I have never been one of those anti-bowl game guys. Never been one to care much about how many postseason college football affairs are played. But when the Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl kicks off today in Tucson, the perception of Mountain West football will endure a devastating punch to the gut.
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Our annual version of the top 10 year-end local sports stories as 2015 comes to a close …
This is a Christmas story that has nothing to do with the one that will be shown on TBS on a continuous loop Friday. This one is about UNLV coaches with soft spots in their hearts, and a Rebels basketball player who is much better beyond the 3-point stripe than he is with a Mexican yo-yo, and sick kids in the hospital, and the local sports radio host who brings them all together each year.
As Tony Sanchez prepares for his second season as UNLV’s football coach, he knows he needs help for the long-term health of the program.
Ole Miss defensive tackle Robert Nkemdiche fell from a hotel window but was in stable condition in the hospital, according to the Atlanta Police Department on Sunday.
The Mountain West could be heading back to Texas. The conference is considering adding Rice and Texas-El Paso, according to CBSSports.com. Texas Christian played in the Mountain West, but left for the Big 12 Conference in 2012.
Marquis Wimberly, a wide receiver from Chaffey College in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., reneged on his commitment to play football at UNLV.
This is the last weekend before the early signing period, so UNLV continues to go hard after junior college football players.
UNLV now apparently has an important ally in its efforts to bring NCAA-sanctioned events back to Las Vegas.
Junior college defensive back Robert Jackson will visit UNLV this weekend, but he decided to choose the Rebels sight unseen.