Wide receiver Ronald Gilliam, who plays at Serra High School in Gardena, California, chose the Rebels over scholarship offers from Arizona State, Florida, Kansas and Oregon.
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UNLV wide receiver Drew Tejchman helped out at safety in Saturday’s 35-28 loss at Hawaii, and he intercepted a pass and broke up another one.
The gap between the Power Five and Group of Five conferences continues to grow. It leaves schools such as UNLV in a difficult spot.
If you were to put pen to paper and describe the hopes and dreams of those at UNLV when it comes to building football at a Group of Five institution, it would likely resemble more of the Red Wolves than you might imagine from a place so far away and dissimilar.
UNLV has little to lose when it plays at Arkansas State at 4 p.m. Saturday. A victory, however, would change the complexion of the football season.
Breaking down UNLV’s game at Arkansas State. The teams meet at 4 p.m. Saturday.
UNLV quarterback Armani Rogers grew up in Los Angeles, but he cheered for Texas against USC in the 2006 Rose Bowl. He hopes to lead UNLV to what would be a shocking victory over the Trojans on Sept. 1.
The reality of being a Group of Five football program in 2018 is that you can’t be 80 or 90 or even 99 percent in and stand even the minuscule chance you already have of being relevant.
Junior college players Tavis Malakius (6 feet 3 inches, 297 pounds) and Dominion Ezinwa (6-4, 320) tweeted their commitments to the UNLV football team. Each will have three seasons of eligibility.
Groundbreaking for the Fertitta Football Complex at UNLV’s Rebel Park is scheduled for Jan. 23. Coach Tony Sanchez has often touted the importance of having such a facility when trying to attract top recruits.
UNLV quarterback Armani Rogers had to watch for three games as Johnny Stanton took over the job. Rogers then made the most of his opportunity when he got it back Friday at New Mexico.
Five UNR football players to watch when the Wolf Pack host UNLV at noon Saturday.
Quarterbacks Kurt Palandech and Johnny Stanton will have to get ready to play Saturday at Fresno State. Usual starter Armani Rogers will enter the concussion protocol.
It’s either coaching or players or both for the Rebels, and yet perhaps all of the defensive nonsense has over time created a sort of systematic culture that breeds an expectation of failure.
Three takeaways from the UNLV football team’s 52-28 loss to Utah State on Saturday at Sam Boyd Stadium.
