UNLV quarterback Alex Orji said he plans to return to the Rebels next season after his 2025 campaign was cut short due to injury.
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The UNLV football team fell to Ohio in the Frisco Bowl on a night when not much of anything went right for coach Dan Mullen’s side.
UNLV ended its first season under coach Dan Mullen with a loss to Ohio University in the Frisco Bowl on Tuesday at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas.
The UNLV football team takes on Ohio University in the Frisco Bowl on Tuesday. Here is how to watch the game.
In an age where many bowl games have multiple players or even full teams opt out, the Rebels and Bobcats are set to squre off in a game where both programs expect nearly full participation.
Both the Rebels and Bobcats can score, but neither do so at a high tempo rate. A key for UNLV is not allowing Ohio long drives that eat up clock.
UNLV’s first-year coach wanted another opportunity to teach the game. He received one from the Rebels and has run with it.
The UNLV football team features 11 players with at least 100 yards receiving and eight with touchdowns, a staple of coach Dan Mullen’s offense and depth.
Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn scored 28 points, and UNLV opened Mountain West conference play with a win over Fresno State on Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Linebacker Marsel McDuffie showed loyalty in sticking with UNLV the last five years and will finish his career in the Frisco Bowl 38 minutes from his hometown.
Cox Communication’s naming rights deal with UNLV for Cox Pavilion ended this year, leaving the nearly 25-year-facility know just as “The Pavilion” for the first time in its existence.
The Rebels are averaging 80.9 points per game and have five players averaging 9.3 or more points per game.
The Mountain West announced its scheduling rotation for next season, and the Rebels know who they will play at home and on the road.
Gamblersworld.net handicapper Chip Chirimbes won last season’s Las Vegas Review-Journal College Bowl Challenge with a 10-3-2 record against the spread.
The New York Times reported that Ohio University sent coach Brian Smith a notice of termination letter Dec. 12, citing five grounds for firing him for cause.
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