One of Tony Sanchez’s biggest takeaways from his first season as UNLV football coach is that the gap between the best and worst teams in the Mountain West is much smaller than he expected.
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From two-time NFL Pro Bowler Keenan McCardell in the 1980s to Rebels junior wide receiver Devonte Boyd, UNLV has produced a plethora of prolific pass catchers. Boyd might end up being the best of them all.
Aloha will mean hello when former UNLV walk-on quarterback Jarin Morikawa returns to Las Vegas as a backup quarterback for Jackson State, which will take on the Rebels in the season opener for both schools at Sam Boyd Stadium.
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater sustained a completely torn left anterior cruciate ligament Tuesday during a non-contact play at practice.
UNLV second-year coach Tony Sanchez already has brought in two talented recruiting classes, including arguably the best one in school history in February that featured a Rebels-record 10 three-star recruits.
Here’s a position-by-position outlook for the UNLV Rebels this season.
Here are capsule previews for all 12 MW teams, which are listed in the order of predicted finish in the preseason media poll.
It’s the dawn of a new era in Cleveland, with Hue Jackson taking over as coach and Robert Griffin III getting the call at quarterback.
For the first time since Johnny Stanton enrolled at UNLV in January, he enjoyed a relatively stress-free practice Monday, secure in the knowledge that he’d earned the starting job after an almost six-month battle with junior returnee Kurt Palandech.
Defensive end Joey Bosa ended his monthlong holdout Monday when he signed a four-year contract with the San Diego Chargers.
UNLV football kicks off its 2016 season Thursday as it hosts the Jackson State Tigers. Who are the Tigers and what should you expect from them? Here’s everything you need to know about the Rebels’ next opponent.
Dallas’ odds to win the Super Bowl were adjusted from 16-1 to 25-1 at the Westgate sports book, where oddsmaker Ed Salmons said writing off the Cowboys is an overreaction.
Defiant, and determined to be a conduit for change, Colin Kaepernick plans to sit through the national anthem for as long as he feels is appropriate and until he sees significant progress — specifically when it comes to race relations in the United States.
Are the Bengals, 12-4 and AFC North champions last season, set up to take a fall in the division?
The Sooners, who open the season Saturday as 10-point favorites at Houston, probably will stumble against a challenging schedule. That has been the trend for coach Bob Stoops.