With national signing day fast approaching on Feb. 3, the UNLV football team only has a few more scholarships available in their 2016 recruiting class, which is ranked No. 2 in the Mountain West conference by Rivals.com and No. 65 in the nation.
Football
It was a rough night for the UNLV Rebels on Saturday in their 52-14 loss to the San Diego State Aztecs.
UNLV’s home finale was about as ugly as possible on the field Saturday against the visiting Aztecs.
The Rebels are 15.5-point underdogs when they host the Aztecs tonight at Sam Boyd Stadium.
After Friday’s 31-28 loss at Fresno State, UNLV coach Tony Sanchez said goals don’t get reset, they get eliminated. It would be easy to read into that statement that the Rebels had forgotten about bowl eligibility, but they aren’t letting go of the dream.
When Xzaviar Campbell saw his fellow UNLV freshman running back and Houstonian Lexington Thomas pull off an amazing run Friday morning at Rebel Park, he knew he had to respond with one of his own.
Kent Baer would be smart to remind those UNLV football players he now coaches that you can’t begin the next chapter of your life by continuing to read the last one. One can only take so many horror stories.
Coronado High School offensive lineman Donovan Outlaw committed to play football at UNLV. He will be a member of the Rebels’ 2016 recruiting class.
Nathan Jacobson, a guard at Snohomish (Wash.) High School, committed to play football at UNLV.
Former UNLV star wide receiver Devante Davis injured a hamstring and will not play in the Senior Bowl.
Kids are interested in uniforms and depth charts. Parents in academics. Neither really cares that the Rebels are 2-5 this season.
The Houston Cougars did their part in the second half to turn a competitive football game into a 47-14 rout of the Rebels at TDECU Stadium, a passing team that gained 399 yards on the ground.
UNLV is now bowl eligible after beating Air Force. Here are some of the top performers of the game.
Whether running back Tim Cornett plays against UNLV’s chief rival — or against any other football team this season — remains a mystery.
Three games into the football season, and so much is still unknown. Some questions will be answered Saturday night.
