begin practicing Wednesday as they prepare for their first full season under their head coach. The 2020 season was truncated because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Four of the Power Five conferences have clear favorites. The Pac-12 is tight at the top, with USC and Oregon +275 co-favorites, Washington +325 and Arizona State +450.