How did UNLV’s players rate for the game on Saturday? Here’s one opinion.
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Here’s a look at the top performers from UNLV’s win over San Diego State.
The Rebels thrashed San Diego State University on Saturday night at Sam Boyd Stadium, thanks in large part to Devante Davis and Caleb Herring. Twitter was excited, but also found time to attack UNLV’s choice of uniform.
Alana Cesarz hit 6 of 12 shots from the field, including all three of her 3-point attempts, but her 18 points weren’t enough to overcome two 20-point scorers for Fordham as UNLV fell 72-63 in the first round of the Lady Rebel Round-Up on Saturday at Cox Pavilion.
It never will, and shouldn’t, reach the level of intensity that is UNLV-UNR each fall, but perhaps by borrowing a page from their basketball programs, UNLV and San Diego State football also can discover a happy medium of disgust that only a true rivalry can offer.
Some freshmen move in baby steps or need training wheels. Others get a redshirt year. But Kendall Smith was not interested in kidding around.
With six Mountain West teams — and potentially more — eligible for six conference-affiliated bowl slots, UNLV would make itself more attractive to a bowl with a win over an aggressive San Diego State team that has won seven of its past eight games and has had plenty of previous success against the Rebels.
The most successful Rebels football team in 13 years could be ending the season the way so many others have if not for a key play Sept. 14 at Sam Boyd Stadium against Central Michigan.
UNLV has its own share of comebacks this football season, but the Rebels are getting ready to face the masters of finding ways to turn losses into victories.
UNLV football coach Bobby Hauck agreed to a new three-year contract, the school announced Wednesday afternoon.